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Residential building cluster in Midwood
Residential building cluster in Midwood

Midwood is a neighborhood in the south central part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, New York, USA, roughly halfway between Prospect Park and Coney Island. A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised Community within a larger City, Town or The City of New York In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the consolidated city Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Prospect Park is a 585 acre (24 km² public Park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn located between Park Slope, Coney Island is a Peninsula, formerly an island in southernmost Brooklyn, New York City, USA with a Beach on the Atlantic Ocean

It is bounded on the north by the Long Island Rail Road tracks just above Avenue I and the Brooklyn College campus of the City University of New York, and on the south by Avenue P and Kings Highway. Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn New York. The City University of New York (CUNY Acronym ˈkjuːni is the public University system of New York City. Kings Highway is an avenue runs through the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The eastern border is Nostrand Avenue or Flatbush Avenue (depending on whom you ask), and Coney Island Avenue or Ocean Parkway to the west is the other boundary (again, depending upon whom you ask). Ocean Parkway is a broad Boulevard and associated Neighborhood in the west central portion of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City [1],

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History

The name Midwood derives from the Dutch word Midwout (middle woods), the name the settlers of New Netherland gave the area of western Long Island, between the towns of “Boswijck” and "Brueckelen," because of its thick, dense forests. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname New Netherland (Dutch Nieuw-Nederland, Latin Novum Belgium or Nova Belgica) 1614–1674 is the name of the former Dutch territory on the eastern coast Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches Later, it was part of old Flatbush, situated between the towns of Gravesend and Flatlands. Gravesend (pronounced "GRAVES end" not "grave SEND" is a neighborhood in the south-central section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn Flatlands is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. [2]

Settlement was begun by the Dutch in 1652,[2] and they later gave way to the English (who conquered it in 1664, but the area remained rural and undeveloped for the most part until its annexation as part of the City of Greater New York in 1898, and then became more developed in the 1920s, when large middle class tracts of developed houses and apartment buildings were built. The City of Greater New York, was a term commonly used originally to refer to the expanded city created on January 1, 1898 by the incorporation into the city of The middle class, in colloquial usage consists of those who have some economic independence but not a great deal of social Influence or power.

Many Midwood residents moved to the suburbs in the 1970s, and the neighborhood and its commercial districts declined. Drawn by its quiet middle class ambiance, the area underwent a resurgence in the 1980s. New immigrants to the neighborhood came from the Soviet Union (the largest group), as well as from China, Eastern Europe, Haiti, Israel, Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Guyana, Jamaica, Ireland, Italy, Iran, Greece, Korea, Turkey, Poland, Mexico, South America, Syria, The Baltics, and India. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Baltic Seven Islandsgif|right|thumb|330px|A contemporary transnational Euroregion encompasses the islands of the Baltic countries India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Many within the overall tri-state area Orthodox Jewish Community erroneously often refer to this community as being "Flatbush. " Many also consider "Fiske Terrace"/"Midwood Gardens" to be part of "Midwood". Fiske Terrace is a Planned community and neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

Famous people who grew up or formerly lived in Midwood include:

Film

Midwood has long played a part in both film and television production. The film industry established itself in the neighborhood in 1907, when the Vitagraph company occupied a studio at Avenue M and East 14th Street. The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking i American Vitagraph was a United States Movie studio, founded by J Scenes from films like "Hey Pop" and "Buzzin’ Around," starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, were filmed on streets in Midwood. Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle ( March 24 1887 &ndash June 29 1933) was an American Silent film Comedian [7] Warner Bros. purchased the studio in the 1920s, using it for short subjects, and moved the studio operation to Hollywood in 1939. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and The building is now home to the Shulamith Yeshiva School for Girls[1], but a large smokestack bearing the name Vitagraph is still on the property, visible from the BMT Subway line, as are two brick walls from the original studio. Yeshiva or yeshivah (jəʃi'və ( Hebrew: ישיבה "sitting (n Present day, many within the community have no clue that the Shulamith School building's and property were once a film studio in its heyday. The Brooklyn Historical Society and the Museum Of The Moving Image (Astoria, NY) have a collection on The Vitagraph Studios. Founded in 1863 the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS is a museum library and educational center preserving and encouraging the study of Brooklyn

