🌱 Brian Cunningham Runs For Office + Sen. Honors Community Leader

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

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First, today's weather:

Snow, some heavy, 3-6 inches; windy. High: 20 Low: 13.

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

1. The New York State Senate honored Dr. Waldaba Stewart Jr., an NY Caribbean leader, who passed away on January 1st. Stewart was a professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Science at Medgar Evers College. (Jamaica Observer)
2. A report finds the average rents of New Yorkers living with roommates has fallen dramatically from pre-pandemic 2019 levels, especially in some of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods. It also identified East Flatbush as one of the city's least expensive areas. (AMNY)
3. Brian Cunningham, a Flatbush native and staffer for Kevin Parker, announced he's running to fill a recently vacated state assembly seat. Cunningham previously ran for City Council, before dropping out in February 2021. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Back To The Grand, Hip Hop & Poetry open mic night, at Bluebird, 504 Flatbush Avenue (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Equality for Flatbush shares the story of a longtime Flatbush resident who alleges facing tenant harassment from a building managed by Maxx Properties (Instagram)
• CM Rita Joseph and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso distributed COVID tests, fresh fruit, and vegetables in Flatbush. (Twitter)
• All city-run COVID tests are closed today, due to the snow storm. (Twitter)

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