🌱 Open Streets Return + Bird Watching In Brooklyn Bridge Park

Morning, people of Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! It's me again, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Daily.

First, today's weather:

Windy; a p.m. snow shower. High: 34 Low: 23.

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

1. Open car-free streets will be back in the neighborhood starting in April and lasting through November. Here's an overview of all the local locations, including Columbia Place between Joralemon and State streets in Brooklyn Heights, as well as Montague Street. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)
2. Avid local birder Heather Wolf regularly leads birding tours of Brooklyn Bridge Park, where she shows neighbors and visitors as many of the over 180 species found there that she can. Her next tour is scheduled for April 9. (Brooklyn Eagle)
3. Sabrina Rezzy, a resident of Brooklyn Heights, is spokesperson for Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn, the Brooklyn Democratic party's boss. According to records, she's now running for district leader in Bay Ridge, several miles from her home, potentially in a bid to consolidate power within the party. (THE CITY)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Community Board 2 executive committee meeting, online via Zoom (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Here's five new homes for sale in Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO. (Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch)
• COVID transmission was slightly up last week, with the BA.2 subvarient of Omicron making the rounds. One of the areas with the highest positivity rate is Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO. (AMNY)
• The Arab-American Family Support Center celebrated the grand opening of its new location on Atlantic Avenue Friday. (Twitter)

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