Health
From left to right: Ann Marie Perrotto (founder of Christopher’s Reason, a substance abuse treatment center opening on Staten Island); NYS Assemblywoman Pamela Harris; Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle; and Donna Mae DePola, President & CEO of the Resource, Training & Counseling Center, during a visit to the Center
Arts & Culture
(Courtesy: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtaphotos/7488701704/in/photolist-cpKy7C-mXEwG9-fr7WZ-aFxKme-gVo4MU-dCaifZ-8hwxkh-kAoV6H-8svPsD-ftTdFM-7vkab8-f7znz-bkWF4r-9bKBwQ-6Hf8g7-8hwxeu-bDx9b2-pVZiby-4F7atP-8AzhB4-asdxZx-HbzHM-8hwxhd-6z2eiq-dwBx7C-asfWX5-8J3Zsq-DcLD7b-bDx9bg-asgaNY-9KWoJK-7zBkMv-83zxqq-asdx84-frbku-xdX6u-asdmtR-asg9Yb-asdggR-dq1s4F-6Wzo2q-e9vUfD-zoFqD-5eAmgo-5evX1c-e9vUpR-XhqEQ-c2bF27-hw8xD-asdyh4] )Do you have what it takes to have
fort greene
(Courtesy: Friends of the Brooklyn-Queens Connector)A poll released Thursday by a pro-streetcar group shows favorable support for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Brooklyn-Queens streetcar project [/?s=bqx].The poll for the Friends of the BQX [http://www.bqx.nyc/] — also known as the Brooklyn-Queens Connector — shows a 74 percent
News
(Courtesy: Friends of the Brooklyn-Queens Connector)A poll released Thursday by a pro-streetcar group shows favorable support for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Brooklyn-Queens streetcar project [http://parkslopestoop.com/?s=bqx]. The poll for the Friends of the BQX [http://www.bqx.nyc/] — also known as the Brooklyn-Queens Connector — shows
Police & Fire
/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2542-16-72-pct-Robbery-9-3-16.mp4Police are searching for three bandits who may have been involved in a shooting and robbery in Sunset Park last Saturday early morning. Two men were sitting inside a gray or silver BMW near 47th Street and Third Avenue when an unidentified group approached them
Business
Hundreds of Brooklyn builders, founders and entrepreneurs will come together at City Point for the Make It in Brooklyn Innovation Summit on September 28 to connect with Brooklyn’s best and brightest across many industries who have ‘made it’ in the borough. https://vimeo.com/136831757 It’s been said
Nonsponsored
(Courtesy: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtaphotos/7488701704/in/photolist-cpKy7C-mXEwG9-fr7WZ-aFxKme-gVo4MU-dCaifZ-8hwxkh-kAoV6H-8svPsD-ftTdFM-7vkab8-f7znz-bkWF4r-9bKBwQ-6Hf8g7-8hwxeu-bDx9b2-pVZiby-4F7atP-8AzhB4-asdxZx-HbzHM-8hwxhd-6z2eiq-dwBx7C-asfWX5-8J3Zsq-DcLD7b-bDx9bg-asgaNY-9KWoJK-7zBkMv-83zxqq-asdx84-frbku-xdX6u-asdmtR-asg9Yb-asdggR-dq1s4F-6Wzo2q-e9vUfD-zoFqD-5eAmgo-5evX1c-e9vUpR-XhqEQ-c2bF27-hw8xD-asdyh4] )Do you have what it takes to have
News
End of summer. (Courtesy: leaf**/Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/leaf2011/7990360163/])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/], and sign up for
News
Photo via gregmillerfoto [https://www.instagram.com/p/BHUo-4kABe-/?hl=en] Community mourns Flatbush teen stabbed to death at Cornel University [/blog/crime/community-mourns-flatbush-teen-stabbed-death-cornell-university/]. [Ditmas Park Corner] Coney Island’s Wahlburgers sued for wage theft, and other labor violations [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/08/coney-islands-wahlburgers-sued-wage-theft-labor-violations/] . [Sheepshead Bites] Trader Joe’
Education
Courtesy of YMCA Prospect ParkA new school year means a fresh start for kids—a chance to start new routines and habits, build new friendships and discover new possibilities and interests. Back-to-school is a fresh start for youth and the people who care for them. As children transition from summer
Holidays
Image via californialabor [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJyM7kqBSNH/?tagged=rosietheriveter&hl=en]While many consider Labor Day to be the “unofficial end of summer,” the day is about a lot more. Our readers work hard. We appreciate your ethic, talent, and dedication — and it’s what makes our
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> Hermine latest: May become hurricane in Fla., is expected to bring rain, wild surf to NY area Sunday, Monday. https://t.co/RjVfmOX1zQ — Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) September 1, 2016 [https://twitter.com/ABC7NY/status/771281906826698754] If you were planning a backyard barbecue for this Labor Day weekend, you might