🌱 Brooklyn Bridge Bike Boom + BK Heights Resident Buys Property

Happy Saturday, people of Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Here's everything happening today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with a shower or two. High: 53 Low: 39.

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

1. Bike ridership on the Brooklyn Bridge rose by 26% last year, after the addition of a new protected bike lane. While most city bridges saw a pandemic-related increase in bike traffic from 2019 to 2020, Brooklyn Bridge had actually slightly decreased that year, given the previous difficulty to ride on it while navigating a narrow pedestrian walkway. (amNY)
2. Brooklyn Heights resident Jenny Jackson, the author of the novel 'Pineapple Street' about inheriting a fortune, is reportedly selling her own Pineapple Street abode, and buying another nearby property for $4.2 million. (New York Post )
3. Spring has (just about) sprung in Prospect Park, and there's lots to look forward to! Here's a look at everything planned by the Prospect Park Alliance this season. (Patch)

This weekend in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Saturday: Open hours at the Brooklyn Bridge Park environmental education center (1 p.m.)
• Sunday: Family Friendly Bird Walk with the Brooklyn Bridge Park conservancy, aimed at 5-10 year-olds and their families (10 a.m.)
• Sunday: Women’s History Month: “Landmark Architecture, Restoration and Sustainability” at St. Ann & Trinity Church (12:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Jo Anne Simon recognizes Camille Casaretti, president of Community Education Council 15, for Women's History Month. (Twitter)
• Fornino's, a rooftop sushi bar in Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 6, is opening back up for its 10th season. (amNY)
• From the looks of it, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO's COVID-19 positivity rate is on the rise. (Twitter)
• Over the weekend Brooklyn neighbors will come together to support Ukraine on Pacific Street between Hoyt and Bond. (Twitter)

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— Dashiell Allen