🌱 PS8 PTA Fundraiser + Local Schools Lack Ventilation + Bitcoin

Happy Friday, people of Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Here's everything worth knowing in town today.

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First, today's weather:

Cooler with clouds and sun. High: 47 Low: 35.

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

1. Brooklyn Heights' PS8 PTA is holding a holiday fundraising sale this Saturday, with jeweler and local Alexis Bittar. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
2. Eric Adams told business leaders at an event in Brooklyn Heights that he wants to form an NYC crypto-currency committee, furthering his interest in making the city into a bitcoin hub. Experts worry that bitcoin is difficult to regulate and could be damaging to the environment. (New York Daily News)
3. Schools that only rely on window ventilation, instead of air purifiers, have higher rates of COVID-19 infections for both students and teachers, according to an investigation. There are two such schools close to Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO: P.S. K369 - Coy L. Cox School and Cobble Hill School of American Studies. (Gothamist)
4. One painter was killed and another injured after they both fell off of the Manhattan Bridge on Wednesday. (Gothamist)
5. Now more than ever before children with disabilities that can't take public transit are struggling to get to School on time, with the Pupil Transportation Office even resorting to sending them in private car-share services. Brooklyn Heights Blog offers some tips on actions parents can take to advocate for their children. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Live Debate + Book Launch: The End of The End of History (6 p.m.)
• Meet & Greet with Maxwell Alejandro Frost (running for Congress in Florida) in Brooklyn Heights at Park Plaza (6:30 p.m.)
• Afrobeat vs Dancehall Night at Le Boudoir - Atlantic Avenue (9 p.m.)

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch Notebook:

• Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation: "What's 'Gumbo Flight?' 🥘 When you can try all three gumbos when you can't decide! Visit The Gumbo Bros, 224 Atlantic Avenue 😋" (Facebook)
• Brooklyn Heights Parents: "Brooklyn Independent: Middle School Done Right! Thinking about middle school? Think Brooklyn Independent! BKI’s whole citizen approach prioritizes high rigor, high application in an intentionally diverse environment." (Facebook)
• St. Ann's Warehouse's new play "Medicine" got a positive review from the Times: "One Dose Reality, Two Doses Absurdity." (New York Times)

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