🌱 Man Who Killed Ditmas Park Professor Sentenced + Car Crash

Happy Friday, neighbors! Let's get this day started. Here's what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cold. High: 39 Low: 28.

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

1. The man responsible for the death of New School professor Jeremy Safran in May 2018 will receive a prison sentence of 22 years to life in prison, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's office. The man stabbed Safran, a psychology professor, in the basement of his Ditmas Park house, and then hid in his closet, authorities say. (Patch)
2. At a Black History Month celebration towards the end of February, advocates for preserving African Burial Grounds made their case for why they believe it's crucial for these sites to be preserved as permanent memorials, rather than as housing or other uses. (Amsterdam News)
3. A driver refused to stop when asked to by a police cruiser in Ditmas Park at Cortelyou and Rugby Roads early Thursday, subsequently crashing into the cruiser and leaving three people injured. A suspect is now in custody. (WABC-TV)
4. Rent-regulated tenants and co-op shareholders of several buildings in Flatbush are battling their landlord, Maxx Properties, over large amounts of mold in their apartments, which specialists say cause long-lasting health conditions. Maxx Properties contends it isn't responsible for making repairs. The grassroots organization Flatbush For Equality says they are systematically discriminating against Black tenants. (Brooklyn Reader)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• After dark game night at Drip beverage lounge, 830 Rogers Avenue (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• There's now a community fridge at 830 Rogers Ave in Flatbush. Check it out! (Instagram)
• Happy Women’s History Month from Senator Kevin Parker. (Facebook)
• Here's a new Hatha Yoga class from the Flatbush YMCA. (Facebook)
• CM Rita Joseph hosted an online workshop on free tax prep, watch it here. (Facebook)
• Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn will be giving a "State of the District" address Thursday. (Twitter)

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— Dashiell Allen