News
The Olympics are winding down and here’s what we’ve learned: the United States continues to reign supreme in the medal count, Katie Ledecky [https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/763785153969790976] and Usain Bolt [https://twitter.com/sumbly/status/765727344145432576] created a pair of enduring images, and as Ryan Lochte
News
A broken pipe caused a geyser to burst into the air in Sunset Park Friday morning. The water main break happened on 49th Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues in Sunset Park. A video posted by CBS2 New York [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/08/19/sunset-park-water-pipe-break/] on its Facebook
Arts & Culture
The Delaware Regiment at the Battle of Brooklyn, also called the Battle of Long Island. (Photo via Wikimedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Island#/media/File:BattleofLongisland.jpg] )On August 27, 1776, British troops advanced towards Brooklyn Heights, where the American soldier encampment was located. For those
Police & Fire
Police tape and cop cars Brooklyn. (Courtesy: bee721 / Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/bee721/5783708657/])Hate crime investigators are looking into a case involving a man who threatened to bomb another man’s home in Brooklyn, police said Wednesday. An unknown man pulled up in a vehicle and yelled
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Voting sign. (Photo: Fort Greene Focus)The New York State Board of Elections [http://www.elections.ny.gov/] wants to remind all New Yorkers that the registration deadline to vote in the primary election on September 13, is this week. You’ve heard from some of the candidates we talked
Events
WHO: Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer Louisa M. McGregor Ovarian Cancer Foundation® also known as T.E.A.L.® WHAT: The 8th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk and 5K Run raising money for Ovarian Cancer research and awareness WHERE: Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY (9th Street and
News
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Rainbow over Sunset Brooklyn. (Courtesy: jeremyfrankly / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BI_CN7PDdJL/?tagged=sunsetparkbrooklyn])Make sure to stay cool during the unbearable New York heat this weekend. But first, take the time to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled
Health
> “Our vision is to make life easier for families.” – Mayor @BilldeBlasio [https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio] #LactationStations [https://twitter.com/hashtag/LactationStations?src=hash] #BillSigning [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BillSigning?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/MxdO0oQoGb [https://t.co/MxdO0oQoGb] — NYC Mayor’s CAU (@mayorsCAU) August 11, 2016 [https://twitter.
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When is the right time to call it quits? For A-Rod, it’s four homers short of 700. But you? You’re going to keep going, and your reward is below: the best deals in Sunset Park. (Courtesy StreetEasy/Ahmed Eldib of Citi Nest Group LLC [http://streeteasy.com/building/
Police & Fire
/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2308-16-66-Pct-Robbery-8-11-16-VIDEO-1.mp4A city sanitation worker was robbed at gunpoint while on the job in Sunset Park early Thursday morning, police said. Two men approached the 32-year-old worker in front of 4020 Ninth Avenue at 3:10 a.m., as he was performing his duties, authorities said.
Education
September is coming up. Do you know what that means? It’s back to school! (Courtesy: Alan Dow / Flickr) [https://www.flickr.com/photos/76449899n047009515623/15107710396/]For some students, going back to school means reconnecting with friends you haven’t seen all summer, or setting academic goals for the fall/