Surveillance Cameras In Flatbush + Fund For Small Synagogues - Patch.com

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Welcome back, Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Let's get this Wednesday started. Here's everything happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, milder. High: 45 Low: 43.

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

  1. A new map reveals the deep racial disparities behind New York City's surveillance cameras–both private and public–that are disproportionately placed in communities of color. The map, created by Amnesty International, documents a high number of them in Flatbush, but very few in Ditmas Park. (MIT Technology Review)
  2. The UJA Federation of New York announced a $250,000 fund for small synagogues in Brooklyn, with under 200 members in their congregation and little to no staff. The synagogues that will benefit are located in Flatbush, Kensington, Crown Heights, and beyond. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
  3. Work is underway to create a business improvement district (BID) in Flatbush's Little Haiti, nearly four years after the idea was initially floated. (Haitian Times)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

  • Brooklyn virtual jobs fair (11 a.m.)
  • Opioid overdose prevention and intervention training, online with East Flatbush Village (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • State Senator Kevin Parker was out walking around Flatbush Tuesday. (Twitter)
  • Mayor Eric Adams announced funding for 100,000 summertime jobs. CM Rita Joseph spoke at a press conference in support. (Twitter)
  • Farah Louis and Rita Joseph put out a joint statement calling on the Department of Transportation to take "immediate and direct action" to stop traffic-related deaths, like the one in Flatbush last weekend. (Twitter)

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