🌱 Brooklyn Bridge Park Complete + Brooklyn Woman Arrested

Happy Friday, Brooklyn! I am your host, Patrick Murray, bringing you all of the information that you need as we head into the weekend.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and mild with a high of 50 and a low of 43.

Here are the top stories today in Brooklyn:

1. Mayor Bill de Blasio, Brooklyn Bridge Park president, and other elected officials cut the ribbon on the final section of the Brooklyn Bridge Park. The flexible public plaza space added two acres of land to the existing park and connects the DUMBO section of the park with the southern piers. (nyc.gov)
2. CORRECTION: Ms. Swan Williams is not nor has ever been employed by the New York City Department of Probation; from the department, "The New York City Department of Probation (DOP) does not have a record of a Swan Williams employed or retired with the agency." A woman was arrested on late Wednesday night in Brooklyn after she allegedly choked a NYPD police officer who was trying to arrest her son for stealing beer. The 47-year-old was attempting to protect her 26-year-old son in her own home where police had chased him following the robbery. Swan Williams and her adult son were both placed under arrest. (WPIX 11 New York)

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Today in Brooklyn:

• Paul van Dyk at Quantum Brooklyn. (10 p.m.)
• Jump The Shark at Gold Sound Bar. (6 p.m.)
• Scribble Showdown at Kings Theatre. (6:30 p.m.)
• Skate & Play Session at the Brooklyn Children's Museum. (2 p.m.)
• Cuba Libre Comedy, Gowanus Dredgers' Boathouse. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Brooklyn Children's Museum: The return of the Drag Queen Story Hour at the BCM! (Facebook)
• A message from Brooklyn Community Foundation president and CEO Dr. Jocelynne Rainey. (Facebook)
• Brooklyn Arts Council: Join film maker Jingjing Tian for a film screening of "Mary Anne & Frank." (Facebook)

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— Patrick Murray