🌱 Gossip Girl In DUMBO + First Day Of Hanukkah + Fire

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

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and windy. High: 44 Low: 33. It's definitely starting to feel more like winter, there's even a chance of snow on Sunday.

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

1. A new reboot of Gossip Girl sees the "richest kid in town" living in Brooklyn, and scenes of the students outside of school are filmed around DUMBO. (Newsweek)
2. Firefighters responded to a four-alarm fire late Thursday night. Nobody in the Williamsburg building was injured, but 12 residents were left homeless. (abc7 New York)
3. Brooklyn's "largest Menorah" will be lit Sunday at Grand Army Plaza, marking the first day of Hanukkah. In past years the ceremony has been attended by the likes of Mayor Bill de Blasio and Senator Chuck Schumer. (NYC Patch)
4. A new book is out about the history of the Brooklyn Bridge, including 3D images, written by Green-Wood Cemetery's historian. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• SATURDAY: Park Slope Christmas Tree lighting (4:30 p.m.)
• SUNDAY: Cobble Hill Park Chanukah Celebration (12 p.m.)
• SUNDAY: Time Out Stage presents Sax of Shaolin (1 p.m.)
• SUNDAY: "Light up the night" Hanukkah celebration at Borough Hall (5 p.m.)

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch Notebook

• "📸 Celebrate the closing of @Photoville's 10th anniversary season by experiencing all 80 exhibits from all five boroughs in video form - 🎥projected onto the Manhattan Bridge!" Stop by every day through December 1st, from dusk to 10 p.m. (Instagram)
• Jo Anne Simon and Lincoln Restler distributed turkeys to seniors and public housing residents this Thanksgiving day. (Twitter)
• You can livestream St. Ann's Warehouse's latest play "Medicine" this Sunday–make sure to RSVP in advance. (Twitter)
• Atlantic Avenue is holding Small Business Saturday today, with deals and discounts up and down the street. (Twitter)

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