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In today's newsletter:

  • Lower East Side lottery offers new affordable units with upscale amenities
  • What led to the deadly road rage shooting in East New York?
  • Ready for Times Square to turn into a Caribbean carnival this Sunday?

Also on today's calendar: Demystifying Kindergarten Admissions and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Rents Start At $1,517 In Affordable Manhattan Housing Lottery (patch.com) — New Yorkers looking for below-market rents in Manhattan have until Sept. 2 to apply for 11 affordable apartments at 125 Chrystie St. on the Lower East Side. Studios to two-bedrooms are available through NYC Housing Connect for households meeting specific income limits tied to area median income, with amenities like in-unit laundry, balconies, and a building spa and yoga studio.
   

2. Family seeks answers, arrest after delivery worker killed in apparent road rage shooting (abc7ny.com) — A 27-year-old delivery worker was shot and killed in an apparent road rage incident in East New York, where family and neighbors held a vigil and pleaded for answers. Community leaders, the New York Sikh Council, and a top City Hall safety official joined calls to curb gun violence. Police are still searching for the shooter and asking New Yorkers for tips.
   

3. Times Square, New York, The Place to Be for Caribbean Culture on August 30th. (ebuzztt.com) — Times Square will burst with Caribbean color on August 30 as Tropicalfete's free Pop-Up Carnival takes over Broadway between 46th and 47th streets, inviting New Yorkers to dress in costume and wave their flags. Headlined by soca star Rupee and featuring Brooklyn-based violinist Mapy, the event also includes fitness sessions, steel pan, and official city and state honors recognizing Caribbean cultural contributions.
   

4. Watchdog flags single author on multiple New York heat maps tied to utility shutoff protections (thecooldown.com) — New York utilities are under scrutiny after a watchdog found several companies used the same author for heat-island maps that determine who gets extra protection from power shutoffs during dangerous heat. The maps, required by the New York Public Service Commission, directly affect New York City residents, where hundreds die annually from heat-related causes. Regulators are taking public comments on the analyses through Sept. 8.
   

5. Gambian Arrested and Released in SDNY on EDKY Conspiracy Indictment Due There Sept 9 (innercitypress.com) — A man from The Gambia was arrested in New York and brought before a magistrate judge in Manhattan's federal courthouse on an indictment from Kentucky. He was released on a $50,000 unsecured bond and ordered to appear in Covington, Kentucky on September 9. Inner City Press reported it was the only media outlet present in the SDNY courtroom.
   

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    Thursday August 27
  • NH Gr. 9 Parent/Student Orientation
    Great Neck UFSD NH
    9:00 am
  • NM Walk Through & 6th Grade Orientation
    Great Neck UFSD Great Neck, NY 11020
    10:30 am
  • SM Walk Throughs New Gr. 7 & 8 Students
    Great Neck UFSD SM
    10:30 am
  • NH Gr. 9 Schedule Changes
    Great Neck UFSD NH
    10:30 am

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  • Making Moves: Community Art Party —Douglas Read on Patch
  • Why Ranking on Google Isn't Enough Anymore: How Businesses Can Stay Visible in AI Search —Stephen Fowler Read on Patch
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    The Botero exhibit was very interesting and free (Nextdoor NoMad)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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