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In today's newsletter:

• Recognize these dirt bikers last seen speeding down Nostrand Avenue?
• What a new seven-story project could bring to East New York

Also on today's calendar: Fine Arts and Mid-Century Modern Auction | Jewelry | Silver | Art | Furniture & More and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
• Wednesday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 87 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Park Police release photos of dirt bikers who fled traffic stop, injuring park officer (nydailynews.com) — U.S. Park Police are asking Brooklyn and Rockaways residents to help identify three dirt bike riders who fled a traffic stop near Fort Tilden on Sept. 2, causing an officer's ATV to overturn and injure him. The trio was last seen on Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, and anyone who recognizes them is urged to call the Park Police tip line.
   

• Permits Filed for 439 Liberty Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn (newyorkyimby.com) — A new seven-story mixed-use building is planned for 439 Liberty Avenue in East New York, bringing 26 likely rental apartments plus commercial and community facility space to the neighborhood. Located near the Liberty Avenue C train station, the 72-foot-tall project would add nearly 21,000 square feet of residential, retail, and community use once permits and demolition move forward.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Fine Arts and Mid-Century Modern Auction | Jewelry | Silver | Art | Furniture & More →
  Online Auction,
  10:00 am
Friday September 11
• A Day of Refuge, Remembrance & Community →
  Jivamukti Yoga® New York, 267 Douglass St,
  8:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 7
• nspiredWordNYC Presents - EVERY Monday, Open Mic - Music / Poetry / Comedy →
  Brooklyn Music Kitchen, 177 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn
  7:00 pm
• Williamsburg Comedy Club @ Flop House →
  Flop House Comedy Club, 362 Grand St
  8:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Boerum Hill Community Blood Drive - Give. Honor. Remember. Shirt for donors! →
  YMCA - Dodge, 225 Atlantic Ave
  11:00 am
• Sheepshead Bay Community Blood Drive - Honor. Give. Remember. Shirt for donors! →
  Nypd 61 Precinct Busmobile, 2575 Coney Island Ave
  1:00 pm
• English Conversation Group at the Sheepshead Bay Library →
  Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch, Avenue Z
  4:00 pm
• Free Ballroom Dance Workshop Series →
  Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch, Avenue Z
  6:00 pm
• Spirited Away Psychic & Paranormal Night Expanded! 20+ Readers! →
  Barrow's Intense NY Tasting Room, 86 34th St
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Free English - ESOL Classes at Sheepshead Bay Library →
  Sheepshead Bay Library 2636 E. 14th St. at Ave. Z Brooklyn, NY 11235
  10:30 am
• Community Hour at the Sheepshead Bay Library →
  Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch, Avenue Z
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Letter written in Brooklyn, New York, dated January 18th 1883.
  The note reads: "31 Fleet Place Brooklyn, New York January 18th/83 Friend John I don't see why I don't hear from you. I have sent you two letters… (Nextdoor Bay Ridge (96St-Shore))
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  on the way to a doctors appointment, we say this baby in the rain. She kinda followed us and then stopped to be petted. It was a rainy day and my… (Nextdoor Ft Greene (Ingersoll-Whitman))

• Planned Companies posted a job opening for Porter - Floater in Brooklyn. Apply here.
• Midwood Investment & Development posted a job opening for Porter/Concierge NY in Brooklyn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brooklyn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brownsville

• Riga, Brownsville, Crown Heights: Rosh Hashana with the Frierdiker Rebbe (anash.org)
• NYC home to 50% more homeless shelters compared to 2022 (nypost.com)

New York

• Education experts discuss decision to ban AI in New York City public schools for at least this year (cbsnews.com)
• How AI and data centers are dominating New York's key midterm races (nypost.com)
• New York renters could pay less just by waiting for this one month (latination.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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