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Hello again Brooklyn! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Popular Prospect Heights and Park Slope cafe Milk Bar to close
  • Woman found dead near Belt Parkway as police probe continues
  • How 57 Bed-Stuy apartments just stayed affordable for 30 more years

Also on today's calendar: Soulbleed East Meets West: Seiki Yukimoto, Spaceman Patterson, Craig Holiday Haynes and more and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, temps: high: 72, low: 64.
  • Sunday: Periods of rain, some heavy, with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Milk Bar Is Closing In Brooklyn (patch.com) — Beloved neighborhood cafe Milk Bar is shutting both its Prospect Heights and Park Slope locations by year's end, ending nearly twenty years in Brooklyn. Owner Kylie Sachs says the cafes will stay open through fall and into winter as closing dates are finalized, and hopes the Vanderbilt Avenue and Sixth Avenue storefronts will be "reimagined" for future neighborhood use.
   

2. Woman Found Dead Near Belt Parkway, Police Say (patch.com) — A woman was found dead near the Belt Parkway and Knapp Street in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, where police pronounced her at the scene. The medical examiner will determine how she died, and investigators are still working to identify her and learn what happened, with no arrests reported so far.
   

3. More Than 50 Affordable Housing Units Preserved In Brooklyn: What To Know (patch.com) — Affordable housing tenants in Bedford-Stuyvesant are getting long-term stability after state and city officials helped preserve four Brooklyn buildings with 57 affordable units, now being taken over by IMPACCT Brooklyn. The apartments will stay affordable for at least 30 more years, backed by a state acquisition loan and city rehab funding that aim to keep low- and moderate-income residents in their homes.
   

4. Art exhibition honors community lost in devastating Red Hook warehouse fire 1 year ago (abc7ny.com) — Artists from the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition are marking one year since the devastating Red Hook warehouse fire with a reflective exhibition in Sunset Park. The show explores loss, memory, and recovery through interactive works, while the group works to secure a new permanent space and keep their creative community together in Brooklyn.
   

5. Dates & Events: September 2026 (architecturalrecord.com) — Architecture and design fans in Brooklyn can catch The Cultural Landscape Foundation's exhibition on Lawrence Halprin at ABC Stone, on view through October 23, 2026. The broader roundup also highlights major design shows and conferences in Chicago, Ann Arbor, New York City, and abroad, useful if you're planning travel around architecture events.
   

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  • The Veridian Launches Sales in Bay Ridge With Renovated Homes, Rooftop Views and New Amenities —Greg McGunagle Read on Patch
  • Opera Praktikos, Premieres Groundbreaking Reimagining of La Sonnambula —April Thibeault | AMT PR Read on Patch
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    I got some newborn diapers and clothes for grabs, all free. Please feel free to hit me up: I'm on New York and Foster. (Nextdoor Flatbush (Newkirk-E18St))
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    I was thrilled, years ago, to learn that he attended Pratt and SVA…. (Nextdoor Bay Ridge (96St-Shore))
  • SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Sales Representative (Bilingual Spanish)- Driving Role in Brooklyn. Apply here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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