🌱 Protest Shuts BK Bridge + The Strokes' NYE Party | The Daily

Looking for a way to bid good riddance to 2021? The Strokes have just announced they'll be seeing in the new year with a Brooklyn show. Get all the details below.

First, today's weather:

Rain, heavy at times. High: 63 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories in Brooklyn today:

1. Protesters opposing the city's vaccine mandate for public workers forced cops to shut down traffic heading into Manhattan over the Brooklyn Bridge (Patch)
2. A hit-and-run driver killed a man as he was crossing a street in Bed-Stuy (Patch)
3. The Strokes will be seeing in the New Year with their fans in Brooklyn (JamBase)
4. Food and yard waste pickups are being expanded in the borough (AMNY)
5. A new club, Rash, opens in Brooklyn (DJ Mag)
6. The slow forward march of a Brooklyn waterfront mega project highlights New York's land use gauntlet (ArchDaily)

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