Kosher and Jewish Life in Borough Park

Borough Park is 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, Borough Park is experiencing a sharp growth in population. It is an economically diverse neighborhood. Jewish immigrants began populating Borough Park at the turn of the 20th century, beginning in 1904-1905. Thirteenth Avenue, a commercial strip roughly one mile in length from 39th street to about 55th street, is packed with storefronts supplying Jewish households.