Feb. 19, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A Sunset Park bodega was robbed at gunpoint on Friday night, according to the NYPD.
Man robs Sunset Park bodega at gunpoint: NYPD
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Sleigh all day: 9 of the best sledding hills in Brooklyn
Feb. 19, 2024 By New York Family
Kids take their snowstorms very seriously, because snow means sledding! Whether your child is hitting the hills for the first time or if they’re an aspiring winter daredevil, we’ve compiled a great list of the best Brooklyn sledding hills to keep the kids entertained all winter long.
A brush with history: Kensington artist Rusty Zimmerman paints 200 oil portraits of South Brooklynites in one year
Feb. 12, 2024 By Adam Daly
Artist Rusty Zimmerman set himself the ambitious task of painting the portraits of 200 South Brooklynites over the course of a year.
Sunset Park ushers in Year of the Dragon at annual Lunar New Year parade
Feb. 12, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Hundreds of revelers ushered in the Year of the Dragon at Sunset Park’s annual Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday, Feb. 11.
Sunset Park residents displaced by apparent e-bike fire: FDNY
Feb. 8, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
Nearly two dozen Sunset Park residents were displaced by what appeared to be a lithium-ion battery fire early on Thursday morning.
On the lam! Sheep that escaped Brooklyn slaughterhouse settles in New Jersey sanctuary
Feb. 5, 2024 By Adam Daly
A lost lamb wandering the streets of Sunset Park was wrangled by cops Saturday after authorities believe she escaped from a nearby slaughterhouse.
Schools chancellor releases ‘Reimagining Special Education’ report as city works to make public schools more inclusive
Feb. 1, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick & Paul Frangipane
Schools Chancellor David C. Banks stopped by a Sunset Park school on Wednesday to announce the completion of “Reimagining Special Education” — the first official report from the newly-formed New York City Public Schools Special Education Advisory Council.
Surge in Brooklyn foreclosures: One building bears brunt with over double the cases last year
Jan. 26, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
The number of Brooklyn homeowners at serious risk of losing their homes through foreclosure more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, with 541 homes being the subject of first-time foreclosure auctions last year compared to 180 in 2022.
‘It’s time to start living’: Johnny’s Pizzeria bids farewell to Sunset Park after 56 years
Jan. 25, 2024 By Adam Daly
Johnny’s Pizzeria in Sunset Park served up its last pies Wednesday, as the Miniacis wound down the family business after 56 years on Fifth Avenue.
City to invest $100M in new Climate Innovation Hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal
Jan. 25, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The city will invest $100 million in a new Climate Innovation Hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, Mayor Eric Adams announced during his State of the City address on Wednesday.