🌱 Redistricting Changes In Brooklyn Heights + Bird Glass Crashes

Up and at 'em, Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Let's get this Wednesday started off right. Here's everything worth knowing today in town.

First, today's weather:

Rain and drizzle in the a.m.. High: 46 Low: 36. There's projected to be 1-3 inches of snow overnight into Thursday.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

1. New York State's redistricting commission sent two sets of district maps to the state legislature that would determine State Senate, Assembly, and Congress boundaries for the next decade. Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO's state senate district now looks like it will be exclusively in Brooklyn – which poses a problem for State Senator Brian Kavanagh, who happens to live on The Lower East Side, making it impossible for him to represent a fully Brooklyn district. (THE CITY)
2. Thousands, if not millions, of migratory birds crash into glass buildings in New York City each fall and spring. But this is a fixable problem, according to experts at NYC Audubon, who point to examples of "bird-friendly" design across the city–including in Brooklyn Heights, where the metal grill encasing the Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse prevents collisions. The birds that crash into the glassy Quay Towers, on the other hand, aren't as lucky, as the building's facade reflects nearby trees. (Bloomberg)
3. Many of Brooklyn's biggest retail leases of 2021 took place in Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn. That includes the 70,000 square feet Brooklyn Prospect Charter School at 80 Willoughby Street. (The Real Deal)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Community Board 2 Health, Environment & Social Services Committee Monthly Meeting online via zoom (6 p.m.)
• Monthly discussion of the exodus story at St. Ann & Trinity Church, online via zoom (7 p.m.)
• Punching Bag comedy show at O'Keefe's Bar & Grill, 62 Court Street (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• You can get free delivery when you order from Brado Thin Crust Pizza on Atlantic Avenue. (Facebook)
• "Mulchfest," where New Yorkers recycle their Christmas trees and reap mulch as a reward, is ongoing through next weekend. In Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO stop by the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and Brooklyn Bridge Park. (NYC Parks)
• The Heights Players have updated performance dates for their latest production, Claybourne Park, starting on January 14th. (MailChimp)

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— Dashiell Allen