🌱 Bklyn Folk Festival + PS8 Vaccine Fail + Bk Bridge Bike Path

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's what's happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and mild. High: 66 Low: 51.

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

1. The Brooklyn Folk Festival is returning to St. Ann & Holy Trinity this weekend, as well as at Parish Hall. The festival will feature Brooklyn native banjo player Nora Brown. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
2. This article suggests that some of the funding from the recent bipartisan infrastructure bill could go towards the renovation of the portion of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights that's currently in disrepair. (New York Daily News)
3. NYC started vaccinating children ages 5-11 outside of schools on Monday. But supplies ran short at P.S. 8 in Brooklyn Heights, where over 100 students lined up for only 50 shots, as distributors moved from one school to the next. Some parents were irritated that their children missed the start of the school day only to not receive a shot. A journalist asked De Blasio about P.S. 8, which reportedly requested 200 doses. (New York Daily News)
4. Here's where to get your child vaccinated in New York City. (NYC Patch)
5. Since the opening of a new protected bike path, the Brooklyn Bridge has experienced the near doubling of its bike ridership according to the Department of Transportation — and an 11% decrease in use of the nearby Manhattan Bridge. Overall the two bridges combined have more daily riders than ever before. (Brooklyn Paper)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Pop-up pantry at St. Ann & Holy Trinity (10:30 a.m.)
• Open hours at the Environmental Education Center (3 p.m.)
• NYRR Open Run at Pier 6 (7 p.m.)
• Book Launch: The Four Humors by Mina Seçkin (7 p.m.)

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch Notebook

• DUMBO, Brooklyn: "Sensational Sunday sunset." (Instagram)
• Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO's very own Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez was number 6 on a list of 1oo influential women in New York City. Over the past year she's been spearheading "an extension to the Paycheck Protection Program" as chair of the Small Businesses Committee. (City and State)
• Corey, Brooklyn Bridge Park's Main Street gardener, is preparing garden beds for fall planting. (Instagram)
• Here's a picture of a truly "Sensational Sunday sunset" in DUMBO. Notice how perfectly the Manhattan Bridge frames the Empire State Building. (Facebook)
• Tulip planting in Cadman Plaza Park, thanks to the Cadman Park Conservancy, looks like it was a great success. 🌷🌷 (Instagram)
• Consignment Brooklyn, at 371 Atlantic Avenue is hiring a creative content manager and more, according to the Atlantic Avenue Development Corporation. (Facebook)

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