🌱 Could you qualify for confidential crime-victim aid in Crown Heights?
Crown Heights, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Crown Heights! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Could you qualify for confidential crime-victim aid in Crown Heights?
- Will you roll up your sleeve at today’s Crown Heights blood drive?
- How new green labs at Medgar Evers could reshape local careers
Also on today's calendar: Spring Into Savings All April Long and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A little morning rain, with a high of 54 and low of 38 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny; breezy, warmer, temps: high: 70, low: 45.
- Friday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 58 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• You Don't Have to Go Through This Alone (crownheights.info) — If you’ve experienced crime and live in Crown Heights, the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council can help you access confidential financial support for therapy, medical costs, and more through New York State’s Office of Victim Services—no police report required. Their staff guide residents step-by-step so you don’t have to navigate recovery alone. 
• Blood Donors Still Needed: Urgent Call for All Healthy Eligible Blood Donors In Crown Heights (crownheights.info) — Crown Heights residents are urged to donate blood today at Lubavitch Yeshiva, 570 Crown Street, between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Ahavas Chesed and Maimonides Medical Center say demand is high nationwide, and healthy locals who meet basic eligibility can help save lives while enjoying refreshments and a quick, 20‑minute donation process.
• $7 million investment will help CUNY colleges build green workforce labs (brooklyneagle.com) — Medgar Evers College in Crown Heights will share in a $7 million city investment to upgrade green workforce labs and classrooms across several CUNY campuses. The funding will modernize training spaces, equipment, and research facilities, preparing thousands of students annually for climate-focused careers and strengthening Brooklyn’s role in the growing green economy.
📸 Around Crown Heights
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Upcoming Events in
Crown Heights
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★ Featured events ★
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Spring Into Savings All April Long
1807 NY-52, Fishkill
9:00 am
Saturday April 25
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Other local events
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Nude Figure Drawing
Brooklyn Community Pride Center Crown Heights , 1561 Bedford Ave , Brooklyn
5:45 pm -
🎊 Celebrate Holi
Brooklyn Children's Museum , 145 Brooklyn Ave , Brooklyn
10:00 am -
Spring Shredding Event
Crown Heights Apartments , 1055 St Johns Pl , Brooklyn
11:00 am -
Benefit Class: CHIPS with Sara Bond — Arise Yoga
Arise Yoga , 730 Franklin Ave , Brooklyn
3:15 pm -
Manikin Launch Party / Percy’s 35th
The Se7en , 677 Washington Ave , Brooklyn
4:00 pm -
"Haiti and the Revolution Unseen: The Persistence of the Radical Decolonial Imagination" by Natalie M. Léger
Cafe con Libros , 724 Prospect Pl , Brooklyn
7:00 pm -
Book Launch: "Embody Your Magic" with Aycee Brown and Dr. Jennifer Mullan, PsyD.
Cafe con Libros , 724 Prospect Pl , Brooklyn
7:00 pm -
Foundations of Yoga
Arise Yoga , 730 Franklin Ave , Brooklyn
5:15 pm
Thursday April 23
Saturday April 25
Sunday April 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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North Rockland Varsity Baseball @ Ketcham
Roy C Ketcham High School , 99 Myers Corners Rd , Wappingers Falls
4:30 pm -
Photography in Poughkeepsie - The Vail Brothers
Boardman Road Branch Library , 141 Boardman Rd , Poughkeepsie
6:00 pm -
Beer Pairing Dinner
Crew Restaurant & Bar , 2290 South Rd , Poughkeepsie
6:30 pm -
Industrial Arts Beer Pairing Dinner
Crew Restaurant & Bar , 2290 South Rd , Poughkeepsie
6:30 pm
Thursday April 23
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🗞 Nearby News
Wappingers Falls
- Cole, Rodon expected to pitch for Renegades this week (midhudsonnews.com)
- See Dutchess County restaurants marked with violations in March 2026 (poughkeepsiejournal.com)
- Is Auto Shop Wappingers Falls Ny Transforming the Industry? (thedetroitbureau.com)
Poughkeepsie
- Underage Drinking Probe Leads To 2 Bartender Arrests In Poughkeepsie: PD (patch.com)
- Duo Caught With Nearly 40 Grams Of Crack Cocaine, MDMA, Adderall In Poughkeepsie, Cops Say (dailyvoice.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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