🌱 Tenant Harassment + Kids Vax Incentive + Jamaican Ambassador

Happy Friday, people of Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 52 Low: 39.

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

1. Latchman Bharat, a Flatbush resident, has a gaping hole in his apartment that he says his landlord refuses to fix. That's led to a steady infestation of rodents and bugs. He also says he hasn't had heat since 2019. He's taken his landlord to court, had multiple city agency violations documented, but so far nothing's changed. (News 12 Brooklyn)
2. Here's more details on the fire that broke out on Wednesday in the building that's home to Rep. Yvette Clark's district offices in Flatbush. The fire department said the long time it took to put out was not a result of vaccine-related staffing shortages. (NYC Patch)
3. New York City is giving out a $100 incentive to kids age 5+ that get vaccinated at a city-owned site, like the Flatbush YMCA, per the mayor's announcement. (NYC Patch)
4. Brownsville and East Flatbush Assemblymember Nick Perry was nominated by President Biden to become the United States' first Jamaican-born ambassador to Jamaica. Perry, a military veteran, has served in the state assembly for three decades. (Brooklyn Paper)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Friday & Happy Caribbean Social (5 p.m.)
• Flatbush-based Terrace Play (7 p.m.)
• Good Friday Game Night (7 p.m.)

Ditmas Park-Flatbush Patch Notebook

• Brooklyn College: "Save the date! The Women’s Leadership Mentor Symposium, presented by the Brooklyn College Women's & Gender Studies Program and the Women's Center at Brooklyn College, will take place next week." (Facebook)
• Senator Kevin Parker: "Congratulations to N Nick Perry for being nominated as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Jamaica for Joe Biden The White House" (Facebook)
• Flatbush YMCA: "Join Lisa at 12 pm for Hatha Yoga!" (Facebook)
• After two weeks of hunger striking New York City taxi drivers finally won some debt relief. (Twitter)

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