🌱 Hercules Reid Runs For State Senate + Crime Low Across Brooklyn

Happy Friday, people of Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing in Ditmas Park-Flatbush today.

First, today's weather:

Cooler; breezy in the p.m.. High: 47 Low: 35.

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

1. Mayor-elect Adams' team member Hercules Reid announced that he's running for State Senate in the seat opened after Nick Perry was chosen as the ambassador to Jamaica. Reid previously ran unsuccessfully against current Councilmember Farah Louis in 2019, for the district encompassing parts of Flatbush and East Flatbush. (Politics NY)
2. Mayor De Blasio boasted a significant drop in crime across South Brooklyn, with up to a 40-50% decrease in shootings, attributing the drop to the NYPD building closer ties and relationships with communities. The Mayor touted a gang takedown in Flatbush in July during his remarks. (amNY)
3. Community organizations, including the Flatbush Tenants Coalition, rallied earlier this week, asking Governor Kathy Hochul to pass greater tenant protection laws. The pandemic eviction moratorium is set to expire in January. (Brooklyn Reader)
4. The city celebrated the opening of a new Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce Office at Caton Flats market in Flatbush. The offices will host free on-site confidential small business counseling services and technical assistance. (nyc.gov)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Community film screening of "The Wisdom of Trauma" (4:30 p.m.)
• New Rap City hip hop show (7:30 p.m.)
• Friday & Happy Caribbean social (5 p.m.)

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• Emblem Health is holding a Harvest Festival in Flatbush over the weekend with food giveaways, vaccine boosters & flu shots, pony rides, and more. (Twitter)
• Flatbush elected officials announced the naming of the Little Haiti train station yesterday. (Twitter)
• Hatha Yoga with Lisa at the Flatbush YMCA. (Facebook)

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