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Mar 5, 2013
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There is no reason we cannot have quiet here at night. In general, it is good to know that it is not healthy to eat after 11 PM. We are all just concerned and protecting the health of the residents..
-- Bnei Braq city councilman, responding to complaints that the city under its new mayor, Avraham Rubinstein (who replaced Yaakov Asher when he was elected to the Knesset), is enforcing never-before-enforced rules regarding the closing of restaurants and businesses at 11 PM (23:00). Some residents are complaining that the only time they have to go out and "air out" with their spouse is late at night, and closing the stores then will force them to have to go to Tel Aviv to get out a bit and get a bite to eat. According to the mayor and city councilpeople, they are doing this with the backing of many residents who just want quiet late at night.
(source: Kikar)
Persoanlly, I was always very surprised to see how in Bnei Braq late at night everything is so bustling. Not just with business, but also, but especially with the way families were out walking around, with little kids, even at 1 or 2 AM. I can definitely understand how some residents would just want peace and quiet come night-time. Perhaps in the more industrial or commercial areas they can go easier on the businesses - if they are attempting to change a culture, perhaps leaving a bit of a haven in some places would make it more acceptable to the residents..
-- Bnei Braq city councilman, responding to complaints that the city under its new mayor, Avraham Rubinstein (who replaced Yaakov Asher when he was elected to the Knesset), is enforcing never-before-enforced rules regarding the closing of restaurants and businesses at 11 PM (23:00). Some residents are complaining that the only time they have to go out and "air out" with their spouse is late at night, and closing the stores then will force them to have to go to Tel Aviv to get out a bit and get a bite to eat. According to the mayor and city councilpeople, they are doing this with the backing of many residents who just want quiet late at night.
(source: Kikar)
Persoanlly, I was always very surprised to see how in Bnei Braq late at night everything is so bustling. Not just with business, but also, but especially with the way families were out walking around, with little kids, even at 1 or 2 AM. I can definitely understand how some residents would just want peace and quiet come night-time. Perhaps in the more industrial or commercial areas they can go easier on the businesses - if they are attempting to change a culture, perhaps leaving a bit of a haven in some places would make it more acceptable to the residents..
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Not sure why Charedim seem to work on a different schedule. The streets in Modi'in where I live is generally quiet well before 11:00, (except in Summer or when kids are off school) most stores are closed by 9:00, but Modi'in Illit up the road is full of people in the streets and businesses are open well past 11:00.
ReplyDeleteIn Yerushalyim I noticed the same thing - I used to live in Givat Mordechai, if I was ever in the streets after midnight they were generally deserted except for around Yeshivat Chevron which was full of people outside on the streets talking, smoking, or generally fooling around.
Bnei Brak is incredible, as in - unbelievable. Tel Aviv should move over because BB is the place that does not sleep. There are people coming and going in many but not all neighbourhoods, and yes, I have not yet understood what the deal is about kids being out so late either. The area around Shlomo Hamelech street, Rabi Akiva, Ezra are especially bustling.
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