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Good morning to you Brooklyn! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Downtown Brooklyn's streets and parks are being transformed next.
  • How Brooklyn families are saving big with NYC's new free 2-K
  • The Brooklyn photo that became a defining image of 9/11 sacrifice.

Also on today's calendar: A Day of Refuge, Remembrance & Community and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Turning sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sun giving way to clouds, temps: high: 78, low: 69.
  • Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Downtown Brooklyn partnership making transformative changes, creating borough's newest, most vital neighborhood (brooklyneagle.com) — Downtown Brooklyn is getting safer, greener streets and a major shared-street network, plus a revamped Fulton Mall and the new Abolitionist Place park. A long-term public realm plan is reshaping sidewalks, traffic patterns, and public spaces to prioritize pedestrians, stormwater management, and community gathering areas, with several projects already completed or underway in the heart of the neighborhood.
   

• NYC launches free 2-K program for 2,000 toddlers (chalkbeat.org) — Families in East Flatbush, Brooklyn are among the first to benefit from New York City's new free 2-K program, giving 2-year-olds full-day, year-round care at no cost. Parents describe major financial relief and language support for their kids, while providers still face delayed city contracts and funding, prompting new efforts to speed payments and stabilize childcare centers.
   

• The shot seen all over the world: How an beginner photographer captured the last word sacrifice of FDNY heroes on 9/11 (fooshya.com) — From a Brooklyn factory window, a young volunteer captured the now-iconic image of Ladder 118 racing over the Brooklyn Bridge toward the burning towers, moments before its crew was lost. The story revisits Brooklyn Heights streets blanketed in dust, the Middagh Street firehouse's enduring memorials, and how the photograph has helped families and firefighters honor their fallen neighbors' bravery.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • TAI needs a new home!
    I'm helping look for a forever family for this sweet cat, Tai, whose family can no longer keep him due to medical issues. He is friendly with humans… (Nextdoor Clinton Hill (Fulton-St James))
  • House & Pet Sitter Needed Hi neighbors!
    We are heading out of town next month and are looking for a reliable sitter to stay at our home and watch our two dogs (a golden retriever and a… (Nextdoor Bedford Stuyvesant (Willoughby-Franklin))
  • Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Lead - Part-Time in Brooklyn. Apply here.
  • Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Brooklyn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brooklyn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brownsville

  • Brooklyn FC, Salvation Army team up to give local kids backpacks — and a night at the soccer game • Brooklyn Paper (brooklynpaper.com)
  • NYC Council to push for changes in credentialing after Luigi Mangione superfans issued press cards (nydailynews.com)
  • City Council Approves Mamdani's Nominee for Key Housing Post, Despite 'Reservations' (citylimits.org)

New York

  • Braun Haus Powered by NEVO - Pier 59 (59 Chelsea Piers, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10011)09/12/26 (cityguideny.com)

Chelsea

  • New Immersive Ocean Exhibition Set To Open At Chelsea Market (patch.com)

Ok Brooklyn! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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