🌱 Corrections Officer Sentenced, 15 Years + Free Basketball Clinics

Hello all. I'm back with your new copy of the Brooklyn Patch newsletter. Let's get this Thursday started off right, with a quick guide to everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days.

But first, today's weather:

Cloudy with showers around. High: 62 Low: 46.

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Here are the top three stories today in Brooklyn:

1. On Wednesday (Mar. 22), students at P.S. 1 in Sunset Park received the first of many free basketball clinics coming to Brooklyn schools. The clinic, provided by Brooklyn Nets Coach Jacque Vaughn, focused on basketball fundamentals and will be led by coaches and stars of the Nets and the New York Liberty basketball teams. Every single middle and elementary school in Brooklyn will receive the chance to host one of these clinics, reaching about 50,000 children by the end of 2023. (Spectrum News NY1)
2. A former Brooklyn federal corrections officer has pleaded guilty to taking bribes from inmates at Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park. Last April, staff members at the prison discovered that Jeremy Monk was bringing contraband into the prison and leaving it in a staff bathroom for inmates in exchange for $10,000. Monk worked at the federal prison from May 2020 to April 2022 and faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison for taking bribes in exchange for smuggling illegal items. (Brooklyn Paper)
3. A 4-month-old calf that escaped her slaughterhouse on Tuesday is now residing at a New Jersey-based animal sanctuary. The cow was captured on video running through Brooklyn's Canarsie neighborhood. Once the calf was caught with the help of bystanders, Skylands Animal Sanctuary phoned the slaughterhouse and convinced workers at the facility to spare the cow. (SILive.com)

Today in Brooklyn:

• Laughing Buddha Open Mic Spectacular At Eastville Comedy Club (5:30 PM)
• Art Exploratory With Live Music Relaxation Experience At Surya Sound Temple (6:30 PM)
• Brooklyn Experimental Electronic Music Meetup At Wonderville (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Police in Brooklyn are searching for a man accused of raping a woman near a cemetery. The attacker is described as a man with a medium build and short dark hair. He was last seen wearing a black bubble coat, black shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). (ABC 7)
• This Saturday (Mar. 25), Brooklyn Children's Museum is offering free skating at ArtRink between 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The offer comes as a farewell to ArtRink, which is scheduled to close the next day. You can learn more at the link. (Brooklyn Children's Museum via Facebook)
• Magnolia, apricot, and the earliest cherry blossom flowers can now be spotted at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden from Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Brooklyn Botanic Garden via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.