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🌱ADL Comes To Brooklyn + Food Hall Fiasco +End Of The Token Booth Era
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Hello again, hello! I'm back with your new edition of the Brooklyn Patch newsletter, fresh off the presses. Let's get this Friday started off right with a quick review of the most important things happening in town, including updates on...
- ADL opens a new outpost in the "epicenter" of antisemitic assaults.
- Brooklyn elementary school welcomes NY's newest Supreme Court Justice.
- MTA token booth staffers finally released from their cages.
But first, today's weather: 🌤 A passing afternoon shower. High: 56 Low: 53.
🗞 Top stories today in Brooklyn:
1. The Anti-Defamation League just set up a new outpost in Brooklyn, now the 'epicenter' of nationwide antisemitic attacks. Brooklyn in currently home to 600,000 Jews, which makes up nearly a quarter of the borough's total population. Earlier this year, the ADL released a report that named Brooklyn the "epicenter of assaults" against Jewish people across the United States — in response, the group will be opening a new office in the borough at the end of the month. The announcement comes just days after the ADL patterned with another NYC Jewish security organization to form an umbrella group called the Jewish Security Alliance. (JTA News - Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
2. One of Brooklyn's newest food halls is closing after just five months. Williamsburg Market opened just last fall — a communal eatery destination serving food from a dozen vendors. Greenpointers first reported that a sign posted outside announced that the market is under court supervision in an alternative form of bankruptcy proceedings. Vendors were alerted with virtually "zero notice" on Monday evening — doors were locked the following morning. (Eater NY)
3. The newest Supreme Court Justice was just sworn in at a Brooklyn elementary school. Hon. Susan Quirk has been a lifelong resident of Staten Island, and earlier this month was sworn in as a New York State Supreme Court Justice at Felisa Rincon DeGautier (PS 376) elementary school in Bushwick. Quirk used her induction speech as a chance to spotlight the importance of Women's History Month and thanked her family of public servants for setting an example, and her mother for giving her the courage to stand up for what's right. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
4. MTA Token Booth staffers have finally been set free from their cages 20 years after subway tokens became obsolete. Yesterday, nearly 2,300 MTA workers began a new role; instead of sitting in the walled-off 'token booths' at subway stations, they'll now walk around to assist customers navigate NYC's bustling underground transit system. According to an MTA spokesperson, booths will still be available in stations "for communications and to sit from time to time." (Subscription / The New York Times)
📆 Today in Brooklyn:
- Make the journey to Manhattan for the Sakura Festival, an East Asian food night market at Mika (4:00 PM)
- Driveways, Goalkeeper, Lifers, Planet Mercury are playing at Kingsland Bar & Grill (6:00 PM)
- Brooklyn Comedy Collective is hosting "Dads Like Ducks" at Eris (7:00 PM)
- Get your jazz fix at BrownstoneJAZZ's ensemble concert series (7:30 PM)
- Gimme Gimme Disco is an ABBA-inspired late night dance party going down at Brooklyn Bowl (11:00 PM)
🐝 Brooklyn Buzz:
- 🏀 ""Girl Power" was on display during a recent Brooklyn Nets game as fans of all ages helped paint a pop-up mural at Barclays Center to celebrate the team's annual Women's Impact Night on March 16. The Nets and Thrive Collective, a New York City-based nonprofit organization that creates hope and opportunity through arts and sports, collaborated together to create the colorful 6 foot x 8 foot mural on the arena's main concourse complete with Brooklyn-themed landmarks and icons." (Press Release Desk)
- 🗣 "Chef Erik Ramirez of Williamsburg's Llama Inn and Dept of Culture in Bedford-Stuyvesant have reached the finals in the Outstanding Chef and Best New Restaurant categories, respectively, according to the James Beard Foundation." (PIX11 New York News)
- 🚘 "Brooklyn is slated to get 92 new curbside parking spaces for carshare companies like Zipcar, the Department of Transportation announced Wednesday. The 92 new spaces, spread throughout Brooklyn, are only a portion of the city's 270 new spots in Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx. Installations started this week and are scheduled to be finished next week as part of a citywide effort to reduce car ownership." (Patch)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.
— Carlie Houser
About me: I'm a recent grad based in Brooklyn, NY. I love to write, run, read, and find new restaurants and venues around the city.
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