🌱 Police Blotter + Where To Get Vaccinated + Bach To Beatles

Happy Friday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 51 Low: 39.

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

1. In the latest police blotter, a person bit and robbed a man as a 2 Train pulled into the now-closed Clark St. Station, and a woman was sexually assaulted in a Fulton Street apartment store. (Brooklyn Paper)
2. Bodegas and small grocery stores across the city are weary of the business impact of grocery delivery apps like Fridge No More and Gorrillas – both of which operate in Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO – which claim to deliver to your home in as little as 15 minutes. (Brownstoner)
3. Here's where to get vaccines for 5-11 year olds in and around Brooklyn Heights. Also, the city announced on Thursday that it's giving $100 if you go to a city-run site. (NYC Patch)
4. In The Times's style guide, "An Online Cabinet of Ceramic Curiosities" grew out of a Brooklyn Heights apartment. (The New York Times)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• "A talented string quartet performing classical pieces from Bach to The Beatles" at St. Ann & Holy Trinity (6:30 p.m.)
• Virtual Book Launch from Powerhouse Books: The Best Short Stories 2021 with guest editor Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (7 p.m.)
• Comedy at DeKalb Stage Presents: BELLY LAUGH (7:30 p.m.)

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch Notebook

• Rebecca McMackin, the Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park, went on a podcast to talk about the park as a "shining example of ecological horticulture at work & its benefits." (Twitter)
• Brooklyn Bridge Park: "Exciting News! Thanks to funding from @bkborohall the plaza area at Pier 6 will be renovated this winter! Updated LED lighting, fresh paint on the shed structures, new picnic furnishings." (Instagram)
• DUMBO Parents: Montcler House of Genius opens today in DUMBO! For one week from November 4 to 11 enjoy a fully immersive pop-up experience. (Facebook)
• Brooklyn Arts Council presents a massive mural of a rainbow in MetroTech Center that "explores the rainbow as a symbol of peace, hope, diversity, and connection." (Facebook)

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