Midwood

Cops: Suspect Charged With Murder After Woman’s Body Found In Midwood Home

Ronald Friedfertig, 62, was also charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, police said.

2013/06/05

Man To Be Questioned After Woman’s Body Found In Midwood Home

Police were called to a residence on Avenue N in Midwood around 9:30 p.m. Monday on reports of a foul odor.

2013/06/04

Police: Man Robbed 71-Year-Old Woman, Knocked Her Down In Brooklyn

Police on Sunday were looking for a man who stole a 71-year-old woman’s purse and knocked her to the ground in broad daylight in the Midwood section of Brooklyn.

2013/05/12

Members of the national champion Edward R. Murrown High School chess team (credit: CBS 2)

Murrow High School In Brooklyn Brings Home National Chess Championship

The National High School Chess Championship was held last weekend in Nashville. This marks the eighth national title for the school.

2013/04/09

Fire at home of Midwood rabbi on Thursday April 4, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

Damaging Blaze Guts Home Of Brooklyn Rabbi; Firefighters Rescue Torahs

Neighbors watched helplessly as flames engulfed the Congregation Dvar Moshe Of Horodnke on East 27th Street in the Midwood section of Brooklyn.

2013/04/04

Passover Seder/file (credit: Spencer Platt
Getty Images News)

Shoppers Head Out To Prepare For Passover This Monday

It may be a religious tradition that is thousands of years old, but there is nothing old-fashioned about Passover, which starts this coming Monday evening.

2013/03/20

Surveillance image of Feb. 2, 2013 Brooklyn rape suspect (credit: NYPD)

Neighbors On Edge After Broad Daylight Rape In Brooklyn

The hunt continued Monday for a rapist and robber who struck in broad daylight in Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, and neighbors were on edge as they learned about the horrifying attack.

2013/02/04

Stories From Main Street: S.I. Sandy Victim Getting New Custom Guitar From Brooklyn Man

Andrew Carro and his wife Jule, of Oakwood Beach, lost everything. Their home shifted and the roof caved in.

2013/01/28

Girl, 15, Struck And Killed By Van In Midwood, Brooklyn

A 15-year-old girl was struck and killed by a van Tuesday afternoon as she crossed the street in Midwood, Brooklyn.

2013/01/22

Report: Man Who Died In Brooklyn Fire Had Been Smoking In Bed

A man who was killed in a fire in Brooklyn early Saturday had been smoking in bed, according to a published report.

2012/11/17

People climb down a destroyed section of boardwalk after checking the storm's approach in the Rockaway neighborhood on November 7, 2012 in Queens. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Nor’easter Dumps Snow Across Tri-State, Interrupts Sandy Recovery Efforts

The nor’easter, as promised, brought gusting winds, rain and snow and plunged households that waited for days without power because of Sandy back into darkness in temperatures near freezing.

2012/11/08

Authorities said this surveillance footage shows Denis Ildatov stealing a $10,000 menorah from the home of a prominent Brooklyn rabbi. (credit: NYPD)

Man Charged With Burglary After Allegedly Stealing $10,000 Menorah From Rabbi

Clear surveillance footage captured a man, who authorities said was Denis Ildatov, stealing a menorah that is worth nearly $10,000, and other religious items from Rabbi Yehezkel Zion’s home.

2012/08/27

A sign for the proposed pedestrian plaza in Dorman Square. (Credit: CBS 2)

Potential Pedestrian Plaza In Midwood Being Met With Resistance

At Dorman Square in Midwood, Brooklyn, the Department of Transportation wants to shut down a one-block stretch of Elm Avenue and a create a pedestrian plaza, like the one in Clinton Hill, where the DOT kicked out cars and installed cafe tables and chairs.

2012/04/25