🌱 Men Arrested Surrounding Michael K. Williams Death

Happy Thursday, Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's everything worth knowing around town today.

First, today's weather:

Fog with rain and drizzle. High: 44 Low: 36.

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

1. Four men were charged in connection to actor and East Flatbush native Michael K. Williams' death, allegedly selling him fentanyl–laced heroin in September 2021. After knowing the heroin was laced, they allegedly continued selling it on the street. (amNY)
2. A New Jersey lawyer was charged with stealing $400,000 from Brooklyn clients. Raleigh Douglas Herbert, 60, allegedly deposited checks from settled cases into his personal account, making up excuses to his clients for why they didn't receive their settlements. (Brooklyn Reader)
3. February is open house month for New York City charter schools. Over the past year they have seen their overall enrollment grow – specifically for English-language learners and Black and Latino students. They now enroll roughly 25% of all Black students across the city. (amNY)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Community Board 14 nominating and executive committee meetings, online. Contact info@cb14brooklyn.com for more information. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Brooklyn College wishes everyone a happy Lunar New Year. (Facebook)
• Congresswoman Yvette Clarke announced the sudden passing of her life partner of over 30 years, Mr. Charles B. Durham, who died unexpectedly last weekend. (Twitter)
• Anti-Semitic graffiti was spotted at the Cortelyou Road Q station. (Twitter)

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