🌱 Teenager Shot Outside Atlantic Terminal Mall + New Play In DUMBO

Morning, people of Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Dashiell Allen here with today's issue of the Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cooler. High: 68 Low: 52.

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

1. A 15-year-old teenager was shot in the head on Wednesday outside of Atlantic Terminal Mall, authorities have announced. As of now they have not made any arrests or announced the names of suspects. The victim was taken to a hospital in Park Slope. (Brooklyn Paper)
2. Mulberry & Vine restaurant is closing all five of its locations, including one in DUMBO since 2018. The casual dining spot, started by a first-time restauranteur, had been struggling due to a lack of traffic during the pandemic. (Eater NY)
3. A new play, "All the Mournful Voices," is opening today at Forgotten Works in DUMBO. Opening night coincides with the 157th anniversary of President Lincoln's assassination, which the play deals heavily with. Unfolding in a bar on the night of his shooting, the play "examines inherited cultural legacies of violence and loss." (Broadway World)

Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Book Launch:" They Said They Wanted Revolution" by Neda Toloui-Semnani at Powerhouse Books (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Local Brooklyn Heights author Leigh Newman will be reading excerpts from her book "Nobody Gets Out Alive," described as “an exhilarating story collection about women navigating the wilds of male-dominated Alaskan society,” at Plymouth Church on Wednesday, April 20. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
• Here's five new Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO area homes on the market for sale. (Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch)
• After it had briefly appeared as if the city's Gifted and Talented programs in schools were going to be ending, they're now officially coming back to all districts this fall–but with new requirements. Brooklyn Bridge Parents has the details. (Instagram)
• Councilman Lincoln Restler is taking a survey of all District 33 residents who are dog owners, in order to see how to best improve dog runs. (Twitter)
• Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon is hosting "java with Jo Anne" on Thursday, April 21 at Local Roots Market & Café to give residents an opportunity to voice their concerns in the district. (Twitter)

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— Dashiell Allen