Midwood is a neighborhood in the south-central part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded on the north by the Bay Ridge Branch tracks just above Avenue I and by the Brooklyn College campus of the City University of New York,and on the south by Avenue P and Kings Highway. The eastern border consists of parts of Nostrand Avenue,Flatbush Avenue,and Coney Island Avenue;parts of McDonald Avenue and Ocean Parkway mark the western boundary.
David Ira Weprin is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly,representing District 24 in Queens since 2010,when he replaced his brother Mark. In the Assembly he has supported progressive causes,such as a surcharge on millionaires,and granting immediate parole to prisoners who have reached 55 years of age and served 15 years in prison,regardless of their sentence. He was previously a member of the New York City Council,representing the 23rd district. He is also a former Deputy Superintendent of the NY State Banking Commission (1983–87).
Avigdor HaKohen Miller was an American Haredi rabbi,author,and lecturer.
Simcha Felder is an American politician from Borough Park,Brooklyn. He represents the 22nd district of the New York State Senate. Felder has been elected to multiple offices as a Democrat,but is known for having caucused with the Republicans during the early part of his New York State Senate tenure. Prior to serving in the State Senate,Felder represented the 44th district in the New York City Council.
Kevin Parker is an American politician from the state of New York. He is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 21st district,which comprises portions of the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush,Flatbush,Midwood,Ditmas Park,Kensington,Park Slope,and Windsor Terrace. A Democrat,Parker was first elected to the Senate in 2002.
Steven H. Cymbrowitz is a former Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing Assembly District 45,which consists of Brighton Beach,Manhattan Beach and Midwood,among other communities located in the borough of Brooklyn. He lost to Michael Novakhov in the 2022 midterm election.
Milton Yehoshua Balkany is an American Orthodox Jewish,past director of the Jewish girls′school Bais Yaakov of Midwood,conservative political activist and fundraiser from Brooklyn,New York,dubbed "the Brooklyn Bundler."
Shulamith School for Girls is a Centrist Orthodox Jewish school. It was the first Orthodox Jewish elementary school for girls in North America. The name Shulamith is a feminine form of the Hebrew name Solomon,which loosely translates to "peace". As of July 2010,the organization was divided into two separate institutions which operate independent schools in Brooklyn and Long Island.
The East Midwood Jewish Center is a Conservative synagogue located at 1625 Ocean Avenue,Midwood,Brooklyn,New York City,New York,in the United States.
Chaverim,also spelled Chaveirim,is an umbrella name for Orthodox Jewish volunteer organizations with locations all over the world,they provide roadside assistance and other non-medical emergency help at home or on the road. All services are free. The organizations are supported by local donations.
William Colridge Thompson Jr. is an American politician who served as the 42nd Comptroller of New York City;sworn into office on January 1,2002,he was reelected to serve a second term that began on January 1,2006. He did not seek re-election in 2009. Instead he ran for mayor,and he was succeeded as comptroller by John Liu. On June 15,2016,Thompson was appointed by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo as chairman of the board of trustees of The City University of New York;his term ended in June 2022.
Bradford S. Lander is an American politician,urban planner,and community organizer who currently serves as the New York City Comptroller. A member of the Democratic Party,Lander is a progressive politician,and has been described as "one of the most left-leaning politicians in the city."
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council) is a New York City-based non-profit social services organization. It offers many services to help hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers in need.
Stephen T. Levin is an American non-profit executive and politician. He is the CEO of Solar One,a green energy advocacy not-for-profit and the former New York City Councilmember for the 33rd district.
David Storobin is a New York attorney and a former New York State Senator. A Republican,Storobin represented District 27 in the New York State Senate for several months in 2012.
Rabbi Dr. Zvulun Lieberman served as spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Torah in Brooklyn,New York,for half a century and was a Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University. He was also a principal at the Yeshivah of Flatbush High School in the late 1960s.
Congregation Shomrei Emunah is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 5202 14th Avenue,Borough Park,Brooklyn,in New York City,New York,in the United States.
Kalman Yeger is an American politician who serves in the New York City Council for the 44th district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes all or parts of the Bensonhurst,Borough Park,Gravesend,Kensington,and Midwood neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
The 2018 New York State Senate elections were held on November 6,2018,to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York. Primary elections were held on September 13,2018.
Simcha Eichenstein is an American politician from New York. He is a member of the New York State Assembly.
