Sign in Subscribe

midwood

Aug
20
Di Fara’s Pizza Shut Down For Non-Payment Of Taxes

Di Fara’s Pizza Shut Down For Non-Payment Of Taxes

MIDWOOD – Only death and taxes … Looks like the taxman caught up. DiFara’s pizzeria on Ave J was shut down
1 min read
Aug
12
Park Slope Neighbor Jose Alzorriz Is The 19 Cyclist To Be Killed This Year

Park Slope Neighbor Jose Alzorriz Is The 19 Cyclist To Be Killed This Year

MIDWOOD – Another cyclist is dead due to reckless driving, making 19 total fatalities this year alone, of which 14 were
2 min read
Aug
08
Kashif Hussain Is The New Deputy Public Advocate Of Infrastructure

Kashif Hussain Is The New Deputy Public Advocate Of Infrastructure

Kashif Hussain speaking at New Zealand vigil. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) LITTLE PAKISTAN –  Neighbor Kashif Hussain was appointed the Deputy
4 min read
Jul
30
Pakistani Independence Day Mela Is Back After Being Canceled Last Year

Pakistani Independence Day Mela Is Back After Being Canceled Last Year

Photo: BklynerLITTLE PAKISTAN – After neighborhood drama canceled it last year, the annual Pakistani Independence Day mela is back. The 2019
2 min read
Jul
26
‘Young Muslims’ On Brotherhood And Being Young Muslims In America

‘Young Muslims’ On Brotherhood And Being Young Muslims In America

Ahmad Sleiman (left) and Muhammad Zeb. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – In a country where the president spews anti-Muslim rhetoric,
7 min read
Jul
24
‘Nothing Has Changed Since the Previous Election’: Bklyner Speaks With Clarke Challenger Adem Bunkeddeko

‘Nothing Has Changed Since the Previous Election’: Bklyner Speaks With Clarke Challenger Adem Bunkeddeko

Adem Bunkeddeko. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)CROWN HEIGHTS — Rep. Yvette Clarke will next year again have to fight for her
5 min read
Jul
19
Fight For Accountability At Makki Masjid Goes To Court

Fight For Accountability At Makki Masjid Goes To Court

Makki Masjid located at 1089 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) MIDWOOD – The fight for accountability at the beloved
5 min read
Jul
16
Four ICE Raids In Brooklyn In Four Days

Four ICE Raids In Brooklyn In Four Days

At the Sunset Park protest against ICE last Sunday. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)SUNSET PARK/MIDWOOD – Two doors were knocked
5 min read
Jul
12
Artan Ljukovic Is A White Male Queer Photographer Who Understands His Privilege

Artan Ljukovic Is A White Male Queer Photographer Who Understands His Privilege

Photo via Artan Ljukovic, with permission.MIDWOOD – Artan Ljukovic, 23, is white. He’s a man, too, and according to
8 min read
Jun
27
Suspect Pushed Elderly Woman And Stole Her Necklace

Suspect Pushed Elderly Woman And Stole Her Necklace

MIDWOOD – Cops need help searching for a man that pushed and yanked a necklace off an elderly woman earlier this
1 min read