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Hi Brooklyn! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Marine Park community rallies to support family after fatal scooter crash
  • How three Brooklyn fires in 40 minutes upended Christmas week
  • Remember when Downtown Brooklyn was the city’s ultimate shopping destination?

Also on today's calendar: Herbert Holler's Annual 80s Night + 50th Birthday! and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 47 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy most of the time, temps: high: 47, low: 25.
  • Friday: Colder; snow in the afternoon, with a high of 32 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Community Raises Funds For Man Killed In Brooklyn Scooter Accident (patch.com) — Brooklyn neighbors are rallying around the family of 41-year-old Ilya Perloff, who died after his electric scooter collided with a minivan at Fillmore Avenue and East 38th Street in Marine Park. A GoFundMe launched to support his wife and two daughters has quickly raised most of its $70,000 goal, helping cover funeral costs and living expenses as they grieve.
   

2. Cypress Hills house fire displaces 27 people as FDNY battles three residential blazes in one night • Brooklyn Paper (brooklynpaper.com) — Twenty-seven Cypress Hills residents were displaced Monday night after a Pine Street house fire spread to a neighboring building, prompting a full vacate order and Red Cross assistance. The blaze was one of three residential fires reported within 40 minutes across Brooklyn, including incidents in East Flatbush and Brighton Beach, underscoring ongoing safety and building-condition concerns in local housing.
   

3. Downtown Brooklyn's Forgotten Emporiums (brownstoner.com) — Downtown Brooklyn once rivaled any New York shopping district, with Fulton, Flatbush, Atlantic and nearby streets packed with department stores, specialty shops, and elaborate holiday displays. This piece revisits now-vanished emporiums like Brooklyn Furniture Company and Journeay & Burnham, tracing their inventive marketing, community role, and the buildings that replaced them. It’s a nostalgic tour of how Brooklynites once shopped, celebrated, and worked.
   

4. DOT installs speed bump on Bay Ridge street following October car crash (brooklynreporter.com) — A new speed bump has been installed on Narrows Avenue in Bay Ridge, near 81st Street, where two Xaverian High School students were struck and badly injured in October and taken to NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn. The change follows a 1,300-signature petition from local students and parents pushing for safer streets, with officials saying the bump will be painted soon.
   

5. Appeals court upholds Justice Knipel orders in Brooklyn foreclosure dispute (brooklyneagle.com) — A state appeals court has backed Justice Lawrence Knipel’s handling of a long-running Brooklyn foreclosure case, clearing the way for a referee to calculate what’s owed on a local property. Judges found Deutsche Bank met the legal requirements for a default judgment, rejecting a challenge from another party claiming an interest in the home.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • For those who were following the housing search for Michael Moore and his cat Oscar...
    he will be home for Christmas. Thank you all for your good thoughts and help and support. Special thanks to News 12 and Shakti for their help… (Nextdoor Stuyvesant Hts (Lafayette-Lewis))
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    We had a Christmas miracle and Oliver was found! (Nextdoor Bay Ridge (92St-3Ave))
  • CUNY posted a job opening for Custodial Assistant (Multiple Positions) - Buildings & Grounds in Brooklyn. Apply here.
  • Hopkins Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare posted a job opening for housekeeper/floor tech in Brooklyn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brooklyn here.

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