🌱 Ferry To Governors Island + Interborough Expressway Reveal

Almost the weekend, Brooklyn! I am your host, Patrick Murray here with 3 headlines for the day.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and frigid with a high of 23 and a low of 13.

Here are the top stories in Brooklyn today:

1. Daily ferry service on the Southern Brooklyn line will be expanded to Governors Island year-round. The city's Economic Development Corporation promised to have the stop included on the ferry route by Jan. 24. Additionally, a stop will be added between Sunset Park’s Brooklyn Army Terminal and Red Hook. (Brooklyn Paper)
2. Renderings have revealed a first look at the city's proposed Interborough Expressway. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed plans for the ambitious project, which could potentially bring passengers from Bay Ridge to Jackson Heights, Queens, in 40 minutes. The proposed line could also connect up to 17 different subway lines throughout Brooklyn and Queens. (NBC New York)
3. Two suspects are wanted by authorities for tasing a man and stealing his car keys in the early morning of Jan. 18. The 28-year-old victim had run out of gas and took an Uber to a nearby gas station where he was offered a ride back to his vehicle by two men in a Nissan Altima. Upon entering the car, the two men tased him multiple times and stole his car keys, before letting him out at a local deli. (AMNY)

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Today in Brooklyn:

• “Home and Homeless” Tales of the Same City Photographs by Bonita Lei, Highlawn Library. (10 a.m.)
• Hana Vu live at Baby's All Right. (8 p.m.)
• "Pecker" late night screening at Nitehawk Cinema. (11:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Thanks to many gracious donors, the Brooklyn Community Foundation was able to distribute over $13 million to local nonprofits in 2021! (Facebook)
• A new film, 'Inspector Ike' will premiere at Brooklyn's Spectacle Theatre this February. (AMNY)
• Here is the weather forecast for the weekend in Brooklyn. (Brooklyn Patch)
• A new exhibition at Brooklyn's Greenpoint Library focuses on indigenous people of New York, The Lenape. (Spectrum News NY1)

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— Patrick Murray