🌱 Jo Anne Simon Passes Hospital Bill + Brooklynites Want More Housing

Get on up, Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Periods of rain. High: 52 Low: 48.

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

1. Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon passed a bill requiring community input in the closure of state and community hospitals, after seeing the devastating effects of the Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill's closure in 2014, despite widespread neighborhood opposition. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
2. Smack Mellon's current show by artist Victoria-Idongesit Udondian takes a close look at the work of immigrant laborers and their contributions to capitalism. It's on display through April 10, culminating in a performance on April 9. (Artsy)
3. The results of a new city-wide survey reveal that a majority of Brooklynites value building more affordable housing as the best solution to homelessness, and would like to see mental health and medical professionals respond to some 911 calls, rather than only police. (Brooklyn Paper)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Brooklyn Bridge Park environmental center open hours (3 p.m.)
• Insider's Tour: DUMBO First Thursday Gallery Walk (6 p.m.)
• Closer Together by Lorenzo Diandrea opening night, at Loop of the Loom on Plymoth Street, DUMBO (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Untapped New York created a list of the "top ten secrets" in Vinegar Hill, including their little-known Buddhist center. And did you know Vinegar Hill's cobble stones are actually "Belgian blocks"? (Untapped New York)
• Brooklyn Bridge Parents takes an in-depth look at a Greek pre-k program in Downtown Brooklyn. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)
• DUMBO's new Adams Street library has lots of in-person programming this month. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)
• Lincoln Restler's office is hiring for two internship positions–one in organization, and the other in legislative and policy work. (Twitter)

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