🌱 Gov. Urged To Fix Detention Center + Knitting Factory Closing

Hi all. I'm back with your fresh edition of the Brooklyn Daily, fresh off the presses. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in the community today.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with a shower in spots. High: 80 Low: 67.

Here are the top four stories in Brooklyn today:

1. Yesterday, Aug. 16, at a press conference outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, NY-10 Democratic Candidates implored the federal government to remedy conditions at the jail. Carlina Rivera, Yuh-Line Niou, Dan Goldman, and Mondaire Jones joined New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Comptroller Brad Lander at the conference. According to inmates and advocates, detainees at the complex are left without basic necessities like food, health care, and legal access. Abuse and violence are also common. Rivera called the conditions "utterly inhumane" and wants "human dignity at the largest federal pre-trial detention center in the country." The complex, which houses over 1,600 people, is located in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, now part of the newly created 10th Congressional District in New York. (Bloomberg)
2. The iconic music venue, Knitting Factory, at 361 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg is closing at the end of the month. The last show is on Aug. 21 featuring Hannibal Buress, Quelle Chris, Roofeeo, Marilee, and "some surprises." (Time Out)
3. A new plant-based dessert shop, Dreamery, will open in Clinton Hill on Aug. 27. The new shop features foot-long churros, plant-based seasonal ice cream, and even toys and books. It is located at 299 Greene Avenue by Classon Avenue in Brooklyn. (Time Out)
4. Flesh & Steel, a three day NYC festival celebrating industrial, darkwave, EBM, New Beat, and other music, will be in Brooklyn from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. The multi-venue, three-day "industrial fest" features Boy Harsher, A Split-Second, Soft Crash, Parade Ground, Ms Boan, NGHTCRWLER, '80s Baby, and many more bands. (Brooklyn Vegan)

Today in Brooklyn:

• Free: Open Garden At Carroll Hall Garden (11:00 AM)
• Movie Time At Brooklyn Public Library: Jamaica Bay Library (1:00 PM)
• Game On! At Brooklyn Public Library: New Utrecht Library (2:30 PM)
• Grab And Go At Brooklyn Public Library: Arlington Library (3:00 PM)
• Brooklyn Shakespeare Festival: Romeo + Juliet At Industry City Courtyard (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Do you love free pizza? Try the free pizza at Alligator Lounge in Williamsburg! A small pizza pie is complimentary with every drink order. View the link for more information. (Eater NY)
• St. James Cathedral Basilica in downtown Brooklyn celebrated its 200th anniversary! On Aug. 14, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan commemorated the date with a Mass. View the link for details. (Our Sunday Visitor)
• On Aug. 16, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law to strengthen the ban on realistic imitation weapons. Any imitation weapon "must be easily identified with bright colors or made entirely of see-through materials." View the link for the full article. (Spectrum News NY1)
• Looking for a new place to call home in Brooklyn? View the link to see the latest homes on the market in the Brooklyn area! (Brooklyn Patch)

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— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!