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(Courtesy: Macerich)Two top European retailers, Primark [https://www.primark.com/en-us/homepage] and Zara [http://www.zara.com/], will anchor reconstruction at Kings Plaza Mall in Brooklyn, which includes the transformation of the Sears building set to begin in early 2017, real estate developers announced today. Developers at Macerich
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Daniel J. Schaefer Funeral Home on Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park. (Photo: Pat Marmo / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=512187632128661&set=pb.100000122870573.-2207520000.1469481479.&type=3&theater] )A Crain’s New York [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160724/SMALLBIZ/160729938/new-yorks-funeral-homes-are-reborn-to-cater-to-new-immigrant-populations-with-operators-such-as-pat-marmo-maintaining-a-steady-business-by-offering-services-in-spanish-and-learning-the-burial-rites-of
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(Courtesy: Brooklyn Nets / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynNets/photos/a.77208000254.112801.26426125254/10154122183585255/?type=3&theater] )Brooklyn is about to experience Linsanity. Point guard Jeremy Lin returns to New York with a three-year $36 million contract playing for the Brooklyn Nets. His new basketball team introduced Lin
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A view from Bush Terminal Park in Sunset Park. (chandlelee/Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BH-0lU9Be7G/])Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/sunsetparkvoice], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sunsetparkvoice], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sunsetparkvoice/
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“I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0pfP_MD6xA]” (Courtesy: doaanyway / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BII7xZrDJT-/])Whether you’re at the beach, or at your local pool, or in line to get an iced coffee, take the time to
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It’s heat wave, after heat wave, after heat wave and temperatures will soar to almost 100 this weekend. We’ve gathered a list of beaches you can travel from Sunset Park without a car. Stay cool, hydrated, and bring several bottles of sunscreen with you! The shore at Coney
Police & Fire
Photos via Muslims Giving BackYesterday, the New York Post [http://nypost.com/2016/07/20/teens-beaten-outside-mosque-may-have-sexually-assaulted-mans-girlfriend/] reported the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office is investigating allegations that the two teens who were beaten outside a Sunset Park mosque sexually assaulted their attacker’s girlfriend. But a Brooklyn DA spokesperson told
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Whale Square in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. (Courtesy: Madison Realty Capital)A soccer organization has signed a lease with a realty firm to establish its first U.S. indoor facility on the third floor of the Brooklyn Whale Building in Sunset Park, developers announced this week. Urban Soccer [http://www.urbansoccer.
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Council Member Jumaane Williams in City Hall announcing police transparency bills on July 14. (Courtesy: Office of Jumaane Williams)The City Council introduced a new bill to enforce New Yorkers’ right to record police activity without intimidation from cops. The ‘Right to Record Act’ focuses on New Yorkers’ rights to
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City announces new Red Hook landing to serve New Yorkers and Brooklynites alike. (Courtesy: Office of Mayor de Blasio)The Red Hook ferry landing has a new location and is part of the South Brooklyn route scheduled to launch during summer 2017, the City and the Economic Development Corporation announced
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Council Member Jumaane Williams in City Hall announcing police transparency bills on July 14. (Courtesy: Office of Jumaane Williams)[Correction: This legislation was introduced on July 14th. A previous version of this article stated that the bill had passed on that date.] The City Council introduced a new bill to
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(Photo: iorunner / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIF0rotDDKF/?tagged=captainamerica])What do you get a superhero who has three box office hits, has fought in World War II and has protected the American people from villains for their birthday? A 13-foot-tall bronze statue [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/art-music/giant-statue-captain-america-coming-prospect-park/