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News

Firefighters battle Sunset Park house fire as blocked hydrant, freezing temps hamper efforts

By Lloyd Mitchell

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News

Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado joins weekly ‘Vigil For Democracy’ outside MDC, calls for immigrant-rights legislation

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Arts & Entertainment

NYCEDC, Public Records to open state-of-the-art cultural venue at MADE Bush Terminal in Sunset Park

By Gabriele Holtermann

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News

Nonprofit sets the V.I.B.E. for equity and inclusion with jazz fundraiser

By Olivia Seaman

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News

Holiday Craft Fair returns to Japan Village with 2 days of local makers, art and seasonal shopping

By Olivia Seaman

NY: United Senior Center of Sunset Park Celebration

News

Sunset Park community celebrates reopening of United Senior Center after $1.1M funding deal

By Gabriele Holtermann

NY: A Very Brooklyn Fashion Show

Arts & Entertainment

Local designers shine at ‘A Very Brooklyn Fashion Show’ to support Red Hook artists

By Gabriele Holtermann

NY: ‘Stand Against ICE’ March and Rally

News

Brooklynites rally to ‘Stand Against ICE,’ demanding end to deportation raids

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Food & Drink

Brooklyn turns up the heat at 12th annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Environment

WindScape Brooklyn, New York’s first offshore wind education center, opens in Sunset Park

By Gabriele Holtermann

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News

Former 68th Precinct house in Sunset Park revived for new public school

By Anna Bradley-Smith & Cate Corcoran

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News

Crisis averted: United Senior Center of Sunset Park to reopen after $1M in city, state aid

By Gabriele Holtermann

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News

Green-Wood Cemetery’s new visitor center nears completion

By Susan De Vries

NY: NYCEDC celebrates Pier6 6 ground breaking

Parks

From rust to oasis: Pier 6 in Sunset Park breaks ground on $25M transformation into public green space

By Gabriele Holtermann

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News

Access denied: Goldman again blocked from touring Sunset Park prison housing ICE detainees

By Gabriele Holtermann

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After fatal hit-and-run, local pols and street safety advocates slam delay of Third Avenue safety plan

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Environment

‘By and for the people’: Brooklyn launches city’s first community-led solar project in Sunset Park

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Proposed changes to NYC Ferry routes would connect Bay Ridge and Staten Island; affect stops in other waterfront nabes

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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Politics

Brooklyn pols demand halt to immigrant detainee transfers to troubled MDC

By Gabriele Holtermann

A view of Third Avenue under the Gowanus Expressway in Sunset Park, Brooklyn where two pedestrians were killed in a hit-and-run.

AMNY

Staten Island man booked in deadly Brooklyn hit-and-run that killed two pedestrians

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