🌱 Brooklyn Heights SuperYacht + Holiday Festivities

Happy Tuesday, Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Make sure to check out the many events going on today, including a city-wide resources fair near DUMBO and a middle schools info session.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and windy. High: 50 Low: 40.

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

1. If you frequent Brooklyn Heights you might have noticed the huge yacht sitting in the Brooklyn Bridge Park's marina. We now know that it's the Planet Nine superyacht from the popular action film Tenant. Built to handle extreme weather conditions, the vessel can travel 6,000 miles without refueling. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
2. A new homeless shelter is set to open next year on Hoyt Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The men's shelter will give priority to people with "roots in Brooklyn," but be open to all five boroughs. Over 150 people joined a recent Community Board 2 meeting to voice their concerns. (Brooklyn Paper)
3. Here's your guide to holiday festivities in Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and beyond. The season's annual kickoff is Thursday in Albee Square for a "magical wonderland" of lights, music, and dance performances. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)
4. A new Montessori-inspired preschool is opening up in DUMBO next month, for children between the ages of three and five. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)
5. All New York City adults ages 18+ are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot, as long as it's been six months since they got their first vaccine. (NYC Patch)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Pop-up pantry at St. Ann & Holy Trinity (10:30 a.m.)
• City Hall resource fair near DUMBO (2 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
• Environmental Center open hours (3 p.m.)
• Info session with 10 private middle schools (6:30 p.m.)
• NYRR Open Run starting at Pier 6 (7 p.m.)
• Picture Book Launch: The Legend of the Christmas Witch by Aubrey Plaza & Dan Murphy (7 p.m.)

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch Notebook

• Brooklyn Bridge Park: "We love bees at #BrooklynBridgePark! But even the most ecologically-minded gardeners have to protect themselves when scouting yellow jacket nests." (Instagram)
• Brooklyn Heights Association: "Volunteers are needed for Montague Street this week! Help the BHA and the Montague BID collect information that will help us improve Montague Street for residents, visitors and business owners alike." (Facebook)
• This week is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week – shared by Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (Twitter)
• Check out the annual banjo toss at last weekend's Brooklyn Folk Festival. (Brooklyn Paper)

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