The Vitagraph Studios were more recently featured in a New York Times Article (2007), and in the PBS,WNET-13 TV Special 'A Walk Through Brooklyn,' hosted by David Hartman and historian Barry Lewis. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the WNET, channel 13 is a television station licensed to Newark New Jersey. David Hartman may refer to David Hartman (TV personality (born 1935 American David Hartman (rabbi (born 1931 American Old historic photographs of the studio show that part of it also existed across the Brighton line subway tracks where Edward R. Murrow High School now stands. Edward R Murrow High School, founded in 1974 by Saul Bruckner and named for the pioneering television newsman Edward R

"The Leading Male" Men's attire, which was once located at the corner of Kings Highway and East 12th Street, was the source for the disco attire that John Travolta and the other male cast members wore in the film Saturday Night Fever. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated A duplicate of the white suit Travolta wore in the film was at that time displayed in one of the showcase windows.

Television

NBC Television purchased part of the Vitagraph Studios in 1953, and built a large Color Studio (known as Color Studio 2) attached to an existing smaller one (Studio 1) to the rear, the location of E. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's American Vitagraph was a United States Movie studio, founded by J 13-14th Streets, Ave. M to Locust Ave. , from which the programs of Perry Como, TV's adaptation of Broadway's Peter Pan with Mary Martin, The Sammy Davis Jr. Show, Mitch Miller And His Sing-Along Gang were taped for later airing. Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J Mary Virginia Martin ( December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American Tony Award -winning star of stage film Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr (8 December 1925 &ndash 16 May 1990 was an American Entertainer. Mitchell William Miller (born July 4, 1911) is an American Musician, Singer, conductor, Record producer, Old NBC press releases show that two of the earliest shows to emanate from there (both then considered early NBC "Big Specials") were The Esther Williams Aqua Special (10/29/56), and Satins & Spurs (10/12/1954). For the Fijian academic business woman see Esther Williams (academic Esther Jane Williams (born August 8 1921 is a retired The same Brooklyn studios were used in more recent decades to broadcast the soap opera Another World, the situation comedy The Cosby Show, and a few 1976 episodes of Saturday Night Live. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Another World is a television Soap opera that ran on the NBC network from May 4 1964 to June 25 1999. The Cosby Show is an American television Situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, first airing on September 20, 1984 Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City There was also an NBC News NASA Apollo Space Mission Special taped here, and a short-lived mystery detective drama. NBC News is the news division of American Television network NBC, a part of NBC Universal, which is majority-owned by General Electric The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Bill Cosby and Crew after a period of time relocated the show to their new home at The Kaufman Astoria Studios in Astoria, Queens. William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist. The Kaufman Astoria Studios is located in Queens New York, and home to productions like Sesame Street, Johnny and the Sprites, Astoria is a Neighborhood in the northwestern corner of the borough of Queens in New York City. The "second" NBC Cosby Show that followed (co-starring the late comedic actress Madeline Kahn, most notably of Mel Brooks hit comedy films Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein) was also taped at Kaufman Astoria Studios. The Cosby Show is an American television Situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, first airing on September 20, 1984 Madeline Kahn ( September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, known primarily for her comedic roles Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American director, Writer, Composer, Lyricist Blazing Saddles ( 1974) is a satiric Western Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. Young Frankenstein is a 1974 Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder as the title character The Kaufman Astoria Studios is located in Queens New York, and home to productions like Sesame Street, Johnny and the Sprites,

