Dangerous Brooklyn Bridge Canopy + Social Justice Murals + Condos

Good morning, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO! Dashiell Allen here with a fresh Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny, warm and humid. High: 77 Low: 66.

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

1. A woman is suing the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation after the canopy on top of one of the park's piers detached and injured her in April of this year. (Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO Patch)
2. Time Out got "serious apartment lust" after visiting the tallest and most expensive condo in DUMBO. The exclusive property has 76 residences, ranging from one to five bedrooms, and both indoor and outdoor pools. (Time Out New York)
3. Brooklyn's co-op, condo real estate market is stronger than ever, with souring prices across the borough. In Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO the average price for a condo is 9% higher than the same date last year. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
4. There's a new mural project along the BQE in DUMBO called "Murals For The Movement." The spray paint murals, which will be officially inaugurated in November by a walking tour, are meant to highlight social justice issues. "Representation matters more than anything," said local artist Marak27. (WPIX 11 New York)
5. New York City has now passed six million vaccinations, and hospitalizations are at a pandemic all-time low. That's 85% of all adults, and 75% of teenagers. (NYC Patch)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Pilates with Dodge YMCA on Pier 3 Lawn (8:30 a.m.)
• Free flu shots at NYU-Langone, Cobble Hill (10 a.m.)
• Bodymoves DUMBO workshop (5:30 p.m.)
• Magazine Launch: NAUSIKÂE ISSUE II: SATAN SAYS – music, reading, art and more! (7 p.m.)
• Día De Los Muertos themed ballet in DUMBO (7 p.m.)

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch Notebook

• Brooklyn Heights was the runner-up for coolest neighborhood in Brooklyn this year–after Williamsburg (Time Out New York)
• Montague Street BID: "#Repost @nycsignsandplaques Former residence of playwright Arthur Miller in Brooklyn Heights Located at 62 Montague Street." (Instagram)
• Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation: "There’s so much art to see on #AtlanticAvenue this weekend including Hard Soul Boutique 418 Atlantic Avenue." (Facebook)
• Expect construction work on John and Water St. in DUMBO for about the next five weeks. (Facebook)
• Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation: "We've partnered with BSE Global to bring you a special raffle for a pair of 2021 Brooklyn Nets and 2022 New York Liberty tickets!" (Facebook)
• DUMBO Parents: "Free dance performances by local mom and her dance group at Jane's Carousel this Saturday! The Tiffany Mills Company hosts two back-to-back outdoor informal live dance performances." (Facebook)

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— Dashiell Allen

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