Local Coffee Investment + Governor's Island Pumpkins + Free Yoga

Morning, Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! It's Monday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and breezy. High: 60 Low: 48.

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

1. Blank Street, a specialty Brooklyn coffee company with a location in DUMBO, is investing $25 million. Their stated goal: to build partnerships with vendors across the city, hoping to reach at least 100 shops by 2022. (Pulse 2.0)
2. Sales for condos have begun at Olympia, DUMBO's new tallest building. Despite a 31% drop in sales from last year, prices in DUMBO are up 8%, making it Brooklyn's most expensive neighborhood. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
3. Year-round attractions on Governor's Island include a Pizza Yard, food trucks from around the globe, and a seasonal pumpkin patch. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)
4. The city's tap water might be tasting a little different, after the Department of Environmental Protection switched its source from the Catskills to perform repairs. (CBS via Patch)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• CMCE Career Week - New York City College of Technology (All-day)
• Concerts at Half-Past Twelve, 21st year: Brooklyn Baroque at St. Francis College (12:30 p.m.)
• Zumba with Dodge yoga at Brooklyn Bridge Park (5:30 p.m.)
• The Phoenix NYC - Free Yoga at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier (6:30 p.m.)

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch Notebook

• Garden Place and Grace Court Alley in Brooklyn Heights are two of the best places for trick-or-treating (QNS)

• DUMBO, Brooklyn: "What a day to be in @brooklynbridgepark. We love sitting here at Pebble Beach by the river, soaking in the view of @janescarousel framed by the Brooklyn Bridge" (Facebook)
• Cadman Park Conservancy: "Thank you to everyone that showed up to help us with this special planting, #TheDaffodilProject dedicated to all those lost on September 11th." (Instagram)
• Local State Senator Brian Kavanagh stood with tenants facing harassment and calling for good cause eviction protections (Twitter)

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