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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Bay Ridge condo scam led to a $4.2M payout
  • How Brooklyn shaped NYC’s new schools chief—and what he’ll change next
  • Will Brooklyn’s last-minute nurse deals prevent wider hospital chaos Monday?

Also on today's calendar: Concerts On the Slope: Larsen-Choi Duo and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Sunday: Breezy; a shower in the p.m., with a high of 47 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Monday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 42, low: 35.
  • Tuesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 45 and low of 40 degrees.

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1. $4.2 Million Awarded to Immigrant Families Defrauded in Brooklyn Condo Scheme (wnynewsnow.com) — A Bay Ridge property owner has been ordered to pay more than $4.2 million in restitution to immigrant families defrauded in a condo scheme at 345 Ovington Avenue in Brooklyn. New York’s attorney general won a judgment finding the owner illegally “sold” non-existent condo units, securing both repayment with interest and a permanent business ban to help stabilize housing for affected residents.
   

2. Who is Kamar Samuels, NYC's new schools chancellor? His plans on integration, gifted programs and more (nydailynews.com) — Brooklyn families get a close look at new schools chancellor Kamar Samuels, whose experience merging schools and reshaping gifted programs in District 13 informs his citywide agenda. He’s promising smaller classes, more integrated and rigorous neighborhood schools, and continued curriculum and career-readiness reforms while managing crises like recent school-based fire shelters.
   

3. These hospitals still face nurses strike threat Monday morning (nbcnewyork.com) — Nurses at The Brooklyn Hospital Center and Wyckoff Heights Medical Center have reached tentative contract deals, averting a strike threat at those Brooklyn facilities for now. But talks are still tense at several other major New York City hospitals, where nurses could walk out as early as 6 a.m. Monday. Brooklyn readers should watch closely, as system-wide staffing and pay decisions can still affect local care access.
   

4. These are the priciest neighborhoods in NYC (mediafeed.org) — Brooklyn home prices have hit a record median of $916,000, with neighborhoods like Cobble Hill, DUMBO, Fort Greene, and Boerum Hill ranking among the city’s priciest. The report shows sharp price jumps and big sales swings in areas from Manhattan Beach to Williamsburg and Downtown Brooklyn. For local buyers and renters, it’s a clear sign affordability is tightening across many favorite neighborhoods.
   

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