🌱 Yuh-Line Niou Runs For State Senate + COVID Cases Skyrocket

Up and at 'em, Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Let's get you all caught up to start this Tuesday, December 21 off on an informed note. Here's everything worth knowing around Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO today.

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First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 44 Low: 39.

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

1. Lower Manhattan Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou announced on Sunday that she plans to run for State Senate against Democratic incumbent Brian Kavanagh. The district covers all of Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO. Endorsed by the Working Families Party and celebrity Cynthia Nixon, Niou is running to the left of Kavanagh, and wants to "build a city and a state that is more equitable, safer and more inclusive than it was before." (NY Daily News)
2. New York City keeps on shattering COVID-19 case records. On Sunday 22,478 people testing positive in the state, with 12,404 cases in the city. In response to the concerns of many New Yorkers over long wait times to get tested, de Blasio promised he would open far more testing sites this week. You can see where at least nine testing sites are in Brooklyn Heights here. (NYC Patch)
3. Check out these holiday book suggestions that put a spotlight on DUMBO, including the history of Jane's Carousel, the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, and the neighborhood's history up to the present day. (Brownstoner)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Pop-up pantry at St. Ann & Holy Trinity (10:30 a.m.)
• Holiday market pop-up by Baked in Bushwick, 198a Lewis Ave (4 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Did you know that mulberry trees are an invasive species first brought to New York from Europe to support the silkworm trade? To this day gardeners at Brooklyn Bridge Park are still weeding them out. (Instagram)
• The iconic "it's showtime" dancers came out to Cadman Square Park on Sunday to teach the community some steps. (Instagram)
• Here's a comprehensive list of COVID testing sites in Brooklyn this week. Thanks Lincoln Restler for sharing. (Twitter)

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