🌱 Brooklyn Bridge Park Finally Complete + Adams School Chancellor

Happy Friday, people of Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and milder. High: 50 Low: 46.

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

1. Mayor-Elect Adams appointed David Banks, the founder of a boys' school in The Bronx called Eagle Academy, as the city's next schools chancellor. Banks committed to making large investments in uplifting educational disparities in communities of color. (CBS New York)
2. The final section of Brooklyn Bridge Park, underneath the Brooklyn Bridge, opened up yesterday with a ribbon cutting ceremony. It appears to include a large concrete plaza among other amenities. The plaza is named after Emily Warren Roebling, a pioneering engineer who helped build the bridge in the 19th century. (Spectrum News NY1)
3. New York Attorney General Letitia James dropped out of the race for governor yesterday, after consistently lagging behind Governor Kathy Hochul in polls. Public advocate Jumaane Williams and Rep. Tom Suozzi are still in the running, and maybe even Bill de Blasio. (NYC Patch)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Candlelight: Rock classics on strings (6:30 p.m.)
• The Great Understanding: A Play about Community during Climate Chaos (7 p.m.)
• Comedy @ DeKalb Stage Presents: BELLY LAUGH (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• DUMBO, Brooklyn: "🎄 Dumbo is all lit up 🎄Thanks to everyone who came out to the Tree & Menorah Lighting and helped us kick off the holidays in Dumbo last week! 🎄🕎Special thanks to @celestinebklyn, @onegirlcookies , @ivystark, @sbuxdumbo & @thedumbosta..." (Instagram)
• Cadman Park Conservancy: "Thank you community 💚 Please share our posts and tell your friends about us! We are lining up some exciting events and can’t wait to see you there!" (Instagram)
• PS8 PTA - Brooklyn Heights: "We still have 5 slots left for a mini photoshoot with Erin Silber Photography on Saturday! Email events@ps8brooklyn.org to sign up!" (Facebook)
• Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez said it's important to have a woman City Council speaker (Twitter)
• Watch and listen to the full remarks at Brooklyn Bridge Park's ribbon cutting. (Twitter)

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