🌱 Indie Brooklyn 'Book Crawl' + BK Celebrates Palm Sunday

Happy Tuesday, Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO today.

First, today's weather:

Warmer; a stray a.m. shower. High: 72 Low: 52.

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

1. Holy Week began in Brooklyn this weekend, with a Palm Sunday procession starting at Grand Army Plaza. The holiday is meant to symbolize Christ's entry to Jerusalem. (CBS New York)
2. Brooklyn's indie bookstores have organized a borough-wide "book crawl" for April 30, when you'll be able to get special deals, play games, and end up at an epic afterparty. Participating stores in Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO include Powerhouse and Adanne Bookshop. (Brooklyn Reader)
3. 86 anti-semitic hate crimes have been reported in New York City in the first three months of 2022, putting the city on course to break 2019's high count of 242. The last two years of the pandemic had actually seen a reduction in reported crimes. Two recent incidents in Williamsburg are being followed closely by Councilman Lincoln Restler. (Gothamist)

Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• Pop-up pantry at St. Ann & Holy Trinity Church (10:30 a.m.)
• Babies & Books at Adams Street Library (2:15 p.m.)
• Open hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park environmental education center (3 p.m.)
• Virtual Middle Grade Book Event: Scout Is Not a Band Kid (a graphic novel) by Jade Armstrong, hosted by Powerhouse Books (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Lincoln Restler and other elected officials joined the United Jewish Organization for a passover food distribution on Sunday. Passover starts Friday evening. (Twitter)
• There's still time to apply for affordable housing lotteries at Duffield Street and two other new buildings in Downtown Brooklyn. (Twitter)
• Check out these delicious looking Yemeni pastries from Diwan Cafe at 178 Atlantic Avenue. (Facebook)

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— Dashiell Allen