Food & Drink
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ViSMmrNz64?rel=0] This week in collaboration with Brooklyn Mama’s Kitchen and your local Greenmarket, we bring you a lovely recipe that’s perfect for weekend brunch with friends. The recipe below will feed 4-6, in the video we adjusted it to
Education
The old 68th precinct. (Source: wikimedia commons)The vacant Romanesque Revival-style castle on 4th Avenue has caught the eye of the Department of Education (DOE), to be turned into a public primary school, reports Brooklyn Daily [http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2016/25/br-sunset-park-castle-school-2016-06-17-bk.html] . If the DOE gets the
Arts & Culture
Vejigante mask at Puerto Rican Parade. Courtesy of Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/844914982259803/].The annual Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival [https://www.facebook.com/events/844914982259803/] is returning to Sunset Park for the second official year this weekend. A procession of music and dancing will salsa up
North Western Brooklyn
Yungman Lee, democratic candidate for the 7th Congressional District.A banker and lawyer from Manhattan is challenging incumbent Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez [http://velazquez.house.gov/] — who has held the position for 24 years — and he has been ruffling feathers among some of her allies, calling her “tired” and out of
Nonsponsored
Yungman Lee, democratic candidate for the 7th Congressional District.A banker and lawyer from Manhattan is challenging incumbent Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez [http://velazquez.house.gov/] — who has held the position for 24 years — and he has been ruffling feathers among some of her allies, calling her “tired” and out of
News
Photo by Jeff Reed/NYC CouncilAt a press conference outside of Trump Tower in Midtown, Manhattan on Monday, Sunset Park Councilman Carlos Menchaca and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito condemned presidential contender Donald Trump’s remarks about the Mexican American judge assigned to the Trump University case, reports the New
News
Six library branches have won the third annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards [http://www.nyclibraryawards.org/2016-finalists-winners/] — known as the “Oscars of Libraries” — and among them is our very own Sunset Park Library [/library/sunset-park-library-10k-20k-neighborhood-library-award/] (5108 Fourth Avenue, at 51st Street). The honor, an initiative of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Police & Fire
https://youtu.be/mz_DJ0pqTWo Move over Hamburglar [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2015/11/cops-release-photo-of-suspected-big-mac-hamburglar/] ! Cops say a mustached outlaw tried to rob the Burger King on 5th Avenue last week. Wearing a grey hoodie, the suspect entered the Burger King at 5212 5th Avenue, on Friday, April 8, at
News
Photo by Ann DwyerAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. An ode to hummus [http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2016/06/01/
Business
Photo courtesy of Alina’s Wine & LiquorAlina’s Wine & Liquor is determined to bring a new focus to the way people of Sunset Park drink. The store, which is located at 5014 4th Avenue, held its grand opening on May 21. The owners hope to ignite an appreciation
Food & Drink
This week’s recipe is for Shaved Asparagus Salad. While asparagus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus]in Brooklyn is available almost year round, it is in season locally only in spring and early summer. This very quick and refreshing recipe will get you through the heat wave we’ve
Food & Drink
Taco TrioWhen it comes to Central American food — particularly Mexican cuisine — Sunset Park is something of a mecca for Brooklyn. Tacos, perhaps the most iconic of all Mexican dishes abound in our lovely neighborhood. The options are endless though, and choices are hard, so we’ve narrowed down the list