🌱 BHA Meeting + Mayor Scraps Composting + BK Jail To Come Down

Morning, Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started off right. Here's everything you need to know today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 52 Low: 41.

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

1. The annual meeting of the Brooklyn Heights Alliance will take place Thursday, Feb. 24th, online. It will feature a discussion about climate change between two journalists. The association is planning to hand out awards to the Brooklyn Heights Community Fridge and Amerika Williamson, who spearheaded the Christmas tree lighting on the heights promenade. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
2. Mayor Eric Adams' budget proposal nixes funding for the city's trademark curbside compost pickup program – which was in demand in Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO. Adams said he wants to reassess and replace the program with something 'better.' (Brooklyn Paper)
3. The Brooklyn House of Detention on Atlantic Avenue is coming down in the spring, to be replaced by a new, potentially larger jail, as part of the city's borough-based jail plan to replace Rikers Island. (New York City Patch)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Ethan Hawke presents book Bright Ray of Darkness with Zoe Kazan at St. Ann & Holy Trinity Church (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Dogs love Cadman Plaza Park! (Instagram)
• Here's five new properties on the market in and nearby Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO. (Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch)
• Downtown Brooklyn offers a self-guided walking tour of their current mural installation, a collection of haikus in honor of the life of African-American poet Richard Wright. (Twitter)

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