🌱 Volunteering On MLK Day + Transit Updates + Fulton Hot Dog King

Welcome back, Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and much colder. High: 20 Low: 12.

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

1. Monday is Martin Luther King Day, and there are lots of ways to volunteer across Brooklyn. Close to home, you can package hygiene kits at St. Ann & Trinity Church. (Brooklyn Reader)
2. There's no 2 or 3 train service to or from Manhattan this weekend, the best alternatives are the 4, N or R trains. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
3. Lincoln Restler joined a protest outside of Rikers Island jail on Thursday. Currently at least 200 detainees are on hunger strike, trying to raise awareness over the lack of heat and water in parts of the facility. (City & State)

Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Play: "Clybourn Park" by The Heights Players at 26 Willow Place (8 p.m.)
• 80s and 90s mixtape party at Eastville Comedy Club, 487 Atlantic Avenue (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Dog playing in the snow at Cadman Plaza Park (Instagram)
• The Brooklyn Music School is hosting its 20th Annual ‘Spirit of Hope’ on Monday to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Facebook)
• A statewide evictions moratorium is set to expire today, January 15th. (Twitter)
• Take deep dive into the history of the "Fulton Hot Dog King" in Downtown Brooklyn. (Downtown Brooklyn)

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