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Good morning Brooklyn! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Brooklyn firefighters battle blaze that erupted after body was discovered
  • How a $4 billion BQE rebuild will reshape driving in Brooklyn
  • Could you qualify for these new Bushwick affordable co-op apartments?

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

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 82, low: 71.
  • Thursday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Fire Breaks Out After Body Found Inside Brooklyn Apartment (patch.com) — Emergency crews rushed to a Shore Road apartment in Brooklyn after police discovered a man who had died of natural causes, shortly before a fire broke out inside the unit. About 80 firefighters and EMS personnel responded to the early-morning blaze, which remains under investigation as authorities work to learn more about the victim and what sparked the flames.
   

2. BQE Construction: What Brooklyn And Queens Drivers Need To Know (patch.com) — Brooklyn drivers face a decade-long overhaul of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway starting in 2030, with temporary bypass roads planned to keep traffic off local streets and protect access to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and Brooklyn Bridge Park. The massive $4 billion project also ties into improvements in Sunset Park, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Gowanus, and Red Hook, plus future transit options to cut car dependence.
   

3. Bushwick housing lotto offers affordable co-ops to first-time buyers • Brooklyn Paper (brooklynpaper.com) — An affordable housing lottery in Bushwick is offering 16 co-op apartments to first-time buyers, with prices starting at $219,500 and income limits tied to area median income. Brooklyn residents can apply for units in two new buildings, learn details in a Zoom info session, and must use NYC Housing Connect before the September 3 deadline.
   

4. New documentary highlights role of participatory democracy in rebuilding Ground Zero (brooklyneagle.com) — A new documentary on rebuilding Ground Zero is set to premiere at Brooklyn Public Library's Central branch, tying the 9/11 anniversary to New Yorkers' role in reshaping the site. Local residents can attend a screening and panel exploring how public input and participatory democracy influenced the final World Trade Center design.
   

5. Tablet article chronicles experiences of 9/11 survivor who donated her shoes to the memorial museum (brooklyneagle.com) — A Bay Ridge 9/11 survivor is sharing the story of the Nine West heels she wore while escaping the North Tower, now displayed at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Brooklyn's diocesan newspaper, The Tablet, highlights how her faith, memories of a heroic coworker, and a priest's quick actions helped her survive that day.
   

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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
  • My cat is stuck under a car and i can't seem to get it out.
    Can someone come help out? Im at 20th street and mcdonald avenue. Its been 6 hours and i've tried the Fire department and Animal control both saying… (Nextdoor Windsor Ter (Greenwood-E4St))
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    Found outside our home around Hoyt and Butler at 9 am. I am not equipped to care for a bird and have a dog who is not happy with the visitor so even… (Nextdoor Boerum Hill (Wyckoff-Smith))
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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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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