🌱Pearl Street Triangle Pedestrian Area? + Progressive Caucus

Hey, people of Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Dashiell Allen here with your brand-new issue of the Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Daily.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 46 Low: 42.

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

1. A law student's backpack was stolen from a bar on Smith Street, and a woman reported being robbed on the subway, after falling asleep for many stops. All that and more in the latest neighborhood crime blotter. (Brooklyn Paper)
2. At their annual meeting, the DUMBO BID announced that 50% of street construction in the neighborhood is completed, although the remaining work could last another two years. The BID is planning to turn the Pearl Street Triangle and Archway into one massive pedestrian area–timing TBD. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)
3. Lincoln Restler spoke with host Errol Louis on New York One about his new role as co-chair of the City Council's 30+ member progressive caucus. The caucus wants to be a "counter-weight" to the mayor. One of the few specific issues he identified was opposing solitary confinement in the city's jails. (New York One)

This weekend in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Saturday: Brooklyn Indoor Block Party at City Point Brooklyn, Albee Square (11 a.m.)
• Saturday: Ukrainian poets and musicians performing at Metaphor Projects, 382 Atlantic Avenue (7 p.m.)
• Sunday: Brooklyn Conservency Community Orchestra Beethoven concert at St. Ann & Trinity Church (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Councilman Lincoln Restler has biked over 3,700 miles on Citi Bike–equivalent to the distance "from Brooklyn to Juneau, Alaska." (Twitter)
• Inga's Bar is now open in Brooklyn Heights–and mentioned in the New York Times. (Twitter)
• There's no Manhattan-bound A and C train service at High Street this weekend. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)

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