Destinations
Interior of the Brooklyn Army Terminal. (Photo: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection)Here’s a chance to explore Sunset Park’s industrial past and present. Both the Brooklyn Army Terminal and Sunset Park’s waterfront recycling facility will be open to visitors during this year’s Open House New York
Education
Site at 59th Street and Third Avenue where a new public school is to be built. (Photo: Google Maps)A new public school is coming to an empty lot in Sunset Park. The New York City School Construction Authority [http://www.nycsca.org/] has filed an application with the City’
News
Twenty-eight (one-fifth) of the apartments in thisbuilding under construction in Fort Greene [http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2016/09/15/new-eight-story-development-include-market-rate-apartments/] (504 Myrtle Avenue) will reportedly be offered at “below market rate” and available through an affordable housing lottery. (Image via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership & Madison Realty Capital.)The de
Health
Park Slope Rowhouses. (Photo: Park Slope Stoop)Another sign of Fall — the City’s 2016-2017 “heat season” began on Saturday and continues through May 31, 2017. Mayor de Blasio and Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Vicki Been issued a statement yesterday reminding residential building owners of their
Nonsponsored
I regret not making any Dusty Rhodes jokes. How many roads [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWwgrjjIMXA] would you walk down to find the right apartment? If two roads appeared, would you try to walk both? Or take the one less travelled [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/resources/learning/core-poems/
Food & Drink
This tender, crisp, mayonnaise-free slaw goes great with seafood and pork and leftovers make a great base for a lunchtime salad. This slaw with its crisp, crunchy texture, sweet fennel, peppery radish and tangy dressing seems to be the perfect side for your next juicy pork tenderloin. At least, that’
green
NYC Climate Justice Youth Summit sponsored by UPROSE in 2010. (Photo via UPROSE Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/Uprose-133979383320121/].)Long-time environmental justice advocacy organization UPROSE [http://uprose.org] will celebrate its 50th anniversary at a gala in Fort Greene this evening. UPROSE, which is based in Sunset Park, on
Neighbors
Participatory budgeting in action. (Photo: Corner Media)The participatory budgeting process gives New Yorkers the power to decide [http://labs.council.nyc/pb/] how to spend tax dollars in our neighborhoods. Every year, the participatory budgeting (PB) process begins with an idea collection phase, which is facilitated by participating City
News
New York City Council Member Carlos Menchaca at an immigration hearing at City Hall in 2014. (Credit: William Alatriste / New York City Council / via Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nyccouncil/15208342877/])After City Council Member Jumaane Williams, District 45, remained seated during the Council’s Pledge of Allegiance [/blog/
Business
Photo: Sunset Park VoiceA study released earlier this month by the State Comptroller’s Office has found that Sunset Park is a growing, youthful and economically vibrant community as compared to the rest of New York City. But the report also states that the area has an affordable housing crisis,
Arts & Culture
Mexican folkloric dance group performs at National Night Out. (Photo: Elizabeth Elizalde / Sunset Park Voice)Fearless Juan, or Juan Sin Miedo, is a story full of chills, ghosts, monsters, spells, and a friendly character that is always afraid. That’s how the Sunset Park Library describes a book that will
Business
The Brooklyn Army Terminal. (Courtesy NYC Economic Development Corporation)A food manufacturing hub is coming to the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Last month, the City’s Economic Development Corporation [http://www.nycedc.com] announced that it has designated the 55,000 square foot Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT) [http://www.nycedc.com/