The Orthodox shuls don't have women's balconies. They do have women's sections separated from the men's sections by mechitzot. And if you've just eaten in Teaneck, then you should have seen women in hats of many different colors, since it is summer, as well as tichels, caps, falls and sheitels. For the record, I am not Orthodox and I only wear a hat to keep my head warm in the winter or out of the sun in the summer, and I can't comment on the amount of legroom in the women's sections, but I do live in Teaneck.

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