🌱 BQE Public Comment Period + Traffic Vigil + Holiday Events

Happy Tuesday, people of Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Let's get this day started. Here's what's going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, cooler. High: 42 Low: 32.

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

1. 'Tis the season: check out this exhaustive list of holiday lighting ceremonies across Brooklyn–and don't miss the festivities close to home tomorrow on Atlantic Avenue! (Brooklyn Paper)
2. Fortis Property Group, which is developing the pricey Olympia tower in DUMBO, snagged a $284 million loan (The Real Deal)
3. A public comment period began yesterday for proposed amendments for funding of the section of the BQE underneath Brooklyn Heights. Comments can be sent in writing to NYMTC-TIP@dot.ny.gov until 4 p.m. on Friday, December 3. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
4. A vigil in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall on Sunday commemorated the 1,800 people that died to traffic accidents in New York City over the past 8 years. Each person was represented by a flower pot. Mayor-elect Eric Adams has proposed planting a tree grove as a permanent memorial, but has not specified where. (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.)
• Atlantic Avenue annual tree lighting ceremony and party (6 p.m.)
• NYRR open run starting at Pier 6 (7 p.m.)
• Low Key ~Open Mic ~Nightz in DUMBO (7 p.m.)

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch Notebook

• Brooklyn Bridge Park: "Did you know New York has a native cactus? It’s true! Prickly Pear can be found in a dry section of the Pier 1 wetlands." (Instagram)
• Montague Street BID: "November’s #spotofthemonth is @freshstartmarketplace at 180 Montague Street. They have everything you need to prepare a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner." (Instagram)
• In DUMBO's bi-weekly construction update: it looks like there's going to be lots of work going on along Water St.–both Con Edison and a sewer installment. (Facebook)

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