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1. Brooklyn Immigrant Alleges Beating In ICE Hearing (patch.com) — A Nigerian immigrant detained at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center is asking an immigration judge in Brooklyn to throw out his removal case, alleging ICE officers brutally arrested him after an unlawful stop in Bushwick. Federal officials dispute his account, as the case unfolds amid high-volume “mega master” immigration hearings that advocates say can shortchange due process for people in Brooklyn and beyond.
2. Proposed Grand Army Plaza Changes Draw Mixed Reviews (bkreader.com) — Brooklyn residents are sharply divided over the city’s proposed redesign of Grand Army Plaza, which promises more public space, safer crossings, and faster buses but potentially slower car traffic and spillover onto side streets. At a packed online meeting, locals pressed DOT officials on traffic backups, air quality, emergency access, and whether working‑class drivers are being sidelined in favor of pedestrians and cyclists.
3. 🗣️ Public Address: A Reading at Columbus Park in Downtown Brooklyn (adults) (macaronikid.com) — A free public reading and art event is coming to Columbus Park in Downtown Brooklyn, right across from Borough Hall. Artist Alex Strada and collaborators will present “Public Address,” featuring street-sign-style artworks created by New Yorkers in the shelter system, inviting Brooklynites to reflect on homelessness, public testimony, and how city spaces carry unheard stories.
4. Brooklyn Heights Community Fridge gets a new home — right across the street (brooklyneagle.com) — A beloved community fridge in Brooklyn Heights has moved just across Henry Street to a new home outside Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, continuing to offer free food to neighbors in need. Founders, clergy, local officials, and volunteers celebrated the relocation with a ribbon-cutting and fresh donations, emphasizing how the fridge fights food insecurity while strengthening community ties.
5. NYC woman harassed neighbors before arrest for near-fatal shove of stranger, 85, at Union Square (nydailynews.com) — An 85-year-old woman is in a medically induced coma after an unprovoked shove near Union Square, while the suspect previously drew numerous complaints from neighbors in her Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn building. Residents there describe years of harassment, noise issues, and repeated police calls before her eviction. The case is raising fresh concerns about safety and accountability across the city.
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