From 1963-1965, Hullabaloo, a popular weekly prime-time musical variety series that featured the Top Music Chart Bands, singers, and other celebrity performers such as Sonny and Cher, Tina Sinatra, as well as many performers from the so-called British Invasion, like The Rolling Stones, Hermans Hermits, The Dave Clark Five, Petula Clark, Marianne Faithfull, The Moody Blues, Donovan, which was taped in larger Color Studio 2. Sonny & Cher were an American Pop music duo made up of husband and wife team Sonny Bono and Cher in the 1960s and 1970s Christina Sinatra (born June 20, 1948) is a movie producer and former actress. The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers Herman's Hermits were an English Pop band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as 'Herman & The Hermits' The Dave Clark Five (also known as "The DC5" were an English Beat group, one of the few presenting something of a commercial threat to The Beatles Petula Clark, CBE (born 15 November 1932 is an English singer actress and Composer best known for her upbeat popular international hits Marianne Faithfull (born December 29 1946) is an English Singer, Songwriter, actress and Diarist whose The Moody Blues are an English psychedelic rock band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. Donovan ( Donovan Phillips Leitch, born 10 May 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Singer-songwriter and guitarist Neither The Beatles nor Elvis Presley were ever a Guest or Host of the formentioned variety shows. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The Sammy Davis, Jr. show was taped in the much smaller Studio 1 (located along Locust Ave. Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr (8 December 1925 &ndash 16 May 1990 was an American Entertainer. (the audience entrance was located on the northern most part of E. 13th. , opp. the studios outdoor scenic storage yard). In the early 1970s the NBC TV variety show Kraft Music Hall was taped in Studio 2. The Kraft Music Hall was a major NBC radio variety program featuring top show business entertainers in a 16-year span from 1933 to 1949 Ed McMahon and County music singer Eddie Arnold were frequent hosts. Edward "Ed" Leo Peter McMahon Jr (born March 6 1923 is an American Comedian, Game show host, Announcer, and Television personality Richard Edward Arnold (known as Eddy Arnold) ( May 15, 1918  &ndash May 8, 2008) was an American Country music One memorable episode of this program was hosted by comedian Don Rickles, which featured him walking off a Coney Island bound Brighton Line subway train at the Ave. For the radio and television announcer see Donald Rickles (announcer. Coney Island is a Peninsula, formerly an island in southernmost Brooklyn, New York City, USA with a Beach on the Atlantic Ocean M station, then he speaking about old Brooklyn memories, old childhood street games of the past while walking the Avenue, then he playing stickball, "Johnny-On-The-Pony" (Fire hydrant jumping as it was), kick the can and "skully" (which you played with bottle caps), actually filmed on E. Stickball is a Street game related to Baseball, usually formed as a pick-up game in large cities in the Northeastern United States (especially For the Twilight Zone episode see Kick the Can (The Twilight Zone. Skully (also called skelly skelsy skellzies scully tops or caps is a Children's game played on the streets of New York City and other urban areas 15th. St. between Ave. M and the old Vitagraph building on Chestnut St.

