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Hey there, Brooklyn! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Bay Ridge husband charged after wife found dead in 79th Street home
  • South Brooklyn Health debuts patriotic art show by local immigrant artists
  • Heading to Bushwick tonight? Don't miss this queer poetry gathering

Also on today's calendar: BrownstoneJAZZ MIDWEEK CONCERT & OPEN MIC and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 72 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 71.
  • Friday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Husband Charged After Woman Found Dead Inside Brooklyn Home (patch.com) — Neighbors in Bay Ridge may notice an increased police presence after a 59-year-old woman was found dead with head trauma inside a 79th Street home near Third Avenue. Her 47-year-old husband, Mauricio Granda, has been arrested and charged with murder, while the medical examiner and detectives continue investigating what led to the fatal incident.
   

• 'God Bless America' Art Exhibition Now On Display At South Brooklyn Health (patch.com) — South Brooklyn Health is showcasing a new "God Bless America" art exhibition featuring 19 works by local Russian-speaking Brooklyn artists reflecting on freedom, community, and the American Dream. Open through the end of the year, the show invites patients, staff, and neighborhood residents to view patriotic imagery and immigrant stories in the hospital's second-floor visitor walkway gallery.
   

• Celebrate JOAN, an evening of poetry (gomag.com) — Tonight in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Hive Mind Books hosts an evening of poetry centered on Jake Rose's collection JOAN, alongside readings by KD Sims and Joshua Garcia, who lives and writes in Brooklyn. Attendees can buy books, get them signed, and enjoy the bookstore's coffee and tea bar while taking in a queer-focused literary lineup steps from several L and M subway stops.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Former NYC Councilmember Carlos Menchaca Named Director of the Collaborative Governance Academy —Jeff Simmons Read on Patch
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    This handsome guy was homeless this summer and jumped into a car to get rescued! Email harlemkittyfoster@gmail.com (Nextdoor E Williamsburg (Lorimer-Stagg))
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    Her name is Zoey and she got away from me.. been franticly searching around for her.. She was last seen around schenectady and Sterling… She is… (Nextdoor Crown Heights)
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🗞 Nearby News

Brownsville

  • The Rise Creates New Beginnings in Brooklyn (housingfinance.com)
  • Land of the Freeloader: Number of NYC Homeless Shelters Surged by 50% in Four Years (rightspeak.net)
  • Mahershala Ali Says Ka's 'Honor Killed the Samurai' Album Shaped His New Hitman Role (complex.com)

Manhattan

  • Met Breaks Ground On New Modern Art Wing, Set To Open In 2030 (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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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