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Zoned-Out // An official is right about the reek, just not about its source

JL;DR SUMMARY Amid ongoing issues of antisemitism in the U.S., Forestburgh, New York, has become embroiled in a legal battle over alleged discriminatory zoning practices. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Orthodox JewsChasidimLegal BattleFair Housing ActZoning LawsForestburghJewish HousingDoj InvolvementNew York Attorney General

Places mentioned

Forestburgh, New York, United States
"The email was from a resident of Forestburgh, New York, a small Hudson Valley municipality, and sent to Town Board Planning Chair Richard Robbins."
Bloomingburg, New York, United States
"His reference there was to Bloomingburg, a neighboring town that settled a federal lawsuit for $2.9 million after the town was accused of trying to prevent new housing for chasidim."
Linden, New Jersey, United States
"Earlier this year, ordinances were passed and others proposed by the City of Linden in New Jersey."
Airmont, New York, United States
"Decades ago, it was the Rockland County Village of Airmont that promulgated zoning ordinances prohibiting houses of worship in private homes."
Blooming Grove, New York, United States
"And ploys to keep Jews away were embraced, as well, in places like Long Beach, Blooming Grove and Chester, New York."
Chester, New York, United States
"And ploys to keep Jews away were embraced, as well, in places like Long Beach, Blooming Grove and Chester, New York."
Ocean Township, New Jersey, United States
"And Ocean Township, New Jersey."
Beachwood, Ohio, United States
"And Beachwood, Ohio, and Hancock Park, California."
Hancock Park, California, United States
"And Beachwood, Ohio, and Hancock Park, California."
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