Many of the noted variety shows (with the exception of Mitch Miller) had a live studio audience for both rehearsals and the actual show recording. Mitchell William Miller (born July 4, 1911) is an American Musician, Singer, conductor, Record producer, NBC Guest Relations staff could be found at times standing on the street outside the studio trying to give away tickets to the Dress rehearsals, and/or the actual tapeing. Only exception to that was the brief Saturday Night Live stint at the studio which was pre-filled to capacity, plus "big name" guest or host show taping's as well (e. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City g. , Rolling Stones, Desi Arnaz). NBC Guest Relations ran a charter bus to and from their Rockefeller Center HQ to the Brooklyn studio for ticketed audience members, so that they did not have to travel by car or subway. Fans in-the-know could always be found outside the studio entrance waiting to greet their favorite celebrity, whom many in turn were happy to stop and chat, sign an autograph, pose for a photo, all without the hassle of present day out-of-control paparazzi. Paparazzi is a plural term ( paparazzo being the singular form for Photographers who take unstaged and/or candid photographs of Celebrities From the 1950s through the original Cosby Show years, the NBC Bklyn. The Cosby Show is an American television Situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, first airing on September 20, 1984 studio presence in Midwood basically transformed Avenue M into Brooklyn's version of Hollywood Boulevard's 'walk of fame'. Especially considering the number of Top Name Celebrities that had been at the studio at one time or another, and "had walked upon the local streets". That includes everyone from Jerry Lewis, to Lucille Ball and her ex-Desi Arnaz, Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra, his daughter Tina Sinatra, Michael Landon, Comedian Bill Dana, Alan King, Larry Storch, Sonny and Cher, actress/director Lee Grant, Lena Horne, Leslie Uggams, Dionne Warwick, her sister Dee Dee Warwick, Tommy Tune, Buck Owens, Steve Lawrence, The Rolling Stones, Baseball greats Tom Seaver and Roy Campanella, and so many more. Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick Lucille Ball (August 6 1911 – April 26 1989 was an American comedienne, film television stage and radio Actress, model, film Desi Arnaz (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III) ( March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban American Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr (8 December 1925 &ndash 16 May 1990 was an American Entertainer. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Christina Sinatra (born June 20, 1948) is a movie producer and former actress. Michael Landon ( October 31 1936 - July 1 1991) was an American Actor, writer director, and producer Bill Dana may refer to Bill Dana (comedian, famous for his José Jiménez alter ego William H Alan King may refer to Alan King (comedian, American comedian Alan King (filmmaker, Canadian documentary filmmaker Lawrence Samuel "Larry" Storch (born January 8, 1923) is an American actor best known for his comedic television roles including voiceover Sonny & Cher were an American Pop music duo made up of husband and wife team Sonny Bono and Cher in the 1960s and 1970s Lee Grant (born October 31, 1927) is an American Academy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated Theater, Film Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917) is an iconic American singer and Actress. Leslie Uggams (born May 25, 1943, New York City) is American Actress and Singer, perhaps best known for her Tony Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940) is an acclaimed five-time Grammy Award -winning singer actress activist Dee Dee Warwick (b September 25 1945, Newark New Jersey as Delia Mae Warrick) is an African-American soul singer Thomas James “Tommy” Tune (born February 28, 1939) is an American Actor, Dancer, Singer, director, Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr, (August 12 1929 – March 25 2006 was an American Singer and Guitarist, with 20 number-one hits on the SUP YALL This is about the singer/actor For other uses see Steve Lawrence (disambiguation. George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher who broke into the major leagues in and Roy Campanella ( November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993) nicknamed " Campy " was an American Baseball Unlike Hollywood's walk of fame there are No footprints or Gold Stars placed in the concrete (along the Avenue, or outside the studio building) honoring them. But fond memories of their just being there still exist. Present day, many within the community do not even know that a Tv Studio exists at the location. A few old classic episodes of Perry Como, Hullabaloo, and Kraft Music Hall (taped at the studio) can be found on VHS and DVD, as well as on You Tube. Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality The Kraft Music Hall was a major NBC radio variety program featuring top show business entertainers in a 16-year span from 1933 to 1949 YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees The Museum of Television and Radio (NY, Los Angeles) may also have a collection on the noted television programs.

NBC sold the studio in 2000. The facility is now known as JC Studios. The CBS soap As the World Turns is currently taped in the studio. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. As the World Turns ( ATWT) is an American television Soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS.

When NBC Brooklyn Color Studio 2 was built, the studio was at the time said to be "the largest color TV production studio in America", large in comparison to the Pinewood Studios just south of London, England (I. Pinewood Studios is a major British Film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. E. ; segments of The Beatles film A Hard Days Night were filmed there (they wildly running in an open field), reportedly as well as some outdoor Benny Hill TV show scenes. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Alfred Hawthorne Hill ( 21 January 1924 &ndash 19 April 1992) better known as Benny Hill, was a prolific English

