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Hey, Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

A little afternoon rain. High: 45 Low: 43.

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

1. Artist Alvaro Barrington moved to Flatbush from Grenada in 1990 at eight years old. His new exhibition, on display in Los Angeles, explores hip hop music and culture from the 90s. (The Guardian)
2. Funds collected from a fraudulent nonprofit in Canarsie will now be distributed to Brooklyn organizations working on substance abuse treatment. In the first three months of 2022, New York City has seen 596 cases of confirmed overdose deaths, with a large amount of them coming from Brooklyn. (Brooklyn Reader)
3. State Senator Kevin Parker has sponsored a bill that would place a two-year moratorium on cryptocurrency mining in New York State, which some say has adverse environmental effects. Creating crypto requires the use of high-energy consumption computers. (Crain's New York)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• 70th Precinct Community Council Meeting, online via Zoom (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• In an op-ed, Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn argues that in order to see more diversity like Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on the Supreme Court, there needs to be more support for progressive judges of color at the local grassroots level. (New York Daily News)
• "Ditmas Park Day" will be on April 30 this year. It's an opportunity to help beautify the neighborhood through cleanup efforts. (Twitter)
• Here's a mat Pilates class from the Flatbush YMCA. (Facebook)

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