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🌱 Patch AM: Roof Collapses, Firefighters Injured In Brooklyn Restaurant Fire: Official, Reports

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Sunday September 20th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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In today's newsletter:

  • Four-alarm Williamsburg restaurant fire injures six firefighters
  • See how South Brooklyn Health turned its halls into an art gallery.

Also on today's calendar: Protecting Your Health: Medications & Fall Risk: Free HSS Program! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? πŸ€” (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cloudy, rain becoming heavier, with a high of 73 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Monday: Breezy in the morning; cloudy, temps: high: 71, low: 59.
  • Tuesday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.

πŸ“° News we're reading

β€’ Roof Collapses, Firefighters Injured In Brooklyn Restaurant Fire: Official, Reports (patch.com) β€” Residents in Williamsburg saw a four-alarm blaze rip through Juliette Restaurant on North 5th Street, causing a partial roof collapse and heavy smoke over the neighborhood. More than 200 firefighters and EMTs responded, with six firefighters suffering minor injuries and taken to local hospitals. Officials urged people nearby to close their windows and expect traffic delays while crews brought the Brooklyn fire under control.
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β€’ South Brooklyn Health Opens 250th Anniversary Art Exhibition (bkreader.com) β€” South Brooklyn Health is hosting a "God Bless America" art exhibition featuring 19 patriotic works by local Russian-speaking Brooklyn artists, open to patients, staff, and neighborhood residents through year's end. The show, created with Brooklyn group Be Proud Inc., highlights themes of freedom, immigrant experiences, and community while brightening hospital spaces for visitors and families.
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    She isn't feral just scared. But I took a look at mollys paper work from the vet. she ended being 9 years old , had a fractured hip that has healed… (Nextdoor Bergen Beach (Ave M-72St))
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πŸ—ž Nearby News

Brownsville

  • East New York fire leaves victim in critical condition β€’ Brooklyn Paper (brooklynpaper.com)

New York

  • New York Passes World's First Electronics Right to Repair Law (ifixit.com)
  • 'RHONY' Carole Radziwill Returns as Daisy Toye's Tutor Story Raises Questions (entertainmentnow.com)
  • Marlon Cherry Musical Memorial - St. Mark's Church in-the Bowery09/20/26 (cityguideny.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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