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The tunnel was discovered some three weeks ago. According to CrownHeights.info, a homeowner on Union Street reported hearing suspicious noises in his residence over some time. Growing increasingly concerned, the homeowner eventually shared his suspicions. Meanwhile, construction activity was in progress to install new plumbing in the vicinity of 770 CrownHeights.info speculated that a group of Yeshiva men who had been locked out of 770 during the COVID pandemic decided to dig their way in, literally. Working at night, the men dug the tunnel from the Mikvah building all the way to 770, where it stretched under the Kingston Ave women’s section.
Tunnel Discovered under 770 Chabad Center in Crown Heights
By David Israel on December 24, 2023
On Friday, CrownHeigts.info reported the discovery of a tunnel beneath the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters located at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The tunnel was discovered some three weeks ago. According to CrownHeights.info, a homeowner on Union Street reported hearing suspicious noises in his residence over some time. Growing increasingly concerned, the homeowner eventually shared his suspicions.
Meanwhile, construction activity was in progress to install new plumbing in the vicinity of 770, and as the project approached its conclusion, a trench was excavated to lay a waterline, revealing an underground tunnel. The tunnel extended from the Mikvah under the women’s section of 770 on Kingston Ave.
CrownHeights.info speculated that a group of Yeshiva men who had been locked out of 770 during the COVID pandemic decided to dig their way in, literally. Working at night, the men dug the tunnel from the Mikvah building all the way to 770, where it stretched under the Kingston Ave women’s section.
Needless to say, the tunnel constitutes a threat to the stability of the entire Chabad center and was blocked by the movement’s officials. Charges are yet to be filed against any suspects, nor is it clear who would pay for the extensive repair work that’s required to prevent 770 from sinking. SOURCE<>
SHOCK IN LUBAVITCH: Violent “Meshichist” Bochrim Literally Destroy 770; Brawl With NYPD Making Arrests [VIDEO ROUNDUP] January 8, 2024
Chaos ensued at Chabad World Headquarters located at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights on Monday afternoon, disrupting the davening and learning that take place there around the clock.
The trigger: A cement truck.
The truck showed up on Union Street behind Lubavitch World Headquarters with the apparent assignment to fill up an underground tunnel that ran from the main shul to the now-closed Mikvah building next door.
Bochurim, mostly from Israel and wearing ‘Meshichist’ yarmulkas and pins, responded with fury. They have been reportedly behind the digging of the tunnel, claiming it was to expand 770 visited by residents and visitors on a daily basis.
They proceeded to tear down the iconic wooden panels that wrapped the walls of the main shul. They then tore down wooden beams and used what appeared to be a hammer to break the shul’s brick wall.
The result is a very visible opening from the main shul to the tunnel. Officers of the NYPD were seen entering 770 to survey the developments but have not made arrests.
The main shul of 770 has long been the subject of a legal dispute between Agudas Chassidei Chabad / Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch and Cong. Lubavitch Inc. over who is the rightful owner of the 770-788 Eastern Parkway complex. Bochurim have long had free reign in the main shul, even violently barring some from entering.
NOTE FROM YWN: Around two hours later the NYPD entered the Bais Medrash and made a few arrests. The crowd of meshichist bochrim responded to the NYPD with violence befitting animals in Gaza (see videos below). It’s high time that the respectable greater Lubavitcher community rise up and seize control of this Makom Kadosh. The overwhelming majority of the Chabad community (99%) are sickened by what has transpired at 770 over the years, and have remained silent far too long. Perhaps this is a wake up call to some serious action.