🌱 4-Alarm Fire On Montague Street + Window Washer Falls To Death

Good morning Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO. I imagine many people in the neighborhood must be shaken by the 4-alarm fire on Montague Street yesterday–the good news is that nobody was severely injured or killed. I hope that despite that you can still have a great weekend.

First, today's weather:

Becoming windier with showers. High: 64 Low: 45.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

1. A massive fire broke out in a two-story building on Montague Street Friday morning, injuring four firefighters. The blaze started a little after 6 a.m., and no deaths have been reported. The cause of the fire — the second one this season in Brooklyn Heights — is still under investigation. (NYC Patch)
2. A window washer fell to his death off the 19th story of a building in DUMBO Friday at the corner of York and Jay streets. The cause of the fall is under investigation. (Yahoo News)
3. The R train won't be running in either direction through Sunday morning between South Ferry and 59th Street in Brooklyn, and the G isn't running between Hoyt-Schermerhorn and Church Ave. through Monday morning. See the full weekend transit report here. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
4. A City Council sub-committee approved the massive Williamsburg "River Ring" development project on Thursday. The project, which falls in Councilman Stephen Levin's district, would build two towers–one 49 and the other 64 stories–along one of the last undeveloped portions of the waterfront in the area. It guarantees 263 income-restricted "affordable" apartments. (Brooklyn Paper)

This weekend in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• SATURDAY: A string quartet rendition of holiday classics including songs from The Nutcracker at St. Ann & Holy Trinity Church (6:30 p.m.)
• SUNDAY: DUMBO flea and holiday market in the DUMBO archway (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
• SUNDAY: Meet Santa Claus at the Brooklyn Marina in Brooklyn Bridge Park (11:30 a.m.)
• SUNDAY: The Grace Chorale chorus holds its first live performance since the start of the pandemic with a holiday concert at St. Ann & Holy Trinity Church (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Reminder that State Senator Brian Kavanagh is holding a virtual town hall for the residents of all the Brooklyn neighborhoods he represents, including DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights. (Instagram)
• Speaking of Kavanagh, the State Senator has some steep competition in his next year's election cycle–check out this recent candidate forum with him and the three other candidates running to take his seat. (Twitter)
• Here's lots of photos of the 4-alarm fire on Montague Street Friday — apparently people in DUMBO could smell the smoke. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
• Santa is coming to town. Catch him somewhere along Atlantic Avenue this Saturday! (Twitter)

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