🌱 Otis Danne Jr. Runs For Assembly + Brooklyn Construction Violations

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Ditmas Park-Flatbush Daily.

First, today's weather:

A touch of afternoon rain. High: 54 Low: 48.

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

1. Otis Danne Jr., a candidate for the 58th Assembly District in East Flatbush, Canarsie, Flatbush, and Brownsville. A member of the 67th and 69th Precinct Clergy Councils, Danne considers himself a political newcomer, entering the race without any major endorsements. He's a proponent of term limits for the assembly, which currently has none. Hercules Reid is another candidate in the race. (Canarsie Courier)
2. Suzette Lewin, the mother of 12-year-old Kade Lewin who was killed last weekend in East Flatbush, asked for justice at an emotional press conference, while holding up a picture of her smiling son. (Subscription: The New York Times)
3. Brooklyn saw more construction-related violations issued than any other borough last year, according to a newly released report. The 26,255 violations and 4,061 stop work orders included a worker who fell 60 feet to his death during the demolition of the Flatbush Savings Bank. (Brooklyn Paper)

Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Learn about fire safety at the Salem Missionary Baptist Church with Rita Joseph (6:30 p.m.)
• MIKA Presented By Indeed - For The Rite Of Spring North America Spring 22, at Kings Theater (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The 67th Precinct Clergy Council participated in a candlelight vigil on Sunday night against gun violence, after the death of Kade Lewin. (Twitter)
• During the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, Rita Joseph and other politicians will be handing out food on Church Avenue every Monday for Iftar (at sunset). (Twitter)
• Here's where you can get a COVID at-home testing kit in Brooklyn. (Twitter)

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