🌱 East Flatbush Mourns The Life Of Kade Lewin + Kid Mask Mandate Stays

Happy Monday, people of Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 54 Low: 42.

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

1. Residents and politicians gathered on Friday evening at the corner of Linden and East 56th streets in East Flatbush, where 12-year-old Kade Lewin was shot dead the night before. They called for an end to gun violence, in a district where shootings were up 80% percent, compared to the same time in 2021. (Brooklyn Paper)
2. Gun shots from the same night that Kade Lewin was killed also hit neighboring East Flatbush small businesses, including at a nail salon. Neighbors have put together a makeshift candlelit memorial at the site of the shooting. (New York Post)
3. New York City's mask mandate for 2 to 4 year olds will stay in place today, after a judge ruled in favor of Mayor Eric Adams, who appealed a lawsuit against it. While the mayor originally intended to end the mandate, he reversed course due to a recent uptick in cases.(Gothamist)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Introduction to Public Engagement workshop, online via Zoom (6 p.m.)
• Community Board 14 Housing & Land Use Committee Meeting, followed by public hearing (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Here's five new homes for sale in Flatbush and Ditmas Park. (Ditmas Park-Flatbush Patch)
• Community Board 14's 15th Annual Youth Conference will take place on Wednesday, April 27. (CB14)
• Residents can vote this week for how they think $1 million would best be spent in Rita Joseph's Flatbush council district. (Twitter)

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— Dashiell Allen