According to the NYC Mayor's Office Of Film, Television and Theater, the present JC Studios building consists of Stage 1 which is 11,200 sq. ft. (163'x 70', w/a 24' ceiling height), and Stage 2 which is 9,700 sq. ft. (13'x 75',w/a 38'-10" ceiling height). [8] There are 31 dressing rooms, two control rooms, hair, makeup and dressing areas, and one edit suite. Two very large and visible NBC 'N' logo signs were not placed on the East 13th. & 14th. St. upper parts of that BIG Red Brick Studio 2 Building On Ave. M till the Cosby Show years. The Cosby Show is an American television Situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, first airing on September 20, 1984 To the dismay of many remaining long-time residents, many whom were live audience members of the mentioned variety shows, both were sadly taken down when NBC vacated the premises, prior to the studios being sold to JC Studios. We should note that nearby Edward R. Murrow High School offers its students classes in "Television Production", and had its own student produced local cable-tv program on BCAT called "T. Brooklyn Community Access Television ( BCAT) is a public access Cable television network in Brooklyn, New York City, operated E. R. M. ". Many of its former students are currently employed in some form of television production, including Television News at NBC, WNBC, and FOX 5WNYW. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's WNBC Channel 4 is the flagship station of the NBC television network located in New York City.

Among movies and TV shows that have been filmed in Midwood are:

Bus and subway

The area is served by the New York City Subway's BMT Brighton Line (B Q) at Avenue H, Avenue J, Avenue M, and Kings Highway, and to the West the (F) IND Culver Line with stations at Avenue I, Bay Pkwy, Ave. The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency The BMT Brighton Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn, New York City, United The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. Avenue H is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Avenue J is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located on Avenue J between East 15th and East 16th Streets in Midwood Avenue M is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Kings Highway is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. The Culver Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, extending from Downtown Brooklyn south to Coney Island N, and Kings Highway.

NYC bus lines serving the community include the B2, B6, B7, B9, B11, B31, B41, B44, B49, B68, B82, B100 Local buses, B6, B41, B44, B49 (southbound AM rush only), B103 Limited-Stop Buses and the BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 and X29 Express Buses.

Shopping

Midwood shopping street at night
Midwood shopping street at night

The main shopping streets in the area are Kings Highway, Avenue J, Avenue M, and Flatbush Avenue, Nostrand Avenue, and Coney Island Avenue. Kings Highway is an avenue runs through the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Flatbush Avenue is one of the major avenues in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Coney Island Avenue is a roadway in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that runs for a distance of roughly five miles almost parallel to Ocean

In the 1960s and the early 1970s, Nostrand Avenue between Avenues M and N was considered one of New York's best streets for shopping by New York magazine. New York is a weekly magazine concerned with the life culture politics and style of New York City. The street was known for fashionable boutiques such as "Edna Nelkin's Jewelry," America's finest children's wear boutique, "Greenstone's" (now located on both Columbus and Madison Avenues in Manhattan), "Burton's," "Shirtland," and "The Shoe Box. " As retailers retired, the street changed and became known for its automobile showrooms, including Plaza Honda. A U. S. Postal Service Facility can be found on Nostrand Ave. between Ave. I-J.

In its heyday Kings Highway had Dubrow's Cafeteria, a classic cafeteria where holes would be punched in patrons' printed tickets, which would total the cost of the meal. Dubrow's Cafeteria was a chain of Cafeteria-style restaurants in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Miami Beach. It was a popular place to eat and "schmooze. " Also "Levine's" was the king of the bar mitzvah suit trade, and "Jimmy's" catered to high fashion customers (as it does to this day). In Judaism, Bar Mitzvah ( Hebrew: בר מצוה "one (m to whom the commandments apply" Bat Mitzvah (בת מצוה "one (f The big pharmacy chains are present. You can find everything from clothing, "Norm's" Musical Instruments, fresh fruit stores, a Radio Shack,"Petland Discounts", "Computer Software Plus", "The Music Factory" (a Brooklyn CD/Music/DJ Gear Retailer), Name footware stores, eyeware shops, "Joyce Leslie", major banks, bargain outlets, H&R Block, to name a few. RadioShack Corporation (formerly Tandy Corporation) (  is a chain of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of North America H&R Block ( is a Tax preparation company in the United States claiming more than 22 million customers worldwide with offices in Canada Australia and the United Kingdom Just North of Kings Hwy. on E. 16th. there is a "Conways" Outlet. On E. 15th. just North of Kings Hwy. is a "MetFresh" Supermarket. [1] A branch of the Brooklyn Public Library can be found (it is currently undergoing renovation) on the eastside of Ocean Avenue just south of Kings Highway. The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL is the Public library system of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. In its heyday there were also two popular movie theaters on Kings Hwy. and they were the "RKO Kingsway", and the "Avalon",(it closed in 1982). The Avalon Theater is a defunct theater that opened in Brooklyn New York in 1927 and was located on Kings Highway and East 18th Street of United States of America Visitors to Kings Hwy. are amused by the pro-colored holiday-style lights that are strung across above the street and feature a lighted gold "Kings Crown" at a few intersections.

