🌱 BQE To Stop Overweight Trucks + CityMD Locations Closed

Merry Christmas Eve, DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights. Even with the holidays upon us there's lots of news to catch up on. I'm going to be taking a break from writing the newsletter for the next week, and I look forward to writing to you in the beginning of next year!

First, today's weather:

Clouds and breaks of sun. High: 45 Low: 40.

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

1. Governor Hochul signed a bill into law yesterday that seeks to put a stop to overweight trucks traveling on the BQE–particularly in the vulnerable three cantilever section passing through Brooklyn Heights. The legislation, introduced by Senator Kavanagh and Assemblymember Simon, will require the placement of an advanced weight measurement system at key points along the highway. (Brooklyn Paper)
2. Word on the street is that the Chase Bank branch on Montague St. is closing indefinitely because too many of tits employees are not complying with a vaccine mandate. The next closest location is at 101 Court Street. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
3. It's official! Thanks to Brooklynite Debbie Zhang's award-winning story of adopting her cat during COVID, the Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition is to get $35,000! The check from PetCo was just, signed, sealed, and delivered. (Brooklyn Paper)
4. CityMD is temporarily closing three locations in Brooklyn, including in the nearby neighborhood of Cobble Hill, citing staffing shortages and employees' fatigue. (NYC Patch)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• There's no events scheduled for today (or at least none that I could find), most likely due to the combination of the holidays and COVID cases soaring. Here's a guide from Time Out NY on the best ways to spend Christmas Eve in the city. (Time Out NY)

From my notebook:

• The Brooklyn Heights Association is thrilled that Gov. Hochul signed into law the BQE legislation it's been pushing for months."(Facebook)
• A water shutdown is scheduled in DUMBO on December 27th from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the following streets: Hudson Ave. from Evans St. to York St., Front St. from Gold St. to Hudson Ave., Plymouth St. from Hudson Ave. to Gold St., and Little St. from Marshall Ave. to Gold St. (Facebook)
• That's a rap on Stephen Levin as councilman, see you around the neighborhood, Steve! (Twitter)

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