🌱 Nick Perry Makes His Case + Clarke Introduces Space Heater Bill

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

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 43 Low: 36.

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

1. Flatbush and Crown Heights Assemblyman Nick Perry made his case before a congressional panel on Tuesday before his expected confirmation as the next ambassador to Jamaica, which would make him the first Jamaican-born U.S. ambassador. Chuck Schumer praised his expected appointment as "a milestone that is long overdue." (New York Daily News)
2. A man was arrested on Monday in connection to the deadly stabbing of a 50-year-old woman in East Flatbush on Sunday morning. He is expected to be charged with murder and possession of a weapon. (WPIX 11 New York)
3. Flatbush Congresswoman Yvette Clarke joined Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres in introducing a new law that would require space heaters to have an auto shutoff function. The bill comes after a series of deadly fires in The Bronx and Brooklyn, caused by the heaters. A fire was also recently reported in the building housing Clarke's district office. (Brooklyn Reader)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Blood drive at Kings County Hospital (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
• Wild'n Out Wednesday, at 832 Flatbush Avenue (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Equality For Flatbush is holding another rally this Friday against Emigrant Bank, which plans to foreclose on the home of a Flatbush community leader. (Twitter)
• Rita Joseph endorsed Brian Cunningham, a former staffer of State Senator Kevin Parker, for Assembly in District 43. (Twitter)
• Here's three recommendations for where to eat out on Church Avenue this Valentines Day. (Twitter)

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