Registration is now open for the Midwood Food Tour, coming up on May 22nd! Join us on a walking tour of our neighborhood’s wonderful eateries and food markets. SPACE IS LIMITED! For more information and to register, please click...
Participatory Budgeting NYC (PBNYC) is here! Voters may select as many as five PBNYC project proposals in their district ballot. Each participating Council Member guarantees funding for the three proposals that tally the most votes....
Midwood Development Corp’s Barry Polinsky has taken to the airwaves. Barry joined host Anthony Finkel on “Let’s Talk About It,” broadcast on Cortelyou Road Radio. Barry, MDC’s Coordinator for Community Projects, discusses the neighborhood, merchant services, and Project Sweep, in...
City Councilman Chaim Deutsch has introduced legislation to protect the elderly from a surge in telephone scams. The bill would require the Department of Consumer Affairs to educate seniors and their caregivers about how to recognize the frauds. “Concerns...
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, Chair of the Aging Committee, has introduced legislation that would revise the Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC) and Neighborhood NORC programs to address changing demographics and service needs, making it possible for more seniors than ever...
Brooklyn Community Board 14 (CB14) has announced the Spring 2016 Youth Conference, which will take place March 31, 2016. In 2008, Brooklyn Community Board 14 started the CB14 Youth Conference to help local teens find jobs, internships, and other opportunities...
The Midwood Development Corp., along with the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, is co-sponsoring the Midwood Merchants Association’s Shop Midwood Week, March 13-23. The event will feature special deals and discounts via local businesses. For more information and a list of...
Seven diverse businesses opened within the Midwood shopping district in 2015 — two bakeries, an organic supermarket, a shipping company, a clothing retailer, a gift shop, and a pottery studio. The Midwood Development Corp. joins the Midwood Merchants Association (MMA)...
The thought of paying home heating costs this winter is enough to send a chill through many low-income seniors and families in Brooklyn. Fortunately, help is on the way thanks to Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and the Heartshare Neighborhood Heating...