Episode 1516
Borough Park, Brooklyn
Mon, 2021-Jun-28 00:29 UTC
Length - 2:06
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The random article for Monday, 28 June 2021 is Borough Park, Brooklyn.
Borough Park (nicknamed Boro Park) is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City. The neighborhood is bordered by Bensonhurst to the south, Bay Ridge to the southwest, Sunset Park to the west, Kensington and Green-Wood Cemetery to the northeast, Flatbush to the east, and Midwood to the southeast.
It is economically diverse, and home to one of the largest Orthodox Jewish communities outside Israel, with one of the largest concentrations of Jews in the United States, and Orthodox traditions rivaling many insular communities. As the average number of children in Orthodox and Haredi families is 6.72, Boro Park is experiencing a sharp growth in population. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community District 12, and its primary ZIP Code is 11219. It is patrolled by the 66th Precinct of the New York City Police Department. Politically, it is represented by the New York City Council's 38th, 39th, and 44th Districts.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:29 UTC on Monday, 28 June 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Borough Park, Brooklyn on Wikipedia.
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