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Brooklyn Today July 17: Packer Has the Highest-Paid Headmaster in New York City

July 17, 2018 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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THE LEDE: Happy Tuesday! Electric race cars arrive in Red Hook, France comes to Smith Street for a day, and cops are still searching for the gunman who shot three people in Downtown Brooklyn. Plus, Jared Kushner’s family firm allegedly pushed out Williamsburg tenants, Packer’s headmaster rakes in the dough, and two immigrants miss their daughter’s funeral. Finally, aBushwick taco joint gets shut down, Summerhill BK recovers from its shaky past, and the Nets sign Rodions Kurucs.  
 
IMPRINT: Rapper Nicki Minaj graces the August cover of Harper’s Bazaar Russia.


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The Rundown
 

~POLICE SEARCHING FOR MAN WHO SHOT 3 ON FULTON MALL IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN: Three people, including two innocent bystanders, were shot in broad daylight in Downtown Brooklyn on Friday. The shooting took place on Fulton Street near Gallatin Place in front of Gap. Police say an argument between a group of five people and a 28-year-old man may have led to the shooting. Following an exchange of words, one member of the group allegedly pulled out a pistol and shot the man, also shooting a 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman. Police are still searching for the shooter. (via Brooklyn Eagle)
 
~FRANCE’S WORLD CUP VICTORY CELEBRATED AT BOERUM HILL BASTILLE DAY: The aperitifs were flowing, the boules were flying and grilled meats were smoking up Smith Street, but tens of thousands of people with French connections weren’t just celebrating Bastille Day on Sunday, they were popping champagne because their national team had just won the World Cup. One of the largest Bastille Day celebrations in the country took place once again between Bergen and Pacific streets in Boerum Hill. An energized partyon a normal year, this year’s festivities centered around the World Cup final with fans draped in French flags jumping on top of each other’s shoulders, cheering and dancing around the streets as France beat Croatia. (via Brooklyn Eagle)
 
~FORMULA E TAKES TO RED HOOK FOR SECOND EDITION OF ACTION PACKED RACING: Jean-Eric Vergne was crowned champion at the New York City e-Prix, which drew thousands of people to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal inRed Hook last weekend. For the second year in a row, the north side of Red Hook became a village with a 1.47-mile, 14-turn racetrack, garages, control centers and grandstands. The championship is the world’s first fully electric international single-seat street racing series, boasting cars zipping by at a maximum of 140 mph. See a video here. (via Brooklyn Eagle)
 
~JARED KUSHNER’S FAMILY FIRM ACCUSED OF PUSHING OUT WILLIAMSBURG TENANTS: The hammering and drilling began just months after Jared Kushner’s family real estate firm bought a converted warehouse apartment building in Williamsburg. Tenants say it started early in the morning and went into the night, so loud that it drowned out normal conversation, so violent it rattled pictures off the walls. More than a dozen current and former residents of the building said they believe Kushner Cos.’ relentless construction, along with rent hikes of $500 a month or more, was part of a campaign to push tenants out of rent-stabilized apartments and bring high-paying condo buyers in. (AP via Brooklyn Eagle)
 
~PACKER HAS THE HIGHEST-PAID HEADMASTER IN NEW YORK CITY: A survey of earnings paid to headmasters of the city’s priciest private schools shows that the head of a prestigious Brooklyn school earned the highest such amount in the city — although this contains part of his retirement benefits as well as his annual salary. Topping the list is Bruce Dennis, head of school at the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn Heights. His total 2016 compensation came to $1,002,643, including base pay of $702,450 and a $186,656 payout from his retirement plan. He plans to retire in June 2019.(New York Post via Brooklyn Eagle)
 
~IMMIGRANT PARENTS OF TODDLER KILLED IN BUSHWICK HIT-AND-RUN AFRAID TO ATTEND FUNERAL: The parents of Luz Gonzales, a 4-year-old girl who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in a laundromat parking lot in Bushwick in June, were not able to attend her funeral in her native Mexico because they were afraid they wouldn’t be allowed to return to the U.S. Her parents, who are working to apply for green cards, were worried about the increase in deportations. (Brooklyn Paper via Brooklyn Eagle)
 
~BUSHWICK TACO JOINT LA LUPE CLOSED FOR HEALTH VIOLATIONS:A popular Bushwick taco restaurant and cantina was closed by health inspectors after they found filth flies, broken toilets, food being held at unsafe temperatures and workers handling food with their bare hands. The inspectors closed La Lupe at 9 Jefferson Ave. on Wednesday. During the inspection, the Mexican restaurant earned 83 points, or almost three times the number it takes a restaurant to earn a C grade. (The number of points being negative). Its tacos were rated the best in the neighborhood last fall by Bushwick Daily.(Patch via Brooklyn Eagle)


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LONG READ: In light of the Thai soccer team being trapped in a cave, here’s the story of the 1925 cave rescue, which also captivated the world. (Mental Floss)
 
EAT: Summerhill BK in Crown Heights was deemed “racist” by community members and was the site of many rallys calling for a boycott of the restaurant. Now, the eatery has become increasingly popular among blacks.(via Eater)
 
WORLD CUP: World Cup 2018 was filled with upsets and surprises, and it finally came to a close on Sunday with France hoisting the elusive trophy. It was certainly a memorable one, but was it the best tournament ever? (via NYT)
 
SUMMER: “How to Plan a Last-Minute Summer Party Without Going Insane”(via GQ)

 
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NATIONAL BULLETIN: An Indiana man is arrested for a 1988 murder…A “lava bomb” injures at least 23 people in Hawaii…And police officers are shotin Kansas City and Massachusetts. (via NBC News, CBS News and USA Today)  

FOREIGN FLASH: President Trump comes under fire for his news conference with Vladimir Putin…A mob of Indonesians kill 300 crocodiles…And Barack Obama visits Kenya. (via NBC News, BBC and NYT)    
 

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ROYAL WATCH: Here are photos from Prince Louis’ christening. (via LA Times)


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BROOKLYN TONIGHT     
 

10:00AM — Dance and Music with Cumbe Kidz at Fort Greene Park. Details.
 
11:00AM – 6:00PM — Block Party at Jenkins Johnson Projects. Details.
 
12:00PM — David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake at Night at 92nd Street Y. Details.  
 
5:30PM — Tuesday Night Zumba at MetroTech Commons. Details.
 
6:00PM – 8:30PM — Inaugural NY Distilled Spirits Competition Grand Tasting at Brooklyn Brewery. Details.
 
6:45PM — NYRR Open Run at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6. Details.
 
7:00PM — Piyo at Empire Fulton Ferry. Details.
 
7:00PM — Profiled: An Evening to Support the ACLU at Caveat. Details.  
 
7:30PM – 10:00PM — Tuesday Trivia at Fulton Ale House. Details.  
 
7:30PM — Keith Gessen: A Terrible Country with Elif Batuman at Books Are Magic. Details.
 
   

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EAGLE SPORTS: The Brooklyn Nets have signed Rodions Kurucs, the 40th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, to a multi-year contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Kurucs, a forward from Cesis, Latvia, played the past three seasons for FC Barcelona II of Spanish LEB Gold. In 2017-18, the 20-year-old appeared in 16 games, averaging 10.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 20.8 minutes per game. (AP via Brooklyn Eagle)


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MILESTONES
 
Happy birthday to Lucie Arnaz, Luke Bryan, Diahann Carroll, Jason Clarke,David Hasselhoff, Jeremih, Donald Sutherland, Dawn Upshaw and Alex Winter!
 
Brooklyn Today’s editor is Scott Enman. Contact him at[email protected]. 


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