🌱 Fort Hamilton High School Bomb Threat Hoax + Bed-Stuy Woman Killed

Happy Tuesday, Brooklyn! I am your host, Patrick Murray here with five fresh headlines to kick off your morning.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and breezy with a high of 74 and a low of 55.

Here are the top stories today in Brooklyn:

1. Fort Hamilton High School was deemed safe after students and staff were evacuated on Monday morning following a prank bomb threat. At approximately 11 a.m., an unknown individual called in a threat, which was officially deemed as a hoax by the NYPD about two hours later. Police did a full sweep of the high school and found no evidence of suspicious packages on the premises. (Brooklyn Paper)
2. A 55-year-old woman was found stabbed to death just a few buildings down from her Van Buren Street home in Stuyvesant Heights. Cynthia McLeod was found at approximately 11 a.m. on Sunday morning and was pronounced dead on the scene. James Brown, 62, has been taken into custody and is facing murder and weapons possession charges. (NBC New York)
3. Brooklyn's Caribbean community is reeling from a disturbing uptick in violent crimes in East Flatbush, and other Caribbean neighborhoods. A brutal attack against East Flatbush residents Kennisha Gilbert and her husband is a recent example of the kind of violence that has left hardworking homeowners living in fear. Residents hope that Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD are doing everything in their power to restore safety to these communities, and throughout the city. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
4. Brooklyn doctor Conrad Fisher returned from a humanitarian mission to Ukraine to deliver medical supplies and train volunteers. Fisher spent six days in a war zone, luckily returning unharmed but with a new perspective on the military conflict. Among his many patients were dozens of orphans, and he relayed that the situation was one of constant danger. (Brooklyn Paper)
5. Witness these powerful images from Saturday's abortion-rights march. Activists made their way across the Brooklyn Bridge in protest of the Supreme Court's leaked information regarding the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade. New York's rally was one of many in major cities across the United States. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

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Today in Brooklyn:

• Unphased Comedy Open Mic at EastVille Comedy Club. (6 p.m.)
• The Pretty Reckless live at Brooklyn Made. (7 p.m.)
• Pretty Major comedy show at Union Hall. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Re:New Prospect Park returns for a second year. (Brooklyn Magazine)
• See these latest adoptable pets near you. (Brooklyn Patch)
• See who is hiring now in the Brooklyn area. (Brooklyn Patch)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Patrick Murray

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