🌱 Virtual Public Hearings + Norwegian Americans + Horse Racing
Hello everyone. It’s me, Carlie Houser, your host of the Brooklyn Daily — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what’s happening in town. Today’s issue includes updates on…
- New York civil courts are opening to the virtual public
- Some Bay Ridge history you might have missed
- The Brooklynite running the horse racing media capital of the world
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🌧 Morning drizzle, then rain. High: 55 Low: 52.
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Here are the top stories today in Brooklyn:
1. True crime just got even realer, as New York’s civil courts open to the virtual public. When court cases shifted from in-person to virtual during the pandemic, the public trial became yet another victim of COVID-19. Yesterday, however, New York’s Civil Courts announced that they’re launching a way for the press and public to access virtual hearings in any of the state’s 62 counties via a web portal. People who want to watch the hearings will need to submit a request 24 hours in advance and will receive a link and passcode to the virtual appearance upon approval as in-person, unauthorized recording is still prohibited.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
2. Did you know that there is some deep Norwegian American history in Bay Ridge? Italian, Irish and Arab Americans are the predominant ethnic groups in the Brooklyn neighborhood, but the waterfront town was once home to a flourishing Norwegian population. Little pieces, left behind, remember this history. Leif Ericson Park between 66th and 67th streets, for example, is named for a Norse explorer of the same name; Ericson was one of the first Europeans to set foot in North America, nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. Victoria Hofmo, Bay Ridge resident and president and founder of the Scandinavian East Coast Museum, said that this stretch of the Brooklyn waterfront is “so much the essence of Norwegians and Scandinavians that came to this country.” For more on the history of NYC Norwegians and their historical contributions, visit the link below.
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3. The horse racing capital of the world is operating out of a basement in Park Slope. Brooklynite Peter Fornatale calls his business The Brooklyn Bunker, a hotbed for horseplay. Now 50 years old, Fornatale remembers working as an editorial assistant for Simon & Schuster after he graduated from NYU, and one of the company’s clients was the Daily Racing Form. Fornatale recognized that so many people, from so many different backgrounds, were hungry for horse racing so he wrote a book, and then he created a contest sponsored by the Racing Form, and then he started a podcast, and then he started even more podcasts . This impressive collection of podcasts and other content about all things horse racing and gambling is housed under Fornatale’s In The Money Media Network. This collection of horse racing media is one of, if not the, largest in the United States and the first of its kind — all happening right here in Brooklyn.
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Today in Brooklyn:
- Greenmarket, Brooklyn Borough Hall, Today @ 8 am | Details
- Elite Farmers Market, Nostrand Avenue between Hillel Place & Flatbush Avenue, Today @ 9 am | Details
- Traditional & Blended Tea Tasting, Brooklyn Tea, Today @ 5:30 pm | Details
- Sony x Vogue World: A Night of Fashion & Tech, AbelCine, Today @ 6:30 pm | Details
- Free Comedy & Music Show [Tuesdays], Today @ 8 pm | Details
🐝 Brooklyn Buzz:
- 🌺 The largest plant store in Brooklyn just opened in Williamsburg. Not only is Horti Play a plant-lover’s shopping oasis, the 5,000-square-foot space is also somewhat of an experience, hoping to both educate and inspire: “Upon entering the store, visitors will get the chance to walk through a botanical garden filled with large and rare plants, including the famous broad-leaved Birds of Paradise, the Philodendron Giganteum, and even the Euphorbia Trigona cactus, among others.” Learn more at the link. (Thriller)
- Looking for a job? At the link, check out who’s hiring in the Brooklyn Area, including positions in sales, customer service, and retail. (Brooklyn Patch)
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Now you’re in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday! I’ll see you around.
— Carlie Houser
About me: I’m a recent grad based in Brooklyn, NY. I love to write, run, read, and find new restaurants and venues around the city.
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