Brooklyn Vaccinations + Pay-As-You-Can Breakfast • Daily Digest

Good morning, Brooklyn! It's Tuesday, Oct. 12. Curious about the vaccination rates among Brooklynites? Have a look at what we found out below.

Today's weather: You'll see times of sun and clouds. High: 70 Low: 60.

Here are the top stories today in Brooklyn:

1. Crown Heights is one of the least vaccinated neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Have a look at the numbers: (Patch.com)
2. The "pay-as-you-can" Rethink Café is now serving breakfast on weekdays and brunch on weekends. (Patch.com)
3. On the streets of Brooklyn, the summer of 2021 was the deadliest since Mayor Bill de Blasio took office. (Brooklyn Paper)
4. Columbus Who? Brooklynites are celebrating "Indigenous Peoples' Day." (Brooklyn Reader)
5. The Nets are bracing for Kyrie Irving to miss regular season games because of the NYC vaccine mandate. (The Washington Post)

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— Kevin Phinney

About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Brooklyn Daily? I'm all ears. You can reach me at kevin.phinney@patch.com.