🌱 Atlantic Avenue Development + Protest Against Evictions

Good day, neighbors! Dashiell Allen here with a brand-new edition of the Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and not as cold. High: 39 Low: 29.

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

1. Brooklyn tenants and activists marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to demand a continuation of a state-wide eviction moratorium, set to expire next weekend. Especially, they say, evictions shouldn't be taking place during the coldest season of the year. Hochul has made it clear over the past couple days that she has no intention of continuing the moratorium. (Brooklyn Paper)
2. Artists can apply for a one-year rent-free studio residency in DUMBO, applications are open through mid-February. (Hyperallergic)
3. Newly-elected Council Member Crystal Hudson, who represents Fort Greene and Bed Stuy, rejected two rezoning proposals along Atlantic Avenue during her first week in office, calling for more community input. Her move is unprecedented, according to the real estate industry. (The Real Deal)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Community Board 2 general board meeting via Zoom (6 p.m.)
• Comedy show: "Mayhem and Destruction at Brooklyn Music Kitchen!!" 177 Vanderbilt Avenue (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• This weeks marks 45 weeks since the horror movie ‘The Sentinel,’ which is set in Brooklyn Heights, was first released–here's a look back at it. (The Bulwark)
• Eight NYC Restaurant Week spots are at Time Out Market New York. Restaurant "week" runs from mid-January to mid-February this year. (Time Out New York Kids)
• The New York State Senate passed Senator Kavanagh's bill making the deadline for voter registration 10 days prior to elections. (Twitter)

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— Dashiell Allen