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Friday, Dec. 16
Winter 'Putterland': Play through a specially-decorated holiday themed course full of lights, music, and special effects!Plus, enjoy some drinks and check out the Shipwrecked's escape