Big Announcement At Governor's Island + Tabitha Brown At St. Ann

Good morning everyone, it's Wednesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine mixing with clouds, breezy and not as warm. High: 68 Low: 53.

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

1. Governor's Island is now open year round 7 days a week, per an announcement from Mayor DeBlasio yesterday. Starting on November 1st, the beloved park will be open from 7 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. Direct ferry service from Atlantic Ave/Brooklyn Bridge Park-Pier 6 and DUMBO/Fulton Ferry is also being extended. (Gothamist)
2. Councilmember Stephen Levin appears to have been attacked by an inmate at Rikers Island, who threw an "unknown substance" at him. (Brooklyn Eagle)
3. A development in Brooklyn Heights was number 4 on the list of the top 10 biggest outer-borough loans. The Hudson Development Companies took out $198.3 million for the whopping 38-story tallest tower in the heights, built on the former Brooklyn Heights Library. (The Real Deal)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• The Lower East Side Ecology Center is holding an e-waste pickup at the Pearl St. Triangle (10 a.m.)
• Check out the free Photoville festival throughout Brooklyn Bridge Park (all-day)
• Join Powerhouse Books for a conversation with the President Emerita of the Brooklyn Academy of Music Karen Brooks about her new book BAM...And Then It Hit Me, a chronicle of her 36-year career and BAM. (7 p.m.)
• Join "vegan superstar" Tabitha Brown for a reading from her new book Feeding The Soul at St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church (7 p.m.)

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch Notebook

• Cadman Park Conservancy: Check out this lovely doggo in Cadman Plaza Park (Instagram)
• Dumbo Brooklyn: Check out these retro neighborhood ads under the Manhattan Bridge (Instagram)
• Brooklyn Heights Life: Sweet milkshakes come to Court Street at Guilianas Sweet Shoppe (Instagram)

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