Avenue M, which many consider "The Heart of Midwood", was home to "Cookie's," one of Brooklyn's best known restaurants and "hang-outs" (Also Popular With The NBC Studio crowd, it was located at Ave. M. at E. 16th. st. , now "Mountain Fruit"). Back in the 1920s through the 1940s, the "Dorman Square Restaurant" was popular with the Vitagraph studios crowd, as well as played a role in a vitagraph film or two. American Vitagraph was a United States Movie studio, founded by J In the 1950s through the mid-1960s it was then known as "Matty's Lunchonette" (old classic soda fountains and freshly hand-packed ice cream in "jills" and "pints"), and yes, it too was also popular with the NBC Tv studio staff. These days the site of the old "Dorman Sq. Rest. "/"Matty's" is a Bagel Shop, believe it or not catering to the JC Studios staff, as well as local NYC Sanitation crews, and students from E. R. Murrow High School. And one of Brooklyn's most legendary Italian restaurants, "Restaurant Bonaparte," was located on Avenue M (E. 16th. -17th. Streets, now a vacated shop and adjacent nail salon, to the left of "Emigrant Savings"), and catered to the actors and actresses working on Avenue M in the NBC studio at that time, as did the long-gone "Celebrity Lounge" and "Studio Lounge" Taverns, and the "Studio Florist" (first names relating to the NBC studios presence). Restaurant Bonaparte was known for its "Three Musketeers. " It also had a wishing well fountain in its lobby entrance, filled with customers coins. The former "Caraville Restaurant" (catered to JC Studios staff, local civic groups and elected officials) has now become the new home of "Caraville Glatt Kosher. " The Avenue has an elevated subway station, and here the stores are more cosmopolitan. Up until the 1970s Avenue M had its own movie theater, The Century "Elm" (now the "Emigrant Savings Bank"). Nearest the end of each June, the 'Midwood Development Corporation' Hosts the Popular 'Midwood Mardi Gras' Street Fair Along The Avenue, from East 12th. St. to Ocean Avenue. Shoppers can find a municipal muni-meter parking lot on East 17th. Street at Chestnut St. just North of Avenue M. Working Parking meters are in place just off the main avenue side street's of Ave. J, M, Kings Hwy. , and along Coney Island and Nostrand Avenue's. The avenue is a virtual Ghost Town on the Jewish Sabbath and Higher Holy Days. Shabbat or Shabbos ( Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, shabbāt, shabbes, "rest/inactivity" is the Weekly Sabbath Historical Note: A vintage aerial photo of old Ave. M, Vitagraph and the Ave. M. BMT station (which hung on a wall in the long-closed "United Meat Market") now hangs on a wall in the Ave. M offices of the Midwood Development Corp. .

