Good morning, Clinton Hill and Fort Greene.
We hope you managed to stay dry during yesterday’s rainstorm. If not, we hope you bought yourself some rain boots and sturdy umbrella because showers are likely today, with a thunderstorm possible after 11 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. Expect a cloudy day with temperatures in the 60s.
- Governor Cuomo sent a letter to the Obama Administration, warning of four Brooklyn hospitals in danger of closing, the Daily News reported. Long Island College Hospital, Brookdale Medical Center, Interfaith Medical Center and SUNY Downstate Brooklyn may close unless the state gets funding from the government. According to the article, “The state wants to use $10 billion of the $17.5 billion it expects to save through restructuring the state’s Medicaid program on an effort to restructure outdated health facilities for the poor but has been waiting months for permission from the feds.”
- Clinton Hill’s Brooklyn Public Library branch will shut its doors this summer to complete building maintenance and improvements, Fort Greene Patch reported. Located on 380 Washington Avenue, the library will be closed for an unspecified amount of time. According to Patch, Community Board 2′s youth and education committee believes the project will take several months.
- Celebrate Brooklyn, celebrating 35 years, released the lineup for this year’s performances starting June 5. Started by BRIC, the shows consist of concerts, movies and dance performances. Local eateries The Good Batch and The Farm on Adderley will also be there to keep Brooklynites’ stomachs from grumbling too loudly.
Priscila Ortiz is a student at the CUNY Graduate School of
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