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Photo courtesy of Tony Giordano.Back in 1919, this corner was home to Kartevolo Jeweler and Goldensohn’s shop. Now, it’s a grocery store/bodega. But it’s still a commercial street full of small businesses serving Sunset Parkers! Image via Google Maps.
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Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park Voice.Brooklyn’s Chinese American community now has its own ambulance company — the first on the East Coast — to address a growing need for paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who speak Chinese dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, and Toisanese. Launched in early April,
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Are you looking for a new place to live can be a headache, but don’t fret, we’ve rounded up some cool and interesting places. Image via Halstead Properties.637 41st Street, #4C [http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/637-41st-St-APT-4C-Brooklyn-NY-11232/89467611_zpid/] Size: studio, 1 bath co-op Cost: $285,000
Animals
Image via Sean Casey Animal Rescue.We may be Mets and Yankees fans here, but don’t let that stop you from loving Mr. White Sox here. > We never would’ve imagined when we rescued White Sox that she would still be looking for a home, 2 years later.
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Business
Industry City may be seeing some tenants leave [/business/made-brooklyn-no-3-d-printing-company-makerbot-move-manufacturing-china/] , but it’s also continuing to bring in new ones at the same time. The newest arrival? Gap Inc., the national clothing retailer that’s popular with low-key budget shoppers. As reported in [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160428/REAL_
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UPROSE volunteers painting a sunflower banner in support of climate resiliency. (Photo courtesy of UPROSE.)Small businesses are often touted as the backbone of any community economy, particularly here in Brooklyn, where big business and mom-and-pop shops continue to fight for space. That’s why the city Department of Small
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Rendering via Industry City.A building renovation is coming to what is known as Building 19 in Industry City, located at 168 39th Street. The upgrades, according to Commercial Observer [https://commercialobserver.com/2016/04/jamestown-belvedere-positioning-500k-sf-in-industry-city-building-19-for-creative-tenants/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CO%204%2F26%20make%
Events
Below you’ll find information on events through the week in and around Sunset Park. Submit your event listing to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/]. Image via Park Slope Stoop.FRIDAY, APRIL 29 Mexican Folk Dance Workshop with Calpulli Where:Sunset Park Library at 5108 Fourth Avenue When:4pm What:Outfitted
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Image via NYPD.Nina Chen, a 13-year-old girl from Dyker Heights/Borough Park, has been missing since last Friday morning, April 22, and her family is begging anyone with information as to her whereabouts to contact the 68th Precinct Detective Squad. (Update on Thursday, April 28 at 11:51am: Nina
Education
Image via Google Maps.The participatory budgeting (PBNYC) voting results are in and Sunset Park schools “won” three out of the five winning projects. Specifically, Sunset Park High School will be getting a library upgrade, MS 136 will get an auditorium upgrade, and PS 169 will get renovated bathrooms. Park