Avenue J is a low-key commercial strip, with many kosher restaurants, deli, pizzerias, and butchers. Some compare it to Borough Park's 13th. and 16th. Avenues. DiFara's Pizza (at E. 15th. St. ) is cited by the recently released 2008 Zagat Survey as "The Best Pizza in NYC. Zagat Survey zʌ'ɡæt was established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979 as a way to collect and correlate the ratings of Restaurants by diners " Others specialize more narrowly, such as one bakery concentrating on Russian bread. Ostrovitsky's Bakery sells gourmet cookies and cakes. A number of large fruit grocers such as Fruit Palace and Blue Ribbon offer high quality produce at competitive prices. A large selection of exotic dried fruits and nuts can be found at "Oh Nuts!" There was also once a "Cookie's" restaurant on the corner of East 16th. Dried fruit is fruit that has been dried, either naturally or through use of a machine such as a Food dehydrator. St. & Ave. M. "Harnik's Books" (during the 1960s they also sold music albums and 45s) was a long-time staple on the Ave. which shuttered its doors for good in September 2007. The Avenue had its own movie theater simply named The "Midwood" Theater (closed in the early 1980s). But Avenue J can also be hectic during weekdays. Much foot and vehicle traffic, and finding a parking spot is a big problem. A branch of the Brooklyn Public Library is located on E. The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL is the Public library system of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. 16th. St. just North Of Ave. J. Like Avenue M, it is a virtual ghost town on the Jewish Sabbath and Higher Holy Days.

On Coney Island Avenue in Midwood, primarily between Avenue H and Avenue P, are the U. S. Postal Service Midwood station (Zip Code 11230), The "Kent Triplex Movie Theater", a number of dry goods, food, clothing, toy, seforim shops including "Eichler's", three funeral homes, barber shops, beauty salons, take-out food shops, pharmacies, a check cashing outlet, a 24/7 car wash, interior lighting shops, auto repair shops, and other retailers, many that mainly cater to the Orthodox Jewish community. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized Major retailers include "Midwood Lumber", "The Buzz" Electronics, "Paperific", "Staples" Office Outlet, and "A&B Drimmers" (Major Appliances). Another ghost town on the Sabbath and Higher Holy Days.

Just off of Nostrand Avenue, along Avenue's J, K, L, M, N are a number of business establishments, many that also offer goods and services to the local Jewish community.

In the 1980s and 1990s a wave of Orthodox Jews moved into the area from Borough Park, attracted by Midwood's large homes and tree-lined streets. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized Borough Park (usually spelled by its residents Boro Park) is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, in New Today, in addition to European Orthodox Jews, the area is home to a burgeoning Sephardic population. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized Sephardi Jews ( Hebrew: ספרדי, Standard Səfardi Tiberian Səp̄arədî; plural Along Kings Highway from Coney Island to McDonald Avenues you will find Middle Eastern restaurants and take-out food shops. Many of the areas retailers (Ave. J. , Ave. M, and Coney Island Ave. from Avenues H-O, and much of Kings Hwy. from Coney Isl. Ave. to McDonald Ave. ) close down on Friday evening until Saturday evening, in observance of the Jewish Sabbath, and also during High Holy Day Observances.

A number of residential blocks within the community are patrolled by volunteers from groups such as the Nottingham Assn. Patrol, the Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol, and s roving 24/7 private armed security response personnel. Local police from the 66th and 70th. NYPD Precincts patrol the community routinely 24/7. Alternate side parking (for street cleaning) exists within the community on designated days, read the signs. Double-parking is a Big "No, No" with Traffic Agents abound at the Major noted Shopping Commercial strips herein.

