🌱 Post-COVID Evictions Surge + Labor Day Weekend Events

Good morning, Brooklyn. Like many of you, the Patch staff is taking some time off for the holiday, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox on Monday morning. We'll catch up with you bright and early on Tuesday, but in the meantime, have a great Labor Day weekend!

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First, today's weather:

Some sun. High: 81 Low: 71.

Here are the top four stories today in Brooklyn:

1. There has been a post-COVID-19 evictions surge throughout NYC caused by the resumption of evictions, housing shortage, and a large increase in rent. Many in Brooklyn, including Fabian Bravo of Sunset Park, are facing eviction cases. According to Right to Council NYC, in August there are more than 250,000 active eviction cases in the state, and "431 households were thrown out of their home in the city." (New York Daily News)
   
2. On Aug. 31, Farrukh Afzal, a 41-year-old Muslim cab driver from Staten Island, was convicted for a 2018 unprovoked attack against three Chassidic Jewish men in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. Afzal was convicted of second-degree attempted assault, third-degree assault, and third-degree menacing, but he was acquitted of hate-crime charges. (JNS)
   
3. Not sure how to celebrate Labor Day weekend in Brooklyn? There are so many events in and around the Brooklyn area, including National Cinema Day with $3 movies at your favorite cinema all day today (Sep. 3), the free Met Opera's Summer HD Festival, J’Ouvert, and many more. Click the link to see the rest of the events. (Spectrum News NY1)
   
4. The NYPD is searching for a suspect who shot a 36-year-old man in the vicinity of Harman Street and Central Avenue on Jul 19. The NYPD released a picture and video of the suspect, who is described as a 25-year-old man with a dark complexion, a slender build, and standing 5 feet, 8 inches tall. (AMNY)

Today in Brooklyn:

• Caribbean Appreciation Event At ENY Farmer's Market, 620 Schenck Avenue (9:00 AM)
  
• Wyckoff Farm Stand At The Wyckoff House Museum (11:00 AM)
• Brooklyn Book Bodega At ENY Farmer's Market, 620 Schenck Avenue (11:00 AM)
• Free Popped Collar Comedy At House Party Cafe And Lounge (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will be screening "vital" new films from the Middle East And North Africa in Contemporary Arab Cinema. View the link to see the list of films. (Broadway World)
• The Brooklyn Children's Museum (BCM) will close from Monday, Sep. 5, through Friday, Sep. 16. BCM reopens Saturday, Sep. 17. Click here for more information and to buy tickets. (Facebook)
• An Access-A-Ride driver, Mohamed Ahmed Elsakran, was caught on video yanking an elderly Brooklyn woman, 78-year-old Catherine Shine, out of his cab on Thursday, Sep. 1. View the link to read the full story. (NY Daily News)

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• 2022-2023 Dance Year, 35th Anniversary (September 10)
• Williamsburg Artisan Market (September 10)
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Gigs & services:

• New York Dispensary License Process - Priority Applicants Start First (Details)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! See you Tuesday 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!