Midwood Development Corp. joins the afterschool kids at PS 197 in thanking our country’s veterans for their service. MDC’s offices are closed today. A safe and happy Veterans Day to all. For more on MDC’s afterschool programs, click here.
There continues to be a lot of coverage of local efforts to save the Vitagraph smokestack, most recently on News 12 Brooklyn (Nov. 5, 2014). See the story here. See below for more press and for information on Vitagraph’s...
Neighborhood residents are seeking to improve safety on Elm Avenue at East 12th Street. The location is the site of several schools, and vehicles approach from Coney Island Avenue at high speed, they argue. A stop sign at the intersection of...
Council Member Jumaane D. Williams (D-Brooklyn), Deputy Leader and Chair of the Council’s Housing and Buildings Committee, invites the entire community to a Town Hall Meeting from 7:00-9:00 PM at Young Israel of Avenue K on East 29th Street...
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...