🌱 Who Uses Montague Street? + Omicron In New York City

Happy Friday, neighbors! Let's start today off on an informed note. Here's everything happening in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO today.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, windy and cooler. High: 46 Low: 36.

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

1. The Brooklyn Heights Association and Montague St. BID have commissioned a study to determine who exactly uses Montague Street and where they come from. Stay tuned for listening sessions early next year. (Brooklyn Bridge Parents)
2. Susan Feldman, the artistic director of St. Ann's Warehouse in DUMBO, received a high honor from the Irish government on Thursday, for her consistent production of the work of Irish actors and playwrights, including the current play "Medicine." (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
3. There's increasing evidence that the Omicron COVID-19 variant is already spreading throughout New York City. On Thursday a case was identified in a Minnesota man who attended an anime convention at the Javits Center recently. (NYC Patch)
4. The Department of Transportation just released a "master plan" for redeveloping the city's streets — at the same time that de Blasio is about to leave office. Recently the Downtown Brooklyn BID released its own plan to pedestrianize the neighborhood. (NYC Patch)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Carroll Park holiday tree lighting (4:30 p.m.)
• Hanukkah Menorah lighting at Borough Hall (5 p.m.)
• Write in Brooklyn presents What a Time to Be Alive (6 p.m.)

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch Notebook

• Cadman Park Conservancy: "Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date with our events 💚" (Instagram)
• Montague Street BID: "Starting today through December 15, collect your receipts totaling $100 or more from any one or combination of Montague Street businesses, and submit them on our website to receive a complimentary photo shoot." (Instagram)
• PS8 PTA - Brooklyn Heights: "BIG NEWS: WE DID IT!!! We beat our $65k Fall Match Challenge goal before midnight on 11/30, and unlocked 100% of the pledged match dollars!!! 🎉🎉🎉 " (Facebook)
• In an op-ed State Senator Julia Salazar called Atlantic Avenue (that part in her district, not Brooklyn Heights) a "notorious speedway" and said it needs to be fixed through street redesigns. (Streetsblog)

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