the author of "Remember the Catskills: Tales of a Recovering Hotelkeeper" and a leftist. Cissie is a woman of strong opinions and was boycotting the Sunny Oaks conference because she thought the term ...

The 'Borscht Belt' refers to the many hotels and guest houses, situated in the Catskills Mountains on America's East Coast, which developed into a major holiday resort area for Jewish New Yorkers ...

If there’s one joke that might sum up the Catskills experience — the buckle on the Borscht comedy Belt — it’s the oldie but goodie that dates back nearly 100 years, attributed to ...

The Nevele Grand Hotel was a weird place to be in 2001. Once numbering among the most iconic “Borscht Belt” resorts in the Catskills, it was about fifty or sixty years past its prime. But the garish ...

A significant forest fire is currently burning near the Plattekill-Marlborough border, prompting an extensive response from local firefighting agencies. Firefighters are actively battling the blaze, … ...

The Nevele Grand Hotel was a weird place to be in 2001. Once numbering among the most iconic “Borscht Belt” resorts in the ...

The Catskills is a humorous and nostalgic tribute to what became affectionately known as the Borscht Belt. Stand-up comedians share their best shtick while former waiters, entertainers ...

Grossinger's Resort, another Borscht Belt hotspot, was once known as the "Waldorf in the Catskills." At its peak, Grossinger's had 150,000 visitors every year and hosted entertainers such as Eddie ...