Editing New Square, New York (section)

==Kiryas Square==
Due to population growth and a housing shortage in New Square, the Skver Hasidim had plans to expand to a new {{convert|400|acre|km2|adj=on}} village named '''Kiryas Square''' in the [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of [[Spring Glen, New York]].<ref name=RDJDF>{{cite news| url=http://www.forward.com/articles/112032/| title=Hasidim Evacuate Catskills Camp Site, Leaving Plans for New Town in Doubt|first=Rebecca| last= Dube| date=August 12, 2009| newspaper=[[The Jewish Daily Forward]]}}</ref> The property, the former [[Borscht Belt#Today|Homowack Resort]], was purchased by the Skver community in 2006.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080529/NEWS/805290318/-1/rss01| title=Orthodox group quietly plans new village| newspaper=[[Times Herald-Record]]| author= Adam Bosch| date=May 29, 2008}}</ref> Dedication of the site was in August 2007.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sc-democrat.com/news/10October/12/news.htm| title=Planned Hasidic 'city' At Former Homowack Causes Stir in Township| author= Dan Hust| date=October 12, 2007| newspaper=Sullivan County Democrat}}</ref> The New York State Department of Health cited the property which was used as a summer camp for girls for "numerous, persistent, and serious violations", including inoperable fire alarms, pervasive mold, and water running over electrical boxes. The health department issued a mandatory order of evacuation. In addition to problems with the health department, some local residents have also voiced opposition to the building of a Hasidic village. The site was evacuated in August 2009, as a result of a judge's deadline.<ref name=RDJDF/>

{{As of|2024}}, a new location for the construction of a new Skverer village, also named Kiryas Skver, was found and construction has begun, with many Skver members from Boro Park already having purchased homes in the village.<ref>{{cite news |work=Rockland Daily |url=https://rocklanddaily.com/news/construction-proceeds-on-new-shtetl-for-skverer-chassidus-in-swan-lake/ |title=Construction Proceeds on New Shtetl for Skverer Chassidus in Swan Lake |date=January 31, 2024 |first=Yitzy |last=Fried}}</ref>