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🌱 Sleazy Property Manager + Midterm Politics + Pétanque
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Good morning, friends. I'm here with your Thursday edition of the Brooklyn Daily. Keep reading to find out all the things you need to know about what's happening locally, including updates on...
- Cheating property owner sued for taking advantage of immigrant families
- More stuff to get you prepped for election night
- Fall-friendly pétanque courts coming to Industry City
But first, today's weather:
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Here are the top stories today in Brooklyn:
1. The state's attorney general is suing a Brooklyn property owner for taking advantage of at least 20 Chinese immigrants and their families. Letitia James is suing companies TCJ Construction and 345 Ovington LLC, and their owner, for illegally selling immigrant families non-existent condominiums in Bay Ridge and collecting fraudulent monthly "mortgage" payments and building fees totaling more than $5 million. The defendant never provided purchase deeds to any of his tenants and used monthly deposits for personal expenses, rather than holding the funds in segregated escrow accounts as required by law.
New York State Attorney General
2. Nov. 8 is approaching, here's what you need to know before Election Night:
- New York State remains ever blue with twice as many Democrats as Republicans. Currently Dems control the governor's seat and have supermajorities in both chambers of the state legislature.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul stepped into her role after her predecessor Andrew Cuomo stepped down due to looming impeachment threats. Hochul is running for governor against Republican U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin of Long Island; should she win, she'll be the state's first elected female governor. Hochul's platform stresses abortion rights and acting on climate change.
- There is a potential light at the end of the tunnel for New York Republicans, as Democrats failed to pass new federal and legislative political maps that would have cemented their solid blue voting majorities.
- Roughly 1/3 of the state's house races are considered competitive, especially those in Long Island and the Hudson Valley.
For more pre-election nitty gritty need-to-knows, visit the link below.
3. The Brooklyn Democratic Party hosted a "get out the vote" gala to counter rising GOP momentum in the state. The Democrat's midterms campaign was in full swing on Tuesday night with a star-studded list of New York's elected Dems giving speeches with a similar message: get to the polls and vote. Hochul's lead against Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin is narrowing, and on Tuesday she urged voters to halt the "The MAGA Republican Trump train" in its tracks by voting.
4. Play pétanque on Friday for Carreau Club's grand opening in Brooklyn. Pétanque (pronounced puh-TONK), sister game of the more well-known bocce (it's all boule-related), has come to Brooklyn after Carreau Club was the nation's first pétanque bar. The Carreau Club's outdoor courts, first opened in August 2020, became a huge hit. Now, they've added 6,000 square feet of winter-friendly, indoor courts to the existing 2,000 square feet of outdoor space. Co-owner Aaron Weeks is hoping that these indoor courts will be an opportunity to bring pétanque to a wider audience in NYC. Carreau Club is opening this Friday, Nov. 4 at Industry City in Brooklyn — grab a group of competitors (or just friends) and head over!
Today in Brooklyn:
- 🎨 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Today @ 8:30 a.m. | Details
- 🎬 Short Block | Dear Mama, Williamsburg Cinemas, Today @ 1 p.m. | Details
- Freelancer BYO(B)usiness Brooklyn Meetup, Freelancers Hub, Today @ 5 p.m. | Details
- 🧩 Board Game Night & Korean BBQ, Insa Brooklyn, Today @ 7 p.m. | Details
- The Good Time, Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Today @ 7 p.m. | Details
🐝 Brooklyn Buzz:
- 🍔 A Grand Re-Opening: Morgan's Brooklyn Barbecue celebrates its reopening after burning down in a three-alarm fire in January 2021. Have a burger and celebrate with Morgan's at 267 Flatbush Ave., at Saint Marks Avenue. (Eater NY)
- Brooklyn Brag Moment: NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn just became one of the safest hospitals in the country: "The hospital's performance metrics and accolades are unrivaled in the borough, and match or best those of the top academic medical centers in the United States. But it's the animating philosophy behind those metrics — and the culture it inspires — that explain the hospital's extraordinary success and offer valuable lessons for other health systems." (NYU Langone Health)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! See you all tomorrow for your next 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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