Join us at the Next Midwood Merchants Association Meeting, November 18th
Get involved! Join us as we discuss community events and initiatives. Details here.
Get involved! Join us as we discuss community events and initiatives. Details here.
The Bridge Community Center celebrated its grand opening on Sunday, October 19th. The Center, located at 1894 Flatbush Avenue, hosted an evening of art, music, and Kosher and hot Caribbean foods. The Center is being opened through the Bridge Multicultural...
Mayor Bill de Blasio has made a commitment to confront the epidemic of traffic injuries and fatalities on our streets. His Vision Zero plan seeks to dramatically reduce these accidents. Drivers and cyclists are at risk, but overwhelmingly, the deadly toll is highest...
Many thanks to to all who joined us on our Fall Food Tour! Attendees enjoyed strolling the neighborhood and sampling food and drink from Midwood’s many unique markets and eateries. The tour was led by Ethnojunkie Rich Sanders, a Brooklyn-based food blogger, who noted...
Brooklyn College has announced an important partnership with TheDream.US. First-time college students with fewer than 12 credits earned or community college graduates at CUNY who have DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) or TPS (Temporary Protected Status) approval could be eligible...
The Bridge Multicultural Project seeks to connect different racial groups. Mark Meyer Appel raised $300,000 in private funds to repair a 6,000 square-foot brick building he has long owned at 1894 Flatbush Ave. Its renovated first floor open studio space, which can...
In a Brooklyn Eagle article, Midwood’s Dorothy Horowitz Fand shared memories of turn-of-the-century Brooklyn on the occasion of her 107th birthday. According to her daughter, Susan Moses, “she remembers when they delivered seltzer bottles to the house. A man...
The 2014-2015 Participatory Budgeting (PB) cycle kickoffs in District 45 today, with a volunteer recruitment meeting from 6:30-8:00 PM in the office of Council Member Jumaane Williams, at 4517 Avenue D. This meeting is open to all constituents, and...
Councilmember Chaim Deutsch, in conjunction with Coney Island Hospital and Mt. Sinai / Beth Israel Brooklyn, has announced free flu shots by appointment only. Shots will be available on Monday, October 20th, from 9 am to 1 pm, at...
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz has announced delivery of the Family Tax Relief Credit. This initiative helps families cope with the ever-rising cost of living and the added burden of city, state, and federal taxes. About a million New Yorkers who had...