Last week, the Parks Department completed the restoration of Dorman Plaza, located on Avenue M and Elm Street. Long a public eyesore, the square is now home to a lovely, fenced garden, filled with plants and flowers. Midwood Development...
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...
The Department of Transportation (DOT) will be busy in Borough Park, Bensonhurst, and Midwood this summer, repaving several of the neighborhood’s worst streets to ensure a smooth ride for motorists navigating local roadways. “Smoother streets are safer streets,” said Councilmember David...
News12 was on the scene as Queens-based artist Nicholai Khan completed one of two murals he is creating in Midwood. Khan, working with 501(See)(Streets) in partnership with Midwood Development Corp., began work in late June on the first mural at Murrow High School, 1600 Avenue L....
The New York City Rent Guidelines Board has voted for a zero percent increase on one-year lease renewals for rent-stabilized apartments. This vote is the first time in its half-century history that the board has approved a rent freeze...
Still looking for ways to keep your children busy this summer? Fortunately, there is no shortage of wonderful programs offered in New York City to keep students learning, engaged, and healthy over the next few months. Brooklyn Community Board 14 has done...
If you or someone you love is a senior citizen or disabled resident, and they are on the city’s Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) or Disabled Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) program, a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz...
Councilman Chaim Deutsch has partnered with NYPD 70th Precinct and Flatbush Shomrim to offer bicycle etching in Midwood. “Getting your bike etched is a quick and simple way to assist the police in identifying it if it gets lost or stolen,”...
Midwood Development Corp. is pleased to announce a partnership with 501(See)(Streets) to create two murals in Midwood: one at Murrow High School, 1600 Avenue L; and one at Pizza TIme, 1324 Avenue J. The works will be completed by Queens-based...
Senator Simcha Felder has called our attention to an email scam. The Senator cautions that scammers are continuously coming up with new ways to steal information, and this new scam is particularly devious because the scammers create an email...