In Brooklyn, you can party like it's the Borscht Belt in 1963

Nobody puts Brooklyn in a corner.

The heyday of the Jewish Catskills may have come and gone, but this summer, New Yorkers have the chance to party Borscht Belt-style — without time-traveling or enduring a long, traffic-y drive on Route 17.

On Tuesday, June 17, The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life, brought the spirit of the Borscht Belt to Brooklyn with “Catskills, BK: Dirtier Dancing,” a rooftop party at the Moxy Hotel in Williamsburg.

The evening — which is partially inspired by “Dirty Dancing,” the 1987 hit film that takes place at Kellerman’s, a fictional Borscht Belt resort, i...