Is This How We Treat the Rebbe’s Shchuna?

By a Crown Heights resident

After attending an inspiring Rosh Chodesh Kislev farbrengen, filled with words of Torah, Chassidus, and inspiration, I walked down Kingston Avenue expecting to feel the pride of being in the heart of the Rebbe’s Shchuna.

Instead, I was absolutely shocked.

Block after block, Kingston Avenue was lined with piles of garbage. Trash bags stacked along the sidewalks, overflowing rubbish, and an overall appearance that was nothing short of disgraceful.

This is the Rebbe’s Shchuna. This is the heart of Crown Heights. This is where thousands of residents, visitors, bochurim, and families walk every single day. People travel from around the world to visit 770 and experience the atmosphere of Lubavitch.

And this is the impression we give them?

Where is the accountability? Where are our elected officials? Where is the Department of Sanitation? And where are the community leaders who are supposed to be looking out for the neighborhood?

We hear endless speeches about improving Crown Heights, strengthening our community, and preserving the dignity of the Rebbe’s Shchuna. But apparently, keeping Kingston Avenue clean is too much to ask.

Our residents pay taxes. Our businesses pay taxes. Our community deserves basic sanitation services, clean sidewalks, and streets that reflect the dignity of the neighborhood.

We should not have to step over mountains of garbage while walking through the heart of Crown Heights.

The question is simple: Who is responsible for allowing Kingston Avenue to reach this condition, and what are they doing to fix it?

Enough with the speeches. Enough with the excuses. Enough with the finger-pointing.

The Rebbe’s Shchuna deserves better. Kingston Avenue deserves better. And the residents of Crown Heights deserve answers.

It’s time for our elected officials and community leadership to stop treating cleanliness as an afterthought and start delivering results.

If we cannot even keep Kingston Avenue clean, what does that say about the priorities of those responsible for our neighborhood?

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