🌱 Rare Bees In Brooklyn Bridge Park + Supertall Skyscrapers

Happy Friday, neighbors! Let's get this day started off right. Here's everything happening in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO today.

First, today's weather:

A bit of afternoon rain. High: 57 Low: 53.

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

1. New York City's parks are teaming with wildlife that haven't been seen there in decades. That includes Brooklyn Bridge Park, which is now home to rare bees, moths, pollinating flies, butterflies and birds, according to Rebecca McMackin, the park's director of horticulture. That includes the rare blueberry digger bee, seen only once over the past decade, that was recently spotted in the park. (New York Times)
2. Joe Landolina, a Brooklyn Heights native, started a company Cresilon that created a gel to quickly stop bleeding. Originally intended for use by veterinarians treating animals, Landolina says it has the potential to help humans as well. (News 12 Bronx)
3. Downtown Brooklyn's first supertall skyscraper has officially topped off at 1066 ft and 93 stories. It's built within the facade of the landmarked early 20th-century Dime Savings Bank building at 9 DeKalb, and cost $750 million total to develop. (CNN)
4. Here's the latest on the proposals for the new Climate Research Center on Governor's Island which will take up approx. 33 acres of parkland. Potential collaborators include Oxford, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, and Stony Brook universities. (The City via NYC Patch)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Pilates with Dodge YMCA on Pier 3 Central Lawn (8:30 a.m.)
• Support Black-owned businesses in DUMBO at "Sip & Shop" event (2 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
• Love local Brews tasting with Threes Brewing–Time Out Market in DUMBO (4 p.m.)
• "STALK"–a retelling of Jack and The Beanstalk by Ericka Beckman through a live musical performance at Brooklyn Bridge Park (6:30 p.m.)

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch Notebook

• The New York Horticulture Society brings fall foliage to DUMBO (Instagram)
• Brooklyn Bridge Park: "Take some time this Halloween weekend and apply to be on the Conservancy’s 2022 Film Committee!" (Instagram)
• Brooklyn Bridge Parents have updated their weekend Halloween events schedule given the likely rain over the weekend. (Instagram)
• Montague Street BID has throw-back images of Montague and Clinton Streets, circa 1900. (Instagram)
• A new martial arts gym is offering kids classes in DUMBO. $72 per week or $288 per month. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)

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