THE LEDE: Good morning! With no new measles cases in August and 42 days since the last exposure, Mayor Bill de Blasio declared the end of the disease’s outbreak in New York City on Tuesday. The announcement comes roughly one year after a Brooklyn child acquired the infection on a trip to Israel, eventually leading to a public health emergency that cost the city $6 million.

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THE RUNDOWN

 
~ JAIL PLAN GETS GREEN LIGHT, WILL HEAD TO CITY COUNCIL: The City Planning Commission voted Tuesday to approve the mayor’s plan to build four new borough-based jails as part of the effort to close the violence-plagued jail complex at Rikers Island by 2026.
 
~ HOW YOU CAN HELP VICTIMS OF HURRICANE DORIAN: Hurricane Dorian has devastated portions of the Northern Bahaman islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama. What can Brooklynites do to help? Here are some organizations rushing to assist those in need.
 
~ NYCHA TENANT LEADERS CALL ON CITY COUNCIL TO BAN SALE OF FLAVORED E-CIGS AND MENTHOLS: A group of NYCHA tenant associations in Brooklyn are calling on Councilmember Laurie Cumbo to throw her support behind legislation banning the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigarettes, arguing the nicotine products disproportionately harm black people and young people.
 
~ MEASLES OUTBREAK IN NEW YORK CITY IS OVER, MAYOR DECLARES: Since September 2018, the disease has spread to 654 people. Measles outbreaks are normally declared over after two incubation periods (42 days) have passed since the last infectious day.
 
~ BELOVED ART FROM FORMER BROOKLYN HEIGHTS LIBRARY IS COMING BACK: Six bas-reliefs by Italian sculptor Clemente Spampinato (1912-1993), which were removed from the front façade of the former Brooklyn Heights Library before it was demolished, will be enjoying a second artistic life.
 
~ PRACTICED PATIENCE: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ: The photographs of Joseph Rodriguez offer a glimpse into the people and places not usually on view in gallery spaces: youth detention centers in Northern California, the gangs of East LA, sex workers in Mexico, the community in Spanish Harlem. This month, the photographer’s work will be on view at Photoville in Brooklyn Bridge Park. 
 
~ MURDER CHARGE FOR DRIVER WHO RAN OVER CYCLIST IN BUSHWICK: An enraged driver who cops say ran over and killed a cyclist who was breaking into his vehicle on Monday morning now faces murder and manslaughter charges.
 
~ PHOTOS: J’OUVERT AND THE WEST INDIAN DAY PARADE: Monday was Labor Day, which — in Brooklyn — means the West Indian Day Parade and preceding J’Ouvert celebration turned Crown Heights into a massive celebration of Caribbean culture.
 
~ DESPITE DIVERSITY GAINS, TOP NYPD RANKS FALL SHORT OF REFLECTING COMMUNITIES: Almost 80 percent of the NYPD’s chiefs and deputy inspectors and inspectors who hold a rank above captain are classified as “non-Hispanic white.” Add in captains, and the NYPD leadership is still 72 percent non-Hispanic white. (THE CITY)
 

MORE BROOKLYN NEWS

 
~ A Downtown Brooklyn startup has come under fire for proposing a DIY rape kit. (NBC New York)
 
~ Following the summer's power outages, Con Edison President Timothy Cawley is defending his company in light of talks about a public takeover. (Crain's)
 
~ Dozens of raw chicken carcasses were found on a Boerum Hill street, and how they go there is still a mystery. (NYT)
 

STAFF PICKS   

 
~ READ: “How to Make It in Hollywood When You’re Gay, Female, and Thirtysomething” (Medium)
 
~ DINE: Here are the 10 best places to eat and drink on the water in New York City, including four spots in Brooklyn. (Thrillist) 
 
~ CARTOON: The sea turtles have a bone to pick with North Korea. (The New Yorker)
 
~ WORK: Here are five tips for stopping Slack from "taking over your life." (NYT)
 

WHAT’S HAPPENING      

 
6:30PM - 9:00PM — NYC Writers for Migrant Justice at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery. Details.
 
7:00PM — PEN Out Loud: Salman Rushdie and Marlon James at The Cooper Union. Details.
 
7:00PM — Outdoor Cinema: "Beetlejuice" at Parklife. Details.
 

THE WRAP  

 
⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1934, the Eagle reported, “The sea monster at Loch Ness, whose discovery inspired a wide epidemic of sea monsters in other parts of the world, is not a monster nor yet a denizen of the sea. It is only a German blimp shot down during the World War.”
 
📔 IMPRINT
Actor Robert Pattinson shows off his darker side on the September cover of Variety. 
 
👑 ROYAL WATCH
“14 adorable photos of royal family members' first days at school” (Cosmopolitan) 
 
⚾ SPORTS
Cyclones make long-awaited return to playoffs
 

BIRTHDAYS
 
Happy birthday to Damon Wayans, Wes Bentley, Tom Watson, Mitzi Gaynor, Ione Skye, Max Greenfield, Mark Ronson, Judith Ivey, Mike Piazza and Beyoncé Knowles!
 
Brooklyn Today’s editor is Scott Enman. Contact him at scott@brooklyneagle.com.