🌱 Flatbush Deli Owner Attacked In Possible Anti-Asian Hate Crime

Get on up, Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Sun and areas of low clouds. High: 35 Low: 29.

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

1. A Flatbush deli owner was attacked by a customer who refused to pay, in what may have been an Anti-Asian hate crime. The same deli saw its front windows smashed open only two months ago. Community members that frequent the deli offered support to the owners. (CBS New York)
2. A 14-year-old teenager was shot in the leg inside Kings Plaza Mall at 2:30 p.m. Multiple teenagers were arrested in connection to the incident. (Brooklyn Paper)
3. Redistricting is underway in New York State. Nothing too big is changing for Flatbush's congressional seat. The neighborhood will still be represented by Yvette Clarke, but a district to the west now extends from progressive Park Slope to conservative Staten Island, in what looks like an attempt to flip the seat Democratic. (New York City Patch)

Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Success Academy Flatbush, In-Person School Tour (12:30 p.m.)
• Carnival Tuesdays at Round 2 Table, 1165 Utica Ave. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Prospect Park reminds everyone to be mindful when sledding to not leave any sled pieces behind! (Instagram)
• Today marks Chinese New Year, welcome to the year of the Tiger. (Brooklyn Reader)
• Here's a Circuit Training class from the Flatbush YMCA. (Facebook)
• The United Federation of Teachers is excited that Rita Joseph is chairing the City Council education committee. (Twitter)

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