🌱 Clark St. Subway Reopens In April + Cannabis Shops In The Area

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locallytoday.

First, today's weather:

Breezy and cooler. High: 42 Low: 20.

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

1. The Clark Street Subway station will reopen in April, hopefully bringing some relief to the small businesses that have been struggling to get by. The Brooklyn Heights association is reportedly considering the possibility of closing Montague Street to cars, as one option to attract more foot traffic. (Brooklyn Paper)
2. You may have heard of the Exotic Smoke Shop, which has caused some buzz recently for its controversial former sign and for allegedly targeting students. There's also two other shops in the area to buy CBD and marijuana products–one on Court Street and the other in Carroll Gardens. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)
3. The former CEO of Threes Brewing in Gowanus stepped down after publicly denouncing vaccine mandates, which he had compared to 'Nazi laws' last month. Loyal customers told Patch they are relieved to be able to return to their local brewery. (New York City Patch)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Open hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park environmental education center (3 p.m.)
• Monthly video art exhibition at the Pearl Street Triangle in DUMBO: "Light Year 83: Deeper People" (6 p.m.)
• Book Launch: The King’s Touch by Tom Sleigh in conversation with Gabriel Kruis, at Powerhouse Books (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• In DUMBO Con Edison layout work is taking place on Plymoth Street from Pearl to Jay. Here's the bi-weekly neighborhood construction update. (Facebook)
• Check out all of the free, public events coming to Downtown Brooklyn this Spring. (Downtown Brooklyn)
• The 84th NYPD precinct worked hard to stop mail phishing happening around Brooklyn Heights. (Twitter)

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