Dec. 30, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters rescued one person and one canine companion from an all-hands apartment fire in Midwood on Monday morning. The fire broke out on on the fourth floor at 1233 East 19th St. around 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 30, according to the FDNY. As firefighters searched…
Dec. 2, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell A 73-year-old woman was fatally struck by the driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee at the intersection of Avenue L and East 12th Street in Midwood on Sunday. According to police, the woman, Chana Layosh, was crossing near the Bais Horoa of Flatbush when she was hit by…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Adam Daly Two Brooklyn-based home health agencies will pay out a multi-million dollar wage theft settlement negotiated by New York Attorney General Letitia James and the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Midwood-based Edison Home Health Care and Preferred Home Healthcare in Mapleton will pay $7.5 million…
Sep. 23, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil It’s a slice of history! City officials gathered at the corner of East 15th Street and Avenue J on Saturday to pay tribute to the late Domenico “Dom” DeMarco, the legendary pizzaiolo behind Di Fara Pizza, with a new commemorative street sign. DeMarco, the beloved patriarch of…
Jul. 17, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The city is testing out a new form of green infrastructure to help prevent flooding in Brooklyn: porous pavement.
Jun. 27, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters rescued three people from an apparent lithium-ion battery fire in Midwood early on Thursday morning.
Jun. 4, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Law enforcement and loved ones ares searching for a South Brooklyn man who has been missing for 10 days.
May. 29, 2024 By Adam Daly
The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was immortalized by fellow alumni of James Madison High School with the co-naming of a Midwood street on Wednesday.
Apr. 1, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Williamsburg man who was struck by a car driver while cycling in Midwood last month has died of his injuries, police confirmed Monday.
Mar. 18, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Monday for intentionally setting a rabbi’s Midwood home on fire in 2019.