The Midwood Blog

Community Board 14 Monthly Meeting Tonight

Mary — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:30:26 +0000

A reminder that the regular monthly meeting of Community Board 14 is tonight at PS 249 on Caton Ave in Ditmas Park. There were several committee meeting in the past month, and each committee will present a report from…

Flatbush Community Garden Winterfest at Sycamore This Sunday

Mary — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:28:45 +0000

Flatbush CommUNITY Garden, located at the end of Albemarle and E 16th St in Ditmas Park, is holding a Winterfest fundraiser at Sycamore on Sunday, February 19. Stop by to have a drink, enter a raffle full of local…

School Holiday Camps at the Flatbush Y

Mary — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:31:16 +0000

The Flatbush YMCA has camps available during mid-winter (February 21-24) and spring (April 9-13) recess, so your kids can have a safe, fun, and stimulating place to be while school’s out. The programs welcome children ages 5…

February Events at the Flatbush Y

Mary — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:58:51 +0000

Coming up this month at the Flatbush YMCA (1410 Flatbush Ave): there’s a legal counseling event going on right now, a coat drive on Thursday, and a job fair toward the end of the month. For more…

Avoid Brooklyn College If You’re Driving Tonight

Mary — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:04:10 +0000

Borough President Marty Markowitz is doing his State of the Borough address at Brooklyn College this evening, which means traffic around the area may be challenging. Community Board 14 has some details on what to expect–and where…

‘In The Voice of Our Mothers’ at EMJC Tomorrow

Mary — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:42:48 +0000

This weekend, see the play In the Voice of Our Mothers at the East Midwood Jewish Center:

Intimate, powerful, and personal narratives of our Biblical matriarchs, told vividly as imagined by renowned playwright and director Carol Fox Prescott. Although based

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No Shuttle Buses this Weekend!

Mary — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:55:24 +0000

New York City Transit has cancelled all weekend work (except for that on the 7 line) because of the coming snowstorm!

This means that unless the 1-3 inches of snow somehow cripples the Q line, you can use…

Maksim Gelman Sentenced to 200 Years in Prison for Two-Day Killing Spree

Mary — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:32:26 +0000

Maksim Gelman, the 23-year-old man who admitted to a killing spree that stretched from Sheepshead Bay to Manhattan, was sentenced in Brooklyn yesterday to 200 years in prison. The thirteen counts against him include four counts of murder in…

No More Parking Stickers?

Mary — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:09:47 +0000

The City Council approved a parking legislation package yesterday that aims to make parking enforcement fairer and to eliminate excessive ticketing. The three parts are:

* Being able to cancel a ticket on the spot…

Indian Food & Shabbat in The Round at EMJC this Friday

Mary — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:04:48 +0000

The East Midwood Jewish Center is hosting a special Shabbat in The Round event this Friday, January 20 at 6pm:

The service is very lively, interactive and musical, and will be led by our own local, Cantor Sam

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