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🌱 Missing Boys Found + Bushwick Shooter Arrested + Nets New Look

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Good day, neighbors! It's me again, Patrick Murray, your host of the Brooklyn Daily.


First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny with a high of 53 and a low of 41.

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Here are the top stories today in Brooklyn:

  1. Two missing 11-year-old boys were found safe after they disappeared from a Brooklyn park on Monday. Ruben Rodriguez and Jerome Jemmott were in Fort Greene Park with one of the boys' mothers when they went missing. They were both found Tuesday and taken to a hospital for evaluation. (CBS New York)
  2. A 16 year old accused of fatally shooting a man in Bushwick over the weekend was arrested. The teen will face murder charges, and a criminal possession of a weapon charge for his role in the killing of 29-year-old Joseph Heredia. The circumstances surrounding the incident have not been entirely disclosed. (PIX 11)
  3. The Brooklyn Nets unveiled their new "City-Edition" home jerseys on Monday. To celebrate the 75th year of the NBA, the Nets and other organizations announced new jerseys to honor the legacy of their teams. The jerseys were designed to incorporate designs from different era of the team's history. (Brooklyn Paper)

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Today in Brooklyn:

  • "Night Boy" comedy variety show. (7 p.m.)
  • Diwali Party at The Bell House. (7 p.m.)
  • Comedy showcase at the EastVille Comedy Club. (7:30 p.m.)

Brooklyn Patch Notebook

  • BAM Brooklyn presenting the BAMkids Film Festival: Small Wonders, featuring 13 of the most popular films for kids ages 3-5. (Instagram)
  • Take this survey for the chance to win a Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy membership. (Instagram)
  • Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn Activist Committee reminding us to support the Emmonds Avenue protected bike path. (Facebook)
  • Meet Dex R. Jones, Brooklyn-born photographer. (artnet News)

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