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Up and at 'em, Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's what's happening today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny; breezy, colder. High: 34 Low: 24.

Here are the top three stories in Ditmas Park-Flatbush today:

1. People formerly incarcerated joined local politicians on Sunday to call for the passage of the Clean Slate Act in the state legislature, which would allow people with a criminal history to obtain work without their record showing up on a background check. Supporters of the bill state that work denied to the formerly incarcerated amounts to approximately .5 million dollars in lost wages over an individual's lifetime. (AMNY)
2. Meet Chris Colbert, the star boxer who grew up living partially in Flatbush homeless shelters before rising to fame at Barclay's Center. Colbert, now 25, began his career at 18. (New York Daily News)
3. Brooklyn politicians marched to BK Boro Hall last week to demand the passage of the Hospital Equity & Affordability Law (HEAL), which would aim to curb the 'out of control' costs some hospitals charge for services. AM Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn shared her personal experience losing her baby in 2016 after a hospital refused her service because it didn't take her insurance. (Brooklyn Reader)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Beer and More Pairing at 1170 Nostrand Avenue, with Daleview Biscuits and Beer (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• State Senator Kevin Parker spoke with New York 1 about his approach to ending gun violence. (NY1)
• The NYPD's 70th precinct handed out information about the vision zero traffic safety initiative this weekend. (Twitter)
• Right now without increased rent protections NYC tenants experiencing 'insane' rent hikes are forced to either find more money or move. (Brooklyn Reader)

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— Dashiell Allen