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Good morning Brooklyn! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Brooklyn microbusinesses just got a major boost at the Navy Yard?
  • How Brooklyn earned a top spot on GoFundMe’s generosity list
  • Why Amy Schumer just sold her Brooklyn Heights townhouse at a loss

Also on today's calendar: Light It Up Brooklyn! Family Hanukkah Arts Festival & Shuk and 13 more events.

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Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Sunday: Snow early in the morning, with a high of 33 and low of 20 degrees.
  • Monday: Turning cloudy and cold, temps: high: 32, low: 25.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 36 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Brooklyn Navy Yard Wraps First Microbusiness Support Program (bkreader.com) — The Brooklyn Navy Yard has just graduated its first Microbusiness Support Program cohort, giving local minority- and women-owned startups months of training, coaching, and financing connections. Entrepreneurs gained hands-on help with operations, marketing, and capital access, plus chances to sell at events like the Yard’s holiday market, with a second cohort planned for next year.
   

2. GoFundMe Names Brooklyn One of America's Most Generous Communities in 2025 (bkreader.com) — Brooklyn has been named the fifth most generous community in the U.S. by GoFundMe, reflecting a surge of local giving in 2025. From Red Hook fire relief to support for injured and grieving neighbors, Brooklyn-based fundraisers drew hundreds of thousands of dollars, underscoring how residents rallied to cover essentials, disaster recovery, and community care throughout a record year of global crowdfunding.
   

3. Amy Schumer Sells Brooklyn Home and Lists Her New Orleans Home Amid Divorce News (cheatsheet.com) — Amy Schumer has sold her high-priced Brooklyn Heights townhouse at a loss, ending a short-lived stay that once symbolized her family’s New York dream. The comedian is also listing her New Orleans retreat as she and Chris Fischer move through a newly announced divorce, leaving their next home base unclear.
   

4. Search for Revolutionary War relics uncovers human remains in Bronx park (nydailynews.com) — Archeologists searching a Bronx section of Van Cortlandt Park for Revolutionary War artifacts instead uncovered a human leg bone, now under NYPD investigation. The dig is tied to the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn and Washington’s retreat through the Bronx, connecting today’s discovery to a pivotal moment in local Revolutionary War history.
   

5. Jennifer Connelly Husband: A Love Story You Won't Believe! (editorialge.com) — Two longtime Hollywood stars, Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany, have quietly built a family-centered life in Brooklyn far from the industry’s glare. The piece traces their relationship from meeting on A Beautiful Mind and reconnecting after 9/11 to raising three kids, collaborating on films, and deliberately structuring their careers so one parent is always home in Brooklyn.
   

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  • Barney Ross: Jewish Boxing Champ, WWII Hero —Joe Guzzardi Read on Patch
  • ❤️❤️❤️❤️ferret is doing great
    Update - ferret and jet were both fixed and vaccinated/ microchipped today ! Jet goes to his new home on the 16th :) (Nextdoor Bergen Beach (Ave M-72St))
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    The clinic’s van offers no-cost legal help on issues like immigration, housing, family law, consumer debt and employment law. Lawyers and staff speak… (Nextdoor Crown Heights)
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