🌱 Patch AM: Why Brooklyn bike thefts are surging and how to protect your ride.

Hi Brooklyn! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Brooklyn bike thefts are surging and how to protect your ride.
• What Brooklyn parents are demanding as toxic air fears intensify at P.S. 372

Also on today's calendar: Free mini class & information session and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 72 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 71.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bike Thefts Up More Than 260% in Brooklyn This Summer (bkreader.com) — Bike thefts in Brooklyn have jumped more than 260% from January to June 2026, even though overall year-to-year numbers are still down. With Brooklyn now having the city's second-highest theft rate, cyclists are urged to lock bikes with strong U-locks, choose bright, busy spots, and register with the NYPD as peak summer months continue.
   

• Parents Escalate Fight Over Toxic Air at Brooklyn School (bkreader.com) — Parents at P.S. 372 in Gowanus are ramping up pressure on state leaders after new tests still found volatile chemicals in and around the Brooklyn school, despite years of cleanup efforts. With the new year approaching, families are weighing transfers, demanding more testing and ventilation upgrades, and questioning official assurances that the building is safe for roughly 450 students.
   

📸 Around Brooklyn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brooklyn

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 26
• Free mini class & information session →
  2900 Campus Rd,
  10:30 am
• Celebrate National Dog Day at The Garden Club →
  The Garden Club, 227 Smith St,
  4:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Under The Canopy: A Black August Sanctuary of Urban Maroonage →
  Prospect Park,
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• Free English - ESOL Classes at Sheepshead Bay Library →
  Sheepshead Bay Library 2636 E. 14th St. at Ave. Z Brooklyn, NY 11235
  10:30 am
• Baby Playtime: Learn, Play, Grow! at the Sheepshead Bay Library →
  Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch, Avenue Z
  11:00 am
Thursday August 27
• Free Family Literacy Workshop for Ages 0-5! →
  141 Flushing Ave
  11:00 am
• Lunchtime Meditation →
  Shantideva Center (FPMT), 432 6th Ave
  1:00 pm
• Gain Lounge presented by Rogaine® and Amazon →
  74Wythe, 74 Wythe Ave
  3:00 pm
• Mobile Office Hours - State Senator Scarcella-Spanton →
  Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch, Avenue Z
  4:00 pm
• Citizenship Exam Prep at the Sheepshead Bay Library →
  Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch, Avenue Z
  5:30 pm
• Vadim Mulerman: A Life, A Voice, A Love Story →
  Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch, Avenue Z
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Incoming Student - Student ID and Yondr Distribution
  Brooklyn Science and Engineering Aca Brooklyn, NY 11203
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• East New York Community Garden Gets New Irrigation System Through Local Business Support —Rhonda Grundemann Read on Patch

• Thank you to whoever returned my wallet.
  I did a deli run then ate at Von King Park and when I was buying some groceries, I noticed I lost it. Did my retracing 4 times and thought I was out… (Nextdoor Stuyvesant Hts (MGarvey-Lfyt))
• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray cat!
  FOUND on August 23, 2026 in Brooklyn, NY 11220 near Next to PS.94 and CityFresh Supermarket Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Bay Ridge (72nd-Colonial))

• Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Duane Reade Shift Leader in Brooklyn. Apply here.
• Mazel Day School posted a job opening for High School Biology Teacher (Grade 9) in Brooklyn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brooklyn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brownsville

• Permits Filed for 69 Chester Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn (newyorkyimby.com)
• Employee killed, coworker wounded in Brownsville restaurant shooting (news12.com)
• L train repairs turn Canarsie commutes into a three-part trip (news12.com)

Manhattan

• A Luxury Venue Commandeered A Public East Side Plaza For 20 Years, Neighbors Say (patch.com)

Ok Brooklyn! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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