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🌱 Kyrie Irving's Social Slip-Up + MTA Middle-Man + Halloween Stuffs
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Good morning, everybody! It's Sunday in Brooklyn and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening in the community. In today's briefing, we have these stories and more...
- Nets' Kyrie Irving gets slammed for apparent antisemitic postings
- MTA searches to fill a not-so-popular role
- The Brooklyn Marching Band leads NYC Halloween Parade
- Lots of Halloween to-dos
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Here are the top stories in Brooklyn today:
1. Hours before the Nets lost to the Mavericks on Thursday, Kyrie Irving made a highly controversial social media post. Brooklyn's star point guard tweeted an Amazon Prime Video link to the movie "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America" before the game, and shared a screenshot of the page to his Instagram Story. The film is based on a book of the same name—both are chock full of antisemitic tropes. The posts come over a month after Irving shared an old video of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on his Instagram Story. Irving faced a wave of backlash from fans and the Nets made an official statement on Friday condemning Irving's actions; team owner Joe Tsai said he was "disappointed." Yesterday, Irving countered antisemitism allegations fielded against him, stating he has respect for and lives with openness towards folks of all religions.
2. MTA's first "chief customer officer" was hired as the ultimate NYC middle-man. Her job? To get battered by angry New Yorkers' endless stream of subway complaints. For five years Sarah Meyer was essentially appointed as a target for the collective rage against the subway system and the bureaucracy that runs it. This summer, at age 39, Meyer resigned from her position; the "negativity,"she said, had become unbearable. The MTA has plans to hire a permanent replacement—the job isn't exactly the most sought-after position, for obvious reasons—but for now, Meyer's temporary fill-in is Shanifah Rieara. Along with New Yorkers' undying wrath, Rieara also inherits the challenge of luring people back to a system whose ridership has been greatly diminished by COVID and violent incidence, and may never recover.
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3. This Halloween, the Brooklyn United Marching Band will lead the 49th Village Halloween Parade. "Freedom" is the theme of this years parade, and the Brooklyn United Marching Band will be its grand marshal. This years event will also honor women, including a women's brass band, according to parade organizers. Founded in 2013, the year-round the program with Brooklyn United mentors more than a hundred students during after school and summer programs. Adults also contribute to the drum line and scholarship. This isn't the first time the band has lead the charge, in fact they're known for participating in a variety of parades and events in the city year-round. The Village Halloween Parade begins at 7 p.m. on Oct. 31 and travels north on 6th Avenue in Greenwich Village from Canal Street.
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Today in Brooklyn:
- Family Harvest Day Halloween Edition, McCarren Park Demonstration Garden Today @ 10 a.m. | Details
- The Rock and Roll Playhouse's Halloween Spectacular, Brooklyn Bowl, Today @ 12 p.m. | Details
- Brooklyn Nets vs. Indiana Pacers, Barclays Center, Today @ 12:30 p.m. | Details
- Halloween Festival, Owl's Head Park Playground, Today @ 1 p.m. | Details
- Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, The Brooklyn Museum, Today @ 2 p.m. | Details
- Sunday Night Fever, House of Yes, Today @ 7 p.m. | Details
📚 The Sunday Read:
Some longer stories for your day of rest and relaxation. . .
- Learn about how the producer of Concerts in Crypts and Catacombs spends his Sundays: "As a child, Mr. Ousley preferred classic rock, hip-hop, rap and grunge. But when he was 16, his mother, Mary Ousley, an opera singer, introduced him to the soprano Maria Callas. He fell 'head over heels' in love, he said. Then, in college, he took a class on Mozart. It made him realize that classical music could be "so much more than the sum of its parts.'" (Subscription / The New York Times)
- Brooklyn stories from Superstorm Sandy—a look back, 10 years later. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
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That's it for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with your next update. Stay safe. 🎃
— 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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