🌱 Pelosi At Brooklyn Bridge Park + Brooklyn Marathon This April

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

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warm. High: 65 Low: 45.

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

1. At a press conference in Brooklyn Bridge Park, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Nydia Velazquez and other congress members who praised the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure bill. Conveniently for the location, the bill includes $1.9 billion to replace bridges nationwide, as well as over $11 billion for highways. (Politics NY)
2. The city is beginning $109 million worth of renovations in Brooklyn parks at over 20 different locations. Parks advocates are calling for more funding, given that during his campaign Adams pledged to dedicate 1% of the city's total budget to parks. (Brooklyn Paper)
3. The first-ever Brooklyn half and full marathon will pass through Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO on April 24. The fee to participate is between $160 and $205. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Purim at Brooklyn Heights Synagogue (6 p.m.)
• Community Board 2 monthly land use committee meeting and public hearing (6 p.m.)
• Repast Baroque Ensemble Presents “Fantasia” at First Unitarian Church (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Here's a real estate roundup for the Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO area. (Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch)
• Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon is officially endorsing Max Rose for Congress in the new Park Slope/Staten Island district. (Twitter)
• Don't forget to check out the new "Brooklyn Is Africa" art and history exhibit in Brooklyn Beep Antonio Reynoso's offices, now through March 21st. (Brooklyn Reader)

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— Dashiell Allen