The Nibble

📰 The Shkoyach Market: Midwood, Madison & Marine Park Keep Climbing

📰Chanuka Shopping: The Real Miracle Is Keeping What You Buy

📰Midwood, Madison & Marine Park: Where the Quiet Streets Are Loud With Rising Rents

Civic Spotlight:

🗽 Maimonides Meltdown: Court Hits Pause Button on Hospital Sale Drama!

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🍿 The Nibble 📰

🏡 The Shkoyach Market: Midwood, Madison & Marine Park Keep Climbing 😂📈

If you live in Midwood, Madison, or Marine Park, buckle up—because while these neighborhoods still boast calm streets, friendly driveways, and that magical ability to find a parking spot before you lose hope, the housing market is doing its own version of a plot twist. According to the latest Brooklyn Q3-2025 Elliman Report, borough-wide median sales price cracked $1,050,000—the highest on record—and yes, that wave absolutely washes right over southern Brooklyn. Homes in these areas fall largely into the 1–3 family category, and that segment hit a median of $1,265,297, with average prices up 12.2% year over year. In other words: your neighbor who bought in 1998 for the price of a Nissan Altima? They’re now sitting on a small gold mine. 💰🏡😂

Sales activity also jumped, with 2,705 total Brooklyn closings, and the 1–3 family market—where Midwood, Madison, and Marine Park shine—saw prices rise across all tiers. Listing inventory climbed, days-on-market dropped by double digits, and bidding wars still accounted for 22% of deals. Translation: your charming brick semi attached with the “updated kitchen (but only if you squint)” now attracts buyers faster than a cholent pot disappears at a shul kiddush. Meanwhile, the South Brooklyn region posted a median of $850,000, second-highest on record—because even in the quieter, greener pockets of Brooklyn, the market is behaving like it drank three Red Bulls and ran straight through your Zillow alerts. 😅📲🔥

🕎 Chanuka Shopping: The Real Miracle Is Keeping What You Buy🛍️

Ah yes, the holiday season — that magical time of year when we buy gifts with great intentions and return them with even greater enthusiasm. But here’s the plot twist: retailers have quietly toughened their return policies like a dreidel that suddenly stops landing on gimel. 🌀😅 From shorter return windows to surprise fees, stores are clamping down faster than you can say “eight nights of deals.”

Why the change? Because Americans have turned returns into a national pastime. 🏅 Between “wardrobing” (wearing it once, returning it forever) and ordering three sizes because who even knows anymore?, retailers are drowning in reverse logistics. Shipping back, inspecting, repackaging — it’s a whole conveyor belt… but backwards. And with nearly $890 billion lost each year to returns, the miracle oil is definitely running low. So before you click “Buy Now,” take a beat and ask: Do I actually want this, or am I planning its return label debut?” 😄🕎

🏡 Midwood, Madison & Marine Park: Where the Quiet Streets Are Loud With Rising Rents 📈

If you live in Midwood, Madison, or Marine Park, congratulations—you’ve officially entered Brooklyn’s “Calm Neighborhood, Wild Rent” era. While the Elliman Report focuses on borough-wide numbers, the vibes absolutely trickle down to southern Brooklyn: rents across the borough climbed to a median of $3,850, one of the highest on record, with bidding wars popping up like surprise guests at a kiddush. Even the “non-doorman, normal-people” apartments saw faster rent growth than the fancy buildings—because at this point, everyone wants that sweet combo of quiet blocks, tree-lined streets, and a chance to park within a three-mile radius of their home. 🌳🚗😂

New lease activity in Brooklyn dropped by over 10%, which in Midwood, Madison, and Marine Park translates to: nobody wants to move because it costs a small fortune and also, where would they even go? Meanwhile, landlords are enjoying days-on-market so short it’s basically speed dating—apartments are listed, toured, and rented faster than you can say “Didn’t this place used to be cheaper?” So yes, while these neighborhoods remain the cherished, quieter corners of Brooklyn, the rent trends are loud enough to wake even the sleepiest stretch of Avenue R. 😅📉📈

🗽 Civic Spotlight: Keeping You Informed🗽

🏥🔥 Maimonides Meltdown: Court Hits Pause Button on Hospital Sale Drama! 🔥🏥

Buckle up, Boro Park—because the Maimonides saga just went full courtroom soap opera. A group of trustees basically said, “Not on our watch!” and rushed to court faster than you can say “urgent care.” The judge agreed something smelled off and slapped down a Temporary Restraining Order just minutes before the big vote to sell Maimonides to NYC Health + Hospitals. Yes, the sale is now officially on Hold Mode until January 8—mark your calendars, folks. 📅⚖️

The trustees argue this whole deal was moving faster than a Hatzolah ambulance, with way too little transparency and way too many unanswered questions. They’re not thrilled about the idea of turning an 80-year community-built hospital into a city-run facility—especially when HHC’s Brooklyn hospitals aren’t exactly topping the Yelp charts. And get this: they say other partners like Touro and Westchester were interested but never got more than a polite “we’ll call you.” 👀🤦‍♂️

For now, Maimonides is still doing what it does best—treating patients, serving the community, and starring in the most dramatic health-care plotline this side of Brooklyn. Stay tuned… this medical drama is far from over. 🩺🎭

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🎬 Events 👋

Thursday 11/27

Tuesday 12/2

Chai Lifeline National Gala |Pier Sixty in New York City | for more info click here

Sunday 12/7

Mirrer Yeshiva Annual Dinner | The Palace | For more info please click here

🎤Lectures 🎤

Thursday 11/20

The Undefined Raffle Ticket Which Won| Rav Daniel Osher Kleinman | Agudath Israel Bais Binyomin | 2913 Avenue L | 8:30 pm

Sunday 11/23

Contemporary Examples on Kesiva and Mechika on Shabbos (Puzzles, Scrabble, Assembling Letters, etc. on Shabbos)| Rav Zev Smith | Agudath Israel Bais Binyomin | 2913 Avenue L | 8:30pm

Thursday 11/27

Assumptions and Misunderstandings in Business| Rav Daniel Osher Kleinman | Agudath Israel Bais Binyomin | 2913 Avenue L | 8:30 pm

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Monday’s & Wednesday’s

HaRav Kahn Shlita | Shiur on Tehillim with Medrash and Meforshim | 10:40am | Kol Halashon 718-906-6400 press star (*) | Live stream click here.

Thursday’s

Parsha In-Depth with Meforshim | Rav Yerachmiel Frankel | Knesses Bais Avigdor | 1720 Avenue J (Btw E17 & E18) | 11:30 am

📖Learning and Cholent🍲😋 | Bet Shaul U'Miriam | 2208 Ave. S | 8:00-10:00pm🏆

📜 Mishmar | Agudah of Madison | 2122 Ave. S (Ave S & East 22) | 10:00 pm

📖Parsha Ha’Shavua | Rabbi Frand | Y.I. of Midwood | 1694 Ocean Ave | 9:00 pm

Motzei Shabbos

Navi Shiur - Sefer Daniel| Rabbi Yisroel Reisman | Ahi Ezer Cong | Corner Ocean Parkway & Ave S | 9:00 pm

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