Gowanus Cleanup+Shooting Victim's $11K Fundraiser • Daily Digest

Good morning, Brooklyn! The family of a 16-year-old hit by a stray bullet last weekend has discovered the value of good neighbors. So far, a GoFundMe account in her name has raised almost $11,000. Get the full story below.

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Here are the top stories in Brooklyn today:

1. The EPA's cleanup of Gowanus Canal has completed its first phase — including dredging up 35,000 cubic yards of muck from the canal this week alone. (Patch.com)
2. A fundraiser for a high school senior hit by a stray bullet last week in Nicholas Naquan Heyward Jr. Park has brought in nearly $11,ooo so far. (Patch.com)
3. In a study of traffic fatalities this summer, Brooklyn has the highest body count of the five boroughs. (Patch.com)
4. Comic David Cross is playing a series of Brooklyn shows and taping a new stand-up special. (Brooklyn Vegan)
5. Why did a woman douse a deaf man with boiling water in Brooklyn? (New York Daily News)
6. Take a glimpse into Brooklyn's manufacturing history. (ARCHITECT Magazine)

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About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

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