🌱 Subway Line Suspensions + Permits Filed At 55 Willoughby

Happy Tuesday, people of Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Here are the most important things going on today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO.

First, today's weather:

Sun mixing with clouds. High: 36 Low: 33.

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

1. Multiple subway lines, including the B, are suspended due to staffing shortages as MTA workers test positive for COVID. Additionally, the A and 3 trains are running with delays. (NYC Patch)
2. Permits were filed for a 38-story high-rise at 55 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The building looks like it would be majority residential, and there's no projected completion date as of now. (New York YIMBY)
3. Mayor Adams announced that public schools would remain open throughout the Omicron surge, stating in an interview that "calmness is competency," and saying that schools are a safer place for students than their home community. Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO have seen an average of 134 daily cases over the past week. (NYC Patch)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Pop-up pantry at St. Ann & Holy Trinity Church (10 a.m.)
• Community Board 2 Economic Development & Employment Committee Monthly Meeting online (6 p.m.)
• Book Launch: Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades at Powerhouse Books DUMBO (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Montague Street BID: has a suggestion for where to get great comfort food now that the weather is finally getting colder - Dellarocco's Pizza. (Instagram)
• Brooklyn Bridge Parents is launching an anxiety support group for moms. (Instagram)
• The Downtown Brooklyn BID is launching a new newsletter to keep you updated on news events in their neck of the woods. (Twitter)

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