There is an abundant number Of Jewish Synagogues within the Community where one can worship. There are Many Yeshiva Schools, both Boys and Girls. Yeshiva or yeshivah (jəʃi'və ( Hebrew: ישיבה "sitting (n St. Brendan Roman Catholic Church (Ave. O & E. 12th. St. ), and Our Lady Help of Christians (Ave. M at E. 28th. St. ) serve The Midwood Roman Catholic Community. Baseball great Gil Hodges and the family were members of the OLHC Congregation (his funeral attracted hundreds of devoted fans). Gilbert Raymond Hodges ( April 4 1924 – April 2 1972) was an American First baseman and manager in Major Churches of other denomination exist. Two volunteer ambulance services serve Midwood, and they are Flatbush Hatzoloh, and the East Midwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps. The nearest hospital (East Midwood area) is New York Presbyterian Community Hospital located on Avenue 'O'/'Kings Hwy. ' at East 26th. Street, and 'Maimonodies' (West Midwood area) located at 10th. Ave. & 49th. St. (Borough Park). All are certified "9-1-1 FDNY-EMS" Receiving emergency facilities, and have their own Emergency Medical Ambulances as well. Kings County Hospital is the major Trauma Center. Many residential homes within the community are valued at about a half million dollars to a million plus, respectively many along Bedford Ave. and Ocean Pkwy. The community is only a 12-15 minute or so Bus, Car or Subway ride away from the Seaside communities of Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Gerritsen Beach, Manhattan Beach, (Southern) Marine Park, and Sheepshead Bay. 10-15 minutes to Brooklyn's only Urban Forest Oasis Prospect Park to the North (via Coney Island Ave. , Ocean Ave. , or Ocean Pkwy).

One of Brooklyn's last remaining old Dutch Farms (then still intact but not operational) was located on the site of a present day apartment complex at 1279 East 17th. St. (just north of Ave. M, just opposite Kolbert Park and E. R. Murrow High School. It was vacant up until the mid-1960s (then torn down, the land cleared) and it was never given official historical status when it existed.

In his run for the White House, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy held a massive campaign rally just outside Dubrow's Cafeteria. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Dubrow's Cafeteria was a chain of Cafeteria-style restaurants in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Miami Beach. Hundreds of people turned out, and the crowd stretched for blocks to hear him speak. Years later his brother Robert F. Kennedy ("Bobby") held a similar campaign rally there, with a similarly large audience. Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a Located at the crossroads of Kings Highway and Quentin Road (E. 12th. -13th. Streets) is a triangular median sitting area named "Sgt. Joyce Kilmer Square" honoring American journalist and poet Sgt. Joyce Kilmer (1866-1918). Alfred Joyce Kilmer (December 6 1886 &ndash July 30 1918 was an American Journalist, poet literary critic, Lecturer,and editor. Actor Val Kilmer is a cousin of Joyce Kilmer. Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American Actor. Both a lighted menorah and Christmas tree are in place at "Kilmer Square" during the winter holiday season.

Cablevision (subscription) Cable TV/Optimum Online Internet is available within the community. Cablevision Systems Corporation ( is an American Cable television company Optimum Online ( OOL) is a broadband Internet service provider subsidiary of Cablevision. As Is Verizon FIOS service. "Verizon" redirects here this article is about the corporation see also Verizon Wireless, Verizon Online DSL and Verizon FiOS.

Parks

Parks consist of Kolbert Park and the Rachel Haber Cohen Playground and adjacent handball and basketball courts,[9] near Edward R. Murrow High School, and the track and playing fields of Brooklyn College and Midwood High School. In Basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface consisting of a rectangular floor with baskets at either end Edward R Murrow High School, founded in 1974 by Saul Bruckner and named for the pioneering television newsman Edward R A playing field is a field used for playing sports or games They are generally outdoors but many large structures exist to enclose playing fields from bad weather Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn New York. Midwood High School at Brooklyn College, is a public urban Co-ed high school located on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City. Another interesting park is Friends Field near McDonald Ave. The park is popular with baseball-playing Yeshiva boys on Friday afternoons. These parks are generally open to the public when the schools are not using them. Just opposite Friends Field along McDonald Ave. is the Erasmus Hall High School Football Field. Erasmus Hall Campus High School is a three-year Public high school in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, operated as part of the New

Religious Groups

Midwood is mainly known for its Jewish inhabitants. There are several branches of Touro College there. Touro College is a Jewish sponsored independent institution of higher and professional education, in New York City, New York, United From anywhere in Midwood you can hear the Rabbi blowing the ram's horn calling people to prayer. Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master

St. Brendan's Parish is also there. It is a Roman Catholic Church.

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