Kiryas Joel Park to be Gender Desegregated following Lawsuit

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An allegedly gender-segregated park run by a Hasidic enclave in Orange County will now be subject to strict NYCLU and ACLU oversight, thanks to a lawsuit that was settled this week.

Last year, both the NYCLU and ACLU sued Satmar-run village Kiryas Joel, an enclave in Monroe, NY, claiming that the village had been requiring men and women to use separate equipment and paths in a 283-acre public park built in April.

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One Response to "Kiryas Joel Park to be Gender Desegregated following Lawsuit"

  1. oldnewyorker   April 6, 2014 at 9:34 am

    This is a good thing happening.

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