Sean Egan recently graduated from Brooklyn College, where he studied journalism. You can find him around the neighborhood, snapping photos and taking notes, probably with a coffee in hand.
fort greene
Photo via ivanbruce1 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIajcyagBJT/?tagged=selfiestick&hl=en] By Sean Egan Instructions for the selfie stick include plugging your smartphone in and clipping it to the top of the stick, but a teen recently discovered the photography tool can also act as a melee
Neighbors
A memorial for Sean Ryan at the Gerritsen Beach ballfields. Photo by Jon Farina. After Sean Ryan, 17, was hit head-on and killed by an allegedly speeding drunk driver on the night of July 17, locals of Gerritsen Beach are imploring the city to install more traffic lights Gerritsen Avenue,
history
Hotel Brighton hanging over the water before the pull. Courtesy of Brooklyn Historical Society. [http://brooklynhistory.pastperfectonline.com/advancedsearch?advanceSearchActivated=true&firstTimeSearch=true&page=3&search_include_archives=true&search_include_containers=true&search_include_creators=true&search_include_library=true&search_include_
News
The “preferred” alternative proposed by NYC Parks for the comfort stations. The original site is in blue. (Source: NYC Parks)A comfort station that originally caused outcry [/brighton-bathrooms/] when it was going to be built in front of the Oceana condominiums in Brighton Beach is now a cause for alarm
history
2637, 2639 East 19th Street then and now. Historical Photo courtesy of Joseph Ditta.Sheepshead Bay used to be a vacationer’s destination for escaping the brutal city summer heat, according to a series of photos released by Joseph Ditta on Gravesend Gazette. [https://gravesendgazette.com/2016/07/17/summering-in-sheepshead-bay/
Police & Fire
Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanA suspect has been charged in the attack on two Muslin teens [/police-fire/two-teens-assaulted-outside-sunset-park-mosque/] outside a Sunset Park mosque over Independence Day weekend, according to police. Sunset Park resident Christopher Vallaro, 31, surrendered to the NYPD’s 72nd Precinct on Wednesday with his attorney. He has been
Business
Image via papakila [https://www.instagram.com/p/BEcowvDpgkP/?tagged=sunsetpark]. Cushman & Wakefield [http://www.cushmanwakefield.com/], a commercial real estate company, recently published a report called “Cool Streets,” [http://cushwakemarketing.com/cs/comms/CWRetail-CoolStreetsReport/#12/z] identifying the “edgiest” and most potentially profitable neighborhoods in the country. Our
News
A waterspout off the shore of Plumb Beach in 2012. (Photo by Bill Woodroffe)Time to dust off those ruby slippers! The national weather service [http://www.weather.gov/okx/#] has issued a tornado warning for New York City until 10pm tonight. Neighbors are advised to be on the lookout
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Nydia Velázquez, winner of the congressional primary for district 7. Courtesy of Velázquez’s Facebook.As expected. Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez [http://velazquez.house.gov/index.shtml] won the Democratic congressional primary for New York District 7 on Tuesday against banker Yungman Lee, [/politics/yungman-lee-looks-bring-new-face-congressional-district-47/] and lawyer Jeff Kurzon [/politics/unconventional-campaign-congressional-district-7/
News
816 58th Street. Courtesy of Google Maps.Eastern Sunset Park might be going through a growth spurt pretty soon if developers get approved on their plans, reports Yimby [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/06/permits-filed-78-amity-street-cobble-hill.html] . A permit was filed to the Department of Buildings [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/
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Sunset Park High School voting location. (Photo by Sean Egan)Voting locations in Sunset Park were staggeringly short of actual voters today. I visited four different poll places all Tuesday morning to speak with voters and poll workers about how the voting process is going in the 7th Congressional District
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Jeff Kurzon talking with voters. Courtesy of Jeff Kurzon’s Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KurzonForCongress/?fref=ts].When it comes to fundraising for his campaign, congressional hopeful Jeff Kurzon [http://www.jeffkurzon.com/] has raised nothing. And that’s the way he prefers it. Kurzon, a Democrat, who first
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Jeff Kurzon talking with voters. Courtesy of Jeff Kurzon’s Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KurzonForCongress/?fref=ts].When it comes to fundraising for his campaign, congressional hopeful Jeff Kurzon [http://www.jeffkurzon.com/] has raised nothing. And that’s the way he prefers it. Kurzon, a Democrat, who first
Kids & Family
Early rendering of the playground. Courtesy of the Parks Department.Construction on a brand new playground in Sunset Park [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/sunset-park] has begun. Kids and parents alike should be excited for the fun new features coming to the park, which should be completed by April of
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Depiction of the Brooklyn Queens Connector. (Courtesy ofFacebook [https://www.facebook.com/pages/BrooklynQueens-Connector/1730240337197686?fref=ts] )Officials from the Economic Development Corporation (EDC [http://www.nycedc.com/]) met with Sunset Park residents on Tuesday to discuss plans and opinions regarding the proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) [http://parkslopestoop.com/
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Animals
A new WNYC video series [http://www.wnyc.org/story/bodega-cats-their-own-words-tiger-and-nushi-sunset-park-brooklyn/] , Bodega Cats, is giving voices to our neighborhood’s furriest bodega workers. These feline Brooklynites talk about cat life, how their neighborhoods are changing, and local cuisines. Take Tiger, an orange cat, who just sleeps and eats all day.