🌱 Man Attacked At BK Parade + BBP To Expand Education Center + Jay-Z

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First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 83 Low: 69.

Here are the top three stories today in Brooklyn:

1. The NYPD is searching for a group of 12 people who attacked a 44-year-old man at Monday's West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn. Just outside the Brooklyn Museum on Eastern Parkway around 7:00 p.m., the suspects punched and kicked the victim repeatedly, one person slashed him in the torso with a knife, and then the group robbed him. The NYPD says was an unprovoked attack and released a video of the incident. (NBC New York)
2. Yesterday, Sep. 9, Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP), Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservatory, and Councilmember Lincoln Restler announced funding will be allocated to renovate and expand the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservatory's Environmental Education Center. Councilmember Restler's office will allocate $470K, and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation will allocate $500K. Councilmember Restler is thrilled to fund the expansion so that "more young people can learn about the ecology, history, and infrastructure of our Brooklyn Waterfront." (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
3. Hip-hop mogul Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Block CEO Jack Dorsey airdropped nearly $1,000 in bitcoin to The Marcy Houses residents in Brooklyn. Jay-Z and Dorsey also established The Bitcoin Academy, a free financial and bitcoin education program for residents of The Marcy Houses, through personal grants. Ms. Gloria Carter, Jay-Z's mother and the president and co-founder of The Shawn Carter Foundation, said over 350 people attended The Bitcoin Academy classes. (Black Enterprise)

Today in Brooklyn:

• Open Streets on Montague Street At Montague Street, Brooklyn (12:30 PM)
• Brooklyn Bike Jumble At Old Stone House of Brooklyn (10:00 AM)
• St. Ann's Street Party At 157 Montague Street (3:00 PM)
• Free Books for Adults At the Brooklyn Book Bodega, 141 Flushing Avenue (3:00 PM)
• Brasswick: Brass Band Festival At Industry City (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Join your Brooklyn neighbors today, Sep. 10, at 11:00 a.m. for a street co-naming ceremony to honor Sgt. FDNY Firefighter Shawn Edward Powell who sacrificed his life to save others on Sep. 11, 2001. On Jun. 2, 2022, the New York City Council approved a street co-naming measure to rename Monroe Street between Lewis Avenue and Marcus Garvey Boulevard to Sgt. F.F. Shawn Powell Way in Brooklyn. (Brooklyn Patch)
• Yesterday, Sep. 9, a Brooklyn judge said the federal court system can take $27K from R&B singer R. Kelly's inmate trust account, nearly emptying the account, toward conviction fines associated with his sex trafficking conviction. R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison in June 2022. View the link to read the full article. (New York Daily News)
• New York City's first vehicle-to-grid two-way charging system went live last month in Brooklyn! View the link to learn more. (Smart Cities Dive)

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• Selling In Brooklyn: Everything You Need To Know in September 2022 (September 15)
• Open House - Investment Opportunity - Log Cabin With 30+ Acres in Susquehanna County, PA (September 17)
• 8th Annual ENY 5K (October 8)
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That's it for today! See you Monday morning for another update.

— 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!