🌱 Election Results + Holiday Markets + Composting + New Opera

Happy Wednesday, Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! These are the most important things going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 51 Low: 40.

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

1. The results are in! Eric Adams will be New York City' next mayor. Lincoln Restler, who was running unopposed, will be representing DUMBO and The Heights in the council next term. (NYC Patch)
2. St. Ann's Warehouse in DUMBO will be premiering BOOK OF MOUNTAINS & SEAS, an opera based on a compilation of ancient Chinese myths about nature. Catch the show in January. (Broadway World)
3. It's the most wonderful time of the year! Starting later this month and throughout December, holiday markets will be popping up across DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights – and this guide has you covered. Featuring "This Is Latin America" and the "Danish Christmas Fair." (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)
4. In more holiday-themed news, the season officially starts on Thursday for Brooklyn Women's Exchange in Brooklyn Heights, as they unveil their window decorations. They will be handing out "home-made takeaway treats" throughout the day. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
5. You may have heard by now that curbside compost pickup is making a return to Brooklyn Heights due to popular demand. As it turns out, there's a correlation between a neighborhood's income level and its interest in composting. Some, like ex-sanitation commissioner Kathryn Garcia, advocate for the program across the entire five boroughs instead of on a case-by-case basis. (Habitat magazine)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• "Friendsgiving" party in DUMBO (6 p.m.)
• "The Exodus Tradition" with St. Ann & Holy Trinity (7 p.m.)
• Punching Bag Comedy Show at O'Keefe's Bar and Grill (8:30 p.m.)

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch Notebook

• Celebrate Día de los Muertos in DUMBO today – stop by for mezcal and pan de muertos (Instagram)
• Brooklyn Heights Parents: COVID testing sites are in our neighborhoods! The COVID testing vans in DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights have been temporarily removed but other mobile sites have popped up in Downtown Brooklyn and at Borough Hall. (Facebook)
• Brooklyn Heights Life: "Finally feeling like fall on this blustery gray morning." (Instagram)

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— Dashiell Allen

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