Central Brooklyn
‘Tis the season to be … uhh, relieved that taxes are in? Provided they are [https://www.irs.gov/filing/extension-of-time-to-file-your-tax-return]. Still, with your attention free to turn elsewhere, why not take your whole life elsewhere? Perhaps even Southern Brooklyn? 2375 East 3rd Street [http://www.kingsqueensapts.com/no-fee-rentals-nyc/brooklyn-apartments/neighborhood/
Announcements
Rendering via bklynlibrary.org [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/sunset-park-project] Join a public design meeting tomorrow, April 20 from 6pm to 8pm to help decide the future of the Sunset Park Library. NYC Council Member Carlos Menchaca (District 38) sent out an announcement last week inviting the public to attend the
community
> Tonight CM @cmenchaca [https://twitter.com/cmenchaca] announced the winners for Cycle 6 #PBNYC [https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBNYC?src=hash]. Thank you #District38 [https://twitter.com/hashtag/District38?src=hash] Volunteers and Staff for another successful PB year. pic.twitter.com/Dgwo8IcIeU [https://t.co/Dgwo8IcIeU] — CM Menchaca
Central Brooklyn
Spring is in the air, replete with the blossoming of flora and fauna. I won’t be going outside, though. I’ll be inside, avoiding allergens and enjoying cat videos in my comfy abode. I suggest you find a pad of your own. (Courtesy Zillow/David Krause of Bouwerie Lane
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(Photo via Wikipedia)At the end of April, the second busiest train station in Bay Ridge is slated to close for six months for major MTA station renovations [/three-r-line-stops-will-close-for-half-year-in-total-makeover/]. But in the meantime, neighbors have unanswered concerns about how the MTA will step up bus service during that construction. In
Police & Fire
Police are searching for two individuals in the surveillance video above in connection to an assault last night in Sunset Park. Here’s what happened, according to cops: * On Monday, April 10 at about 9:40pm, two young Asian men entered a business located by 8th Avenue and 58th Street
Central Brooklyn
Few things are more satisfying than unfriending someone who deserves it. We might not be able to slam phones when hang up on someone, but at least we can do something approaching the digital equivalent. But now, you can find a place that deserves you. (Courtesy Zillow/Nord East Realty
Central Brooklyn
Ever need some Comic Relief [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Relief_USA]? Well, you have a better chance of seeing Andy Kaufman live than finding it here. … The joke’s on you! I’m funnier than Tony Clifton *and* I’ve got links to the best real estate deals
Animals
Kedi by kedifilm via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BHAVVNSkPvK/?taken-by=kedifilm]It’s April! Don’t be an April Fool—check out some of these fun happenings this weekend. Along with a three-day celebration of Prospect Park’s 150th anniversary, this weekend brings art, dance, cats, and cheese.
Police & Fire
By Lisa Flaugh, Brooklyn News Service A 36-year-old waitress pleaded guilty Friday to fatally stabbing a man who argued with her last year inside the restaurant where she worked on Eighth Avenue in Sunset Park. Lan Shui Yu pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree before Justice Neil J.
News
Proposed 7th Avenue Bike Lane Extension for 15th to 20th Streets via DOT [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/7th-avenue-park-slope-feb2017.pdf]The Department of Transportation (DOT) failed to sell all Community Board 7 (Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace) members on a bike lane extension on 7th Avenue. DOT presented
Central Brooklyn
So, the weather might not have seemed much like it lately, but Spring is here! We’re through the vernal equinox, people! It’s time to clean up your apartments or, even better, get brand new digs. (Courtesy Street Easy/Fumiko Akiyama of Corcoran [http://streeteasy.com/building/1813-78-street-brooklyn/2]
community
Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 12 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Carlos Menchaca’s District 38 [http://council.nyc.gov/carlos-menchaca/pb/6/] (Red Hook, Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace). With new online voting [http://council.nyc.
Announcements
New MTA photo shows a high-tech upgrade planned for the 53rd St. station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. (Courtesy: MTA Renderings)To all Sunset Parkers: your daily commute is set to change starting on Monday. And Bay Ridge — you’re next. Three subway stations on the R line will close for
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439 36th Street (Photo via Compass [https://www.compass.com/listing/439-36th-street-brooklyn-ny-11232/12c4305f7a13494a09da1ebe17f701bf15518ce5/] )A stylishly renovated 2,800-square-foot townhouse located at 439 36th Street [https://www.compass.com/listing/439-36th-street-brooklyn-ny-11232/12c4305f7a13494a09da1ebe17f701bf15518ce5/] (between 4th & 5th Avenues) in Sunset Park recently sold for $2.05 million—a record for the neighborhood.
library
(Rendering via Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC)Today, the Brooklyn Public Library announced the approval of a redevelopment plan for the Sunset Park branch, which includes adding 49 affordable apartments on-site. The new building will replace the current library at 5108 4th Avenue. The New York City Council voted unanimously