Registration is now open for the Midwood Food Tour! Join Ethnojunkie Rich Sanders on a culinary exploration of Midwood’s markets and eateries on May 31st! This 90-minute walking tour will highlight some of the area’s unique treasures. Cost is $15,...
Beginning today, all residents have the chance to participate in Participatory Budgeting in the 45th District. This process gives our community the power to decide how $1 million will be submitted for allocation in the citywide budget. At neighborhood assemblies this...
There are many opportunities to get involved with our local community this spring, including the following meetings and events via Community Board 14. Monthly Meeting Monday, April 13, 7:30pm PS 249, 18 Marlborough Road View the agenda here. Transportation Committee Meeting...
The Jewish Folk Art and Craft Guild, in collaboration with The Bridge Multicultural Advocacy Project (MCP), have announced the “Brooklyn Unites the Artists” (BUA) exhibition project on display for Immigration Heritage Week, April 17-24, 2015. Immigration Week was established by the New York City Mayor’s...
Senator Simcha Felder’s office will be offering free mammograms to women over 40 who have not had a screening in the past year. Appointments are necessary. Please see below for the schedule and contact information. Thursday, May 7 9...
After word of several online scam or fake memorial funds set up to collect donations in memory of the Sassoon children — the seven children ages five to 16 who died tragically in a Midwood house fire on March 21...
UPDATE: A community fire safety event, to be held in memory of the Sassoon children, has been announced. Please see details below. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— We mourn the loss of the seven children of Midwood’s Sassoon family, who died tragically in an horrific...
New York City Council Member Chaim Deutsch is partnering with the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) to significantly increase free tax preparation services and annual tax credit outreach. “Approximately one in five New Yorkers has not been receiving the tax...
Applications are now open for free, full-day, high-quality pre-K starting this fall. And for the first time ever, there’s a seat waiting for every four-year-old in New York City who wants one. Apply now: nyc.gov/prek Each child enrolled in...
As part of the expansion of the Age-Friendly NYC initiative, the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) has created a special survey to help identify new ways to help make all five of our boroughs more age-friendly places. In addition to asking...