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🌱Food Truck Association Feeds The Homeless + Scholarship Awarded

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Happy Thanksgiving, Brooklyn! I am your host, Patrick Murray, bringing you the updates, and wishing you a very happy holiday.


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Here are the top stories in Brooklyn today:

  1. The New York Food Truck Association teamed up with the Office of Emergency Management and the Department of Homeless Services this week to serve meals at homeless shelters. This community initiative comes in the wake of the efforts made by the same team during Hurricane Ida. The efforts commenced outside of the Bedford Atlantic Men’s Shelter in Brooklyn, where they served 250 meals. (Brooklyn Paper)
  2. Congratulations to Junior Zahra Jamil for being awarded the Belle Zeller Scholarship in Brooklyn College! (Patch Press Release Desk)

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Today in Brooklyn:

  • Thanksgiving Drive, free and open to the public. (10 a.m.)
  • Laughing Buddha Open Mic, Eastville Comedy Club. (5:45 p.m.)

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  • Join the Brooklyn Community Foundation on their #GivingTuesday, Nov. 30. (Facebook)
  • LCD Soundsystem kick off their 20-night residency at Brooklyn Steel. (jambands.com)

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