🌱 BK Synagogue Vandalized + Local Arrested For Hate Crime + Festival

Good morning, Brooklyn! I'm here in your inbox today to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Hope you all have a great day.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warmer. High: 86 Low: 71.

Here are the top three stories today in Brooklyn:

1. Yesterday morning, Aug. 17, a Brooklyn synagogue was vandalized with graffiti. The spray-painted word, "Hitler," was found by Rabbi Asher Altschul on the outside wall of the synagogue. The Congregation Beth Shalom of Kings Bay in Brooklyn has a significant number of Holocaust survivors who attend services. (Forward)
2. Yesterday, Aug. 17, 21-year-old Brooklyn resident Brianna Rodriguez was arrested and charged with assault and assault as a hate crime. According to police, on Aug. 8, Rodriguez punched a 41-year-old woman several times in the face on a northbound Q train at the Newkirk Plaza subway station. When the victim asked why Rodriguez attacked her unprovoked, Rodriguez allegedly responded "I hate Mexicans." (AMNY)
3. The 47th Annual Atlantic Antic Festival, a mile-long street fair, will be in Brooklyn on Sunday, Oct. 2. The fair will be 10-blocks long, with merchants from neighborhoods including Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, and Downtown Brooklyn. (Brooklyn Paper)

Today in Brooklyn:

• MAROONED! At spit&vigor (9:00 AM)
• Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats At Brooklyn Public Library: Midwood Library (3:00 PM)
• Tote Bag Designing Program At Brooklyn Public Library: Macon Library (3:30 PM)
• Black Joy Film Fest At The Billie Holiday Theatre (7:00 PM)
• Camp Vino Papi At Daughter in Crown Heights (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• New York's Brooklyn Public Library now has a vinyl collection! Library cardholders can now borrow up to three records at a time at the main branch at Grand Army Plaza. There are now 400 records at the library including house music, disco, hip-hop, and pop — plus new listening stations with turntables. (Resident Advisor)
• Looking for a new place to call home in Brooklyn? Check out the upcoming open houses, including a 1,600 square foot, three-bedroom home on East 35th Street in Brooklyn! View the link for details. (Brooklyn Patch)
• Looking to give back to your neighborhood? Join other volunteers for "Coastal Cleanup" tomorrow, Aug. 19, at 9:00 a.m.! Help remove trash from Brooklyn Bridge Park's salt marshes and beaches, to keep the Park beautiful and clean. Click here for more information and to register. (Instagram)

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— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!