🌱 Grand Prospect Hall Demolished + BHA Wants More Park Access

Good morning, neighbors! Dashiell Allen here with the latest copy of theBrooklyn Heights-DUMBO Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny; breezy, colder. High: 34 Low: 26.

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

1. Local journalist Mary Frost has the details from the Brooklyn Heights Association's yearly meeting. The association is advocating for a reduction of pollution in North Brooklyn Heights, increased access to Brooklyn Bridge Park from The Heights, and the preservation of the historic promenade's view plane. Watch the full meeting here. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
2. There's lot of CSA (community supported agriculture) arrangements to sign up for in the neighborhood if you'd like to get fresh local produce on a regular basis over the spring and summer. Sign ups are available for the Brooklyn Bridge CSA, the Brooklyn Grange CSA, the Brooklyn Heights Sweat Pea CSA, and more. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)
3. The treasured Grand Prospect Hall has once and for all been demolished. Once a beloved community gathering place with a historic interior, the lot it once occupied will now contain condos. (Brooklyn Paper)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Community Board 2 executive committee meeting. On the agenda: four historic districts–online via Zoom (6 p.m.)
• “Bending Toward Justice” Voting Rights Webinar hosted by St. Ann & Trinity Church (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Here's five new homes for sale in Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO. (Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch)
• Lincoln Restler joined Borough President Antonio Reynoso over the weekend to play basketball at the YMCA. (Twitter)
• Reslter and Reynoso are also holding a press conference today, "to demand an end to parking requirements in rezonings in transit rich areas." That would make it easier to encourage high-density development without needing cars. (Twitter)
• A portion of Flatbush Avenue was closed off during the weekend after ice fell off of Brooklyn's new tallest building (Twitter)

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— Dashiell Allen