Brooklyn Polar Bear Plunge Canceled | Park Slope Week In Review

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04 December, 2020

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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — Here's a roundup of the top headlines from Patch from around Park Slope this week. Brooklyn's Polar Bear Plunge Canceled Amid Coronavirus Pandemic BROOKLYN, NY — Brooklyn's popular Polar Bear Plunge has been canceled amid concern over the coronavirus crisis, organizers announced."With the ongoing concerns regarding mass gatherings amid... Read more Here's The City's Infrastructure Plan For The Gowanus Rezoning GOWANUS, BROOKLYN — The city revealed new details this week about how it plans to keep up with school space, transit needs and hotly-debated sewage overflow into the Gowanus canal during its impending... Read more Two-Way Tolling Starts On Verrazzano Bridge BROOKLYN, NY — Long-sought split tolling on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge has officially started, requiring drivers headed to Brooklyn from Staten Island to pay for the first time since the 1980s.... Read more Brooklyn ZIP Code Rises To 2nd Highest Coronavirus Rate In NYC BROOKLYN, NY — A Brooklyn ZIP code's coronavirus infection rate has soared so high in recent weeks that it is now the second-highest in New York City, data shows. Just under 8.5 percent of... Read more Ice Skating Rinks Open In Prospect Park, Industry City PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — It's officially skating season in Brooklyn.Prospect Park and Industry City's ice skating rinks, along with a disco roller rink, opened on Friday for the 2020 season.... Read more 'Holiday Village' Opens In Downtown Brooklyn DOWNTOWN, BROOKLYN — A new "Holiday Village" is up and running in Downtown Brooklyn. Brookfield Properties opened its first-ever holiday market at the MetroTech Commons on Wednesday and will... Read more More Than 1,700 District 15 Students Identified As Homeless: Data PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Scores of kids attending school in District 15 had no place to call home during the last academic year, according to a report released Thursday.More than 1,700 students... Read more Major Coronavirus Outbreak Revealed At Brooklyn Jail: Report BROOKLYN, NY — Dozens of new coronavirus cases this week have confirmed a major outbreak at Brooklyn's federal jail, according to the Daily... Read more