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What better way to spend your Saturday night than to bring your whole family to a free screening of “Dumbo?”

On July 27 at 8:45 p.m., the live-action remake of the 1941 animated Disney classic will be shown at Msgr. McGolrick Park.

Here’s a description of the film from IMDB: “A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.”

The film is directed by Tim Burton, and stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Alan Arkin and Nico Parker.

Be sure to grab a spot before 8:30 p.m. Feel free to bring your own picnic blanket and chair.

Food is allowed at the screening as well.

What’s better than watching a free movie with the sun setting on the waterfront on a Friday night?

At 8 p.m. tomorrow, Town Square is hosting a free screening of the film “Aquaman,” featuring Jason Momoa.

Here’s the IMDB description of the superhero flick: “Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underworld kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.”

The film will be shown at Transmitter Park, located at Greenpoint Avenue and the East River waterfront.

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney wants the MTA to step up its public outreach when it comes to L train service disruptions.

In a letter dated July 15 to MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick Foye, Maloney wrote that that she’s concerned about the “inadequate notice to the public” on planned closures.

“For regular L train riders, the closures will be a major inconvenience and yet, there is very little information available to the public,” she writes. “Worse, the information in affected stations and elsewhere along the line announces night and weekend service every 20 minutes, with no indication that changes are coming.”

The congresswoman acknowledged that the MTA puts a notice in the L train newsletter, which is sent to elected officials’ offices. But she says that’s not enough to get to the public at large.

On July 11, Maloney sent her staff to check three impacted stations in her district: Lorimer Street, Graham Avenue and Grand Street. She said they found no notices at those stations.

“Notices should be put at every L train stop so that people will be able to plan ahead,” she wrote. “There should be prominent signs, handouts and an explanation of alternatives.”

The Grand Street Business Improvement District has announced that it has commissioned Puerto Rican artist Don Rimx to paint a public mural for the community.

Funded by discretionary funds from Councilman Steve Levin, the BID hired the Grand Street-based company Owley to curate several public murals in the neighborhood.

Rimx, who will create the first mural, is making his art at 609 Grand Street.

The title of the piece is “Olor a Azucenas el Perfume del Barrio.”

You can see Don Rimx working at 609 Grand Street in the parking lot of Key Food.

For more information, visit the BID’s site here.

Join fellow green roof lovers tomorrow, June 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Kingsland Wildflowers for Field Day Friday!

Take a Q&A tour of the green roof with landscape designer Marni Majorelle.

Afterward, there will be a talk with author Leslie Adatto, who will discuss her new book, “111 Rooftops in New York That You Must Not Miss.”

Adatto is also the co-founder of The New York Roof Deck and Roof Gardening Meetup Group, which will be joining for the event on Friday night.

The event is free but limited to 50 people. RSVP here.

Last Thursday, the Health Department announced that it closed two schools in Williamsburg for failing to comply with the commissioner’s order during the measles outbreak.

UTA of Williamsburg – Yeshiva Torah V’Yirah, located at 590 Bedford Avenue, was closed for failing to provide sufficient proof of immunity for a child who was present at the school. It was also closed for allowing unvaccinated children and staff on site.

UTA 212, located at 212 Williamsburg Street, was also closed for allowing 35 students who were either unvaccinated or did not have the required number of doses of the MMR vaccine to attend the school.

Health officials say the schools will not be allowed to reopen until the Health Department reviews and approves a submitted corrective action plan.

To date, the department has closed 10 schools, including UTA of Williamsburg once before, for failing to comply with orders.

“The spread of measles may be slowing down but we are not,” Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the health commissioner, said. “This is a message to all schools that have been ordered to exclude unvaccinated children – we will not stop our enforcement until this outbreak comes to an end.”

As of June 11, 588 cases of measles have been confirmed since the beginning of the outbreak. 437 cases, or 74 percent have occurred in Williamsburg.

Save the date!

Town Square’s 12th annual SchoolFest is scheduled for Saturday, September 21 at MS 126, located at 424 Leonard Street.

The one-of-a-kind school fair for north Brooklyn families offers a unique opportunity to meet representatives from all kinds of schools, including public, private, charter, magnet, dual language and other types.

The open house will allow parents to learn more about enrichment and after school programs, daycare choices, application processes and more.

There will even be workshops to help answer parents’ questions.

To secure your ticket for parents and students, click here.

The next Community Board 1 meeting will take place tonight at 6 p.m., so if you have any questions, comments or concerns, stop by!

The meeting will be taken place at Swinging 60’s Senior Center, located at 211 Ainslie Street.

For more information, visit the board’s website here.

Local artist Ellie Balk, along with students from Williamsburg High School of Arts & Technology, have completed their new mural at 772 Grand Street.

The piece, entitled “Moods & Modes,” is an artistic visualization of data collected by the students, who mapped their emotional reactions to interactions that happened in person or across digital platforms.

Each participating student conducted research for two weeks, and also contributed to the painting the final work.

The piece is located on the southwest corner of Grand Street and Humboldt Avenue.

If you live in Greenpoint, Williamsburg or Bushwick, you’ve likely seen these electronic mopeds on the streets.

Now you’re likely to see even more of them.

Last week, Revel, the company behind these blue e-mopeds, announced that it will expand its fleet to 1,000 vehicles.

After a pilot program in north Brooklyn with just 68 of them, Revel will disperse them throughout 20 neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens.

The new e-moped fleet is now built for two riders, and will have a simple kickstand for parking.

Each ride will cost a flat rate of $1 to start, with 25 cents per minute thereafter. The first minute of every ride, called the “safety minute” is free.

Revel has also created a new “Equitable Access Program,” giving riders who use public assistance programs or live in NYCHA housing 40 percent off.