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🌱 Flatbush Man Accused Of Subway Stabbing + Rappers Busted
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush.
Hey, neighbors! Dashiell Allen here with a brand-new copy of theDitmas Park-Flatbush Daily.
First, today's weather:
A snow shower in the p.m.. High: 41 Low: 20.
Here are the top three stories in Ditmas Park-Flatbush today:
- Police arrested a man from Flatbush, Lateef Coleman, Friday, who is accused of stabbing a 22-year-old Subway dancer who got too close to him on an L train. The victim of the incident is in stable condition. (AMNY)
- A group of rappers, allegedly members of Brownsville's Woo Gang, were arrested earlier this week on the charges of using the stolen identities of over 800 people to collect their pandemic-related unemployment benefits. The rappers came under suspicion after posting a video showing large amounts of cash. (Brooklyn Reader)
- Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday a plan to 'crack down' on anyone using the Subway for purposes other than getting to their destination, saying "We are not going to wait until someone shoves a person onto the tracks — we are being proactive." (New York City Patch)
Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:
- Black History Month Pop Up Shop at 386 Marlborough Rd. (doors open at 12 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- Here's a Dancealates® class from the Flatbush YMCA! (Facebook)
- Friday would have been activist and writer Audre Lorde's 88th birthday. (Facebook)
- Equality For Flatbush was outside the offices of Emigrant Bank in Midtown Friday, protesting its predatory lending practices. (Twitter)
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— Dashiell Allen
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