🌱 Exciting Restaurant Openings On Montague + Tutu Ballet School

Welcome back, Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Let's get you all caught up to start this Monday, December 6 off on an informed note. Here's what's going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Windy and warmer with a shower. High: 61 Low: 36.

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

1. Montague Street shall be drab no more. There's at least six exciting new businesses and restaurants opening on the street in the coming months, including BK Lobster and Mad For Chicken. The Montague Street BID would also love feedback about how to improve the street at hellomontaguebid@gmail.com. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
2. A "tutu" ballet school is slated to open in Boerum Hill in February at 200 Smith Street. It will offer classes for children 18 months to eight years old. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)
3. It's almost Santa Con, one of many New Yorker's most dreaded days when thousands of people dress up as Santa to go bar-hopping. 311 data suggests that noise complaints about the city's bars and restaurants are back to pre-pandemic 2019 levels. (NYC Patch)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Book Launch: The Impossible Art: Adventures in Opera by Matthew Aucoin (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Brooklyn Bridge Parents: So much fun decorating gingerbread houses and dreidels today with @onegirlcookies at @citypointbklyn ! Few tickets left for next Sunday! Link in bio to Register! (Instagram)
• PS8 PTA - Brooklyn Heights: "Jumping around a bit. Next Spotlight is on Mr. Louie! (Ever see the Kiss vehicle parked around school? If so, you can bet this guy is on the job!)" (Facebook)
• Montague Street BID: "Are you ready for your close up? Get a free professional photo shoot by @stoop.stories and support Montague Street businesses." (Instagram)
• Kids were playing with Santa and Olaf the snowman this weekend on Atlantic Avenue. (Twitter)

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