2 Charged With Murder + New Biggie Smalls Book •BK Daily Digest

Good morning, Brooklyn! Today is Friday, Sept. 24.

Your Headlines: A suspect in custody has now been charged with murder following a shooting spree last week in Bed-Stuy. He was indicted while in the hospital receiving treatment for a bullet wound to the neck.

A new biography about Brooklyn's own Notorious B.I.G. will hit the shelves next year, just in time for what would have been the rapper's 50th birthday.

And a Brooklyn man has also been indicted on murder charges after his girlfriend's 4-year-old son died from abuse. (NBC New York)

Police are looking for a man who allegedly threatened to blow up a Brooklyn synagogue. His words: "Kill All Jews." (CBS New York)

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Now today's weather: Rain in the morning. High: 71, low: 63.

Here are the top stories in Brooklyn today:

1. Two Brooklynites have pled guilty in an arson conspiracy to torch a police vehicle. (Department of Justice)
2. X-Golf America is coming to Williamsburg in Brooklyn. (eastnewyork.com)
3. New renderings illustrate the striking design of a 228-Unit Building on Atlantic Avenue. (New York YIMBY)
4. There's no over-testing or over-communicating at Brooklyn's PS 705. (The Hechinger Report)
5. Jazz great Randy Weston is being celebrated in Brooklyn. (Amsterdam News)

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Today in Brooklyn:

• Imagine This Women's Film Festival. (9 a.m.)
• Trampoline Comedy Hour — Cheap Show Fridays at 7 in Williamsburg. (7 p.m.)
• Boys Varsity Football - Away - James Madison High School. (7 p.m.)
• Rye Revolution Tour. (7 p.m.)
• World Premiere of Mestizo. (7 p.m.)

Brooklyn Patch Notebook

• Brooklyn Bridge Park: "We have two more evenings of Sounds at Sunset left! Members of @americansymphony are presenting a limited series of free chamber music concerts at the Park's Pier 3 Greenway Terrace on Thursdays at 6 p.m." (Brooklyn Bridge Park)
• BAM: "Oh, the anticipation! We’re excited to announce that 'The French Dispatch,' Wes Anderson’s latest tour-de-force, will open at BAM on Oct 21! Tickets are on sale now." (Instagram)
• BrooklynVegan: "Johnny Ramone’s famed Mosrite Ventures II guitar is up for auction. Link in bio. #johnnyramone" (Instagram)
• St. Francis College Brooklyn: "Reserve your spot for the CYF Young Filmmakers Conference at St. Francis College on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Learn about the newest trends in immersive storytelling and get inspired by connecting one-on-one with award winning filmmakers." (Facebook)
• BAM: "@museumofcityny’s ongoing NEW YORK, NEW MUSIC: 1980-1986 exhibition, which highlights an era of creativity and genre-defying performance that stands as one of the most influential in musical and cultural history." (Instagram)

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Events:

• Thrift & Treasures This Weekend! (September 25)
• OPEN HOUSE! Peace & Tranquility Perfectly Restored In Douglas Manor, NYC (September 25)
• Last Taste of Summer Music Festival (September 25)
• " I AM MY BROTHER'S KEEPER": A Men's Health Program (September 26)
• Yoga for Boomers with renowned yoga doctor, Loren Fishman (September 27)

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— Kevin Phinney

About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Brooklyn Daily? Contact me at kevin.phinney@patch.com.