🌱 Brooklyn Heights Activist Dies + 'Rogue' Smoke Shop Updates

Up and at 'em, Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO.

First, today's weather:

Heavy rain tapering off. High: 38 Low: 22.

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

1. Ben Crane, a Brooklyn Heights activist and attorney, has died at his home at 92 years old. Crane was an important champion of Brooklyn Bridge Park, and many will remember him for convincing the Port Authority to develop the green space during a 1980s community meeting. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
2. In the last developments from Brooklyn Heights's 'rogue' "Exotic Smoke Shop," the store was just hit by eight city agency violations. Among them: failure to obtain the proper licenses to sell tobacco and vape products, and selling to underaged youth. The shop's hearing is set for April. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
3. Red Hook Fest, the northern Brooklyn's biggest event of the year, will be back in person this year on June 3 and 4 for live music and dance performances, accompanied by a resource fair with local groups including Red Hook Mutual Aid and Red Hook Community Justice. (Brooklyn Paper)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Candlelight concert at St. Ann & Trinity Church: a tribute to ABBA (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Here's five new houses (or apartments) on the market for sale in Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO. (Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch)
• Brooklyn Bridge Parents just released its kid-friendly events guide for March. Up first: Brooklyn indoor block party on March 5th at City Point. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)
• Bridges For People is hosting a bike ride Saturday across the Manhattan Bridge starting at Hoyt and Schermerhorn streets. (Twitter)
• Brooklyn Bird Watch: Check out this adorable Yellow-Rumped Warbler that was spotted recently in Brooklyn Bridge Park. (Brooklyn Eagle)

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