🌱 Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes + New Brooklyn Museum Exhibit

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Let's get this day started off right. These are the most important things going on around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Sunny and not as cold. High: 32 Low: 24.

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Here are the top three stories today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

1. Meet the Brooklyn Mavens, two born-and-raised Brooklyn influencers (one from East Flatbush), with a large social media following. Their mission is to shout out little-known landmarks and small businesses. (Brooklyn Magazine)
2. After two Anti-semitic attacks in and close to Flatbush over the weekend, Mayor Eric Adams said "We won't let this vicious hatred go unanswered in our city." The Antidefamation League is offering a $5,000 reward for anyone with information regarding a perpetrator, who was caught on video. (CBS New York)
3. A new exhibit about designer and artist Virgil Abloh is set to open at the Brooklyn Museum this summer. The Chicago-based artist was the first Black menswear designer for Louis Vuitton. His own brand is called Off-White. Abloh died of a rare form of cancer at 41 in November. (Brooklyn Reader)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Carnival Tuesdays at Round 2 Café, 1165 Utica Avenue (6 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Barbara Parris, a Flatbush neighbor, takes issue with the quality of masks available for purchase at the Walgreens at the Junction. (Patch)
• Wednesday and Thursday pick up a free COVID-19 at-home test from the Flatbush library. (Brooklyn Library)
• Pastor Gil Monrose says to stay tuned for the first ever Citywide Faith Gun Violence Summit. (Twitter)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update.

— Dashiell Allen