🌱 Principal Sentenced For Child Pornography + Fatal Subway Stabbing

Happy Friday! It's me, Carlie Houser, your host of the Brooklyn Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in town. Including news about:

• Subway tragedies
• Pedophile principal
• Grand Army Plaza get $9M

But first, today's weather:

☀️ Breezy in the afternoon. High: 76 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories today in Brooklyn:

1. Suspect arrested for L train murder was let out on supervised release. Last Friday, 43-year-old Tommy Bailey was stabbed to death on the Brooklyn subway line, heading southbound. The suspect, a homeless man named Alvin Charles, was charged on Thursday for Bailey's murder. Charles was accused of attempted murder last year on a separate case and was out on supervised released when he fatally stabbed the subway rider last week. The violence comes after a string of violent subway crimes this year, as the city tries to come to grips with how make riders feel safe.

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2. A former Brooklyn associate principal and high school teacher was sentenced to 15 years for "child enticement and possession of child pornography." U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced yesterday that Jonathan Skolnick was sentenced to 15 years in prison for enticing young children to send him nude and sexually explicit photos of themselves. Williams said that for approximately seven years Skolnick had abused his position to commit these vile offenses towards multiple children. Skolnick worked as a high school teacher in Brooklyn before becoming associate principal at a middle school in the Bronx, where he worked until his initial sentencing in September 2019.

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3. A nearly $9 million reconstruction of the Grand Army Plaza kicked off on Monday. While a variety of landscaping work will be attended to this fall, the larger restoration of the 1892 Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Monument will not commence until spring 2023. Landscaping attention given to the surrounding areas — the bits of off-limits green space surrounding nearby Plaza Streets East and West — will be focused on hazards and invasive species that have filled the area. The larger spring renovation will fix a variety of much-needed-repair spots on the arch, as well as spruce up the sidewalks, interior ceiling, and staircase.

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Today in Brooklyn:

• ☕️ The New York Coffee Festival, Metropolitan Pavilion, Today @ 11 a.m.-Sunday | Details
• Day to Night Fridays, Taste of the City Lounge, Today @ 5 p.m. | Details
• “Roebling’s D&H Canal Aqueducts” Lecture by Professor Paul King, 300 Jay St., Today @ 7 p.m. | Details
• 🎷 JazzFest Concert Series, BrownstoneJAZZ, Today @ 7:30 p.m. | Details
• Free Comedy for Community Aid, Stars Café, Today @ 7:30 p.m. | Details

🐝 Brooklyn Buzz:

• Looking to impress a Friday night date? Nothing tastes better than a Michelin star, and 2022's NYC winner have been officially announced. Check out the list at the link, either for a reservation or for your bucket list. (Subscription / The New York Times)
• 🍎 Now that the storm as settled and October is in full swing, it's officially apple-picking season. If you're looking to spend some quality time outdoors this weekend (and the weather should be wonderful) consider some of these apple picking orchards around NYC. The best part is the pie that comes after! (Town & Country)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update.

— 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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