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🌱 Haitian Independence Day + Double Shooting In Flatbush
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Morning, Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Happy New Year everyone! I'm back from a very restful weeklong staycation to bring you lots of local news in 2022.
First, today's weather:
A little snow at times. High: 30 Low: 24. ❄️❄️
Here are the top 3 stories in Ditmas Park-Flatbush today:
- January 1st marked Haitian Independence Day, and Flatbush's Haitian community marked it by eating traditional pumpkin soup and celebrating at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph. (News 12 Brooklyn)
- Two men are recovering in the hospital after suffering non-life threatening injuries in a double shooting at 2016 Regent Place in Flatbush on Friday. Little is known currently about the circumstances surrounding the incident, and sources say the two men are not readily cooperating with detectives. (amNY)
- Overall, homicides and violent crimes were on the decline in Brooklyn over the past year, while hate crimes saw a 41% increase, according to the borough's district attorney. The most significant drops were in Flatbush and Crown Heights, with one police precinct seeing as much as a 75% reduction. (Brooklyn Reader)
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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:
- Free personal care aide training session at 4906 Church Ave throughout the day (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn tried five different Soup Joumous on Haitian Independence Day from local Flatbush businesses. (Twitter)
- Councilmember Rita Joseph spoke at a mass at Holy Innocents Roman Catholic Church. (Twitter)
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