🌱 Santa Claus Comes To Brooklyn Heights + National Elevator Week

Happy Hanukkah Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Breezy this afternoon. High: 44 Low: 32.

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

1. The Brooklyn Heights Unitarian Church is holding "UniFair," its annual holiday market, on December 4th. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
2. Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO saw 110 new COVID-19 cases last week. All eyes now turn to the new "Omicron" variant identified in South Africa, which appears to be significantly more infectious. (amNY)
3. Right now it's National Elevator And Escalator Safety Awareness Week. New York City has over 70,000 elevators, including the two in the temporarily closed Clark Street station in Brooklyn Heights. New York is hailed as the "birthplace" of the modern elevator — which might explain why many of the oldest ones need fixing from time to time. (Gothamist)
4. Santa Claus is coming to town for the month of December — here's how you can see him at family-friendly events across the neighborhood. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• "Light up the night" Hanukkah menorah lighting at Borough Hall (5 p.m.)
• Monday night mixer to watch football game (6:30 p.m.)

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch Notebook

• DUMBO, Brooklyn: "With more than 50 indie shops, Dumbo is the best place to #shopsmall this year! Look for our 🎀 on small businesses around the neighborhood + #SHOPLOCAL! 🎁GET INSPIRED! The 2021 Dumbo Gift Guide is live. Get it @ link in bio." (Instagram)
• Brooklyn Bridge Park: "It was the wettest spring and summer at #BrooklyBridgePark in years, but fall has been pretty dry and BBP gardeners have had to get creative when watering plants. Pier 1 Gardener Pawel tends to some plants' water needs." (Instagram)
• Montague Street BID: ""The proper response, as Hanukkah teaches, is not to curse the darkness but to light a candle." — Irving Greenberg" (Instagram)
• Brooklyn Bridge Parents: "We are hosting a holiday moms’ night out with Mexican vibes at @thisislatinamerica on Wednesday. Free registration link in bio!" (Instagram)

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