🌱 Flatbush Men Robbed $200K + Vote To Fund Community Projects

Morning, people of Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Dashiell Allen here with the Thursday edition of the Ditmas Park-Flatbush Daily.

First, today's weather:

Periods of rain. High: 51 Low: 48.

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

1. All residents of Rita Joseph's Flatbush council district can vote on which two to three community projects they believe deserve up to $1 million in funding, through NYC's participatory budgeting program. Vote before Sunday for projects ranging from planting new trees to repaving the parade grounds. (Participate.nyc.gov)
2. Two Flatbush men were robbed of $200,000 at gunpoint when four men entered their apartment demanding they open a safe containing their savings. Anyone with information is the encouraged to contact the NYPD. (New York City Patch)
3. The results of a new city-wide survey reveal that a majority of Brooklynites value building more affordable housing as the best solution to homelessness, and would like to see mental health and medical professionals respond to some 911 calls, rather than only police. (Brooklyn Paper)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Hip Hop trivia at Daleview Biscuits and Beer (6 p.m.)
• Tone & Fit bootcamp class at Balmir Dance Studio (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Here's four open houses coming up soon in Ditmas Park and Flatbush. (Ditmas Park-Flatbush Patch)
• You can vote now for Little Caribbean to win a people's Webby award–they are currently in third place. (Twitter)

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— Dashiell Allen