🌱 NYPD Prevent Man's Self-Harm + Flatbush At High Risk Of Displacement

Good morning, Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

A bit of afternoon rain. High: 54 Low: 42.

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

1. Authorities were able to stop a 29-year-old man from harming himself, after he entered the 67th Precinct in Flatbush around one a.m. on Saturday. He was subsequently transported to the hospital. (News 12)
2. Flatbush and many neighborhoods across southern and eastern Brooklyn are at the "highest" risk for displacement, according to an interactive map released by the city's Department of City Planning. The map includes demographic data (Flatbush is 76.5 percent non-white), market pressure metrics, and the population's income level. (Brooklyn Reader)
3. The rent guidelines board, which every year makes a recommendation as to how much rents should be increased in New York City's almost one million rent-regulated apartments, suggests there should be increases of between two and nine percent. Across the city, rent is skyrocketing in market rate apartments, leading to a flurry of evictions. (Brooklyn Paper)

Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Kompa Modayz: Free Brooklyn Haitian Event at The Roger Garden, 708 Rogers Avenue (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Gorgeous yellow, blue and pink flowers are blooming now in Prospect Park. (Instagram)
• Happy Easter from Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn! (Twitter)
• The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens are holding three event-packed weekends in celebration of Spring, starting Saturday. (Brooklyn Reader)

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— Dashiell Allen