🌱Downtown Drive-Thru Open + St. Ann's Warehouse Debuts New Play

Good morning, Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Let's get you all caught up to start this Saturday, February 26 off on an informed note. Here's everything worth knowing today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cold. High: 34 Low: 28.

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

1. A new 'Drive-Thru' outdoor film installation is now open through April at 300 Ashland Place. Sponsored by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, the Van Alen Institute and Two Trees Management, the installation is best seen after sunset. Check out the full article to see the full performance schedule. (Brooklyn Paper)
2. In May and June, St. Ann's Warehouse will present the U.S. premiere of the play "Who Killed My Father?" which is a "defiant rewrite of the recent political and social history of France," told through the lens of a tragic death. It is a "polemical and rebellious outcry against the neglect, exclusion and physical violence of a class-ridden society." It definitely does not sound kid-friendly. (Broadway World)
3. A new city rule will require all new development and re-development projects in flood-prone areas to store greater amounts of stormwater on-site, so as not to overwhelm the sewer systems. Recently neighborhoods like DUMBO and Gowanus have witnessed terrible flooding from storm Ida this past fall. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra kid's concert at St. Ann & Trinity Church (11 a.m.)
• Open hours at the Brooklyn Bridge Park environmental education center. (1 p.m.)
• A bike ride over the Manhattan Bridge starts from the NE corner of Hoyt + Schermerhorn Street. (2:30 p.m.)
• Chris Rob presents the evolution of Black music at Time Out Market in DUMBO. (6 p.m.)
• Light Year presents: "The Future of Black History" at the Pearl Street Triangle. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Brooklyn Heights' own Caroline Koster and Rev. Adriene Thorne, who founded the Heights Community Fridge to address food insecurity last fall, are featured on a list of "11 Inspiring Stories of Neighbors Banding Together." (Real Simple)
• A Brooklyn Heights resident shares a prayer for the people of Ukraine during Russia's ongoing invasion. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
• This weekend there will be no Manhattan bound service at Court Street or at the N/R platforms at Jay Street-MetroTech. Other than that it's clear sailing on the local subway lines. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
• Independent Neighborhood Democrats is endorsing Jo Anne Simon for State Assembly and Jerry Nadler and Max Rose for their respective Congressional races. (Twitter)
• Jo Anne Simon is related by marriage to Katanji Brown Jackson, Biden's pick for Supreme Court Justice. (Twitter)

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— Dashiell Allen