🌱 G Train Gets Upgrade + Brooklyn Heights Water Main Break

Up and at 'em, Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

A little rain. High: 56 Low: 52.

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

1. The Brooklyn and Queens G train is set to get a systems upgrade over the next four or so years, with newer cars replacing the current ones dating from the 1980s. The line could also see more frequent service, although trains are expected to stick with their current four-car configuration. (New York Daily News)
2. Construction is complete at 168 Plymouth Street in DUMBO, according to YIMBY. The project was the renovation of a 10-story building once home to the 102-year-old Concrete Daylight Factory. (New York YIMBY)
3. Council Member Lincoln Restler reports a water main break on Cranberry Street in Brooklyn Heights, which left 12 households without water Monday, and created "minor flooding" on parts of the BQE. Stay safe out there! (Twitter)

Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Pop-up pantry at St. Ann & Trinity Church (10:30 a.m.)
• Book Launch: The Naked Don’t Fear the Water by Matthieu Aikins at Powerhouse Books DUMBO (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Montague Street BID recommends Plaza Nails at 130 Montague Street for "some much needed 'me-time.'" (Instagram)
• An affordable housing lottery is open for apartments at 14 Duffield Place in Downtown Brooklyn, through March 31. (Twitter)
• Taylor Swift was spotted Monday in Brooklyn Heights. (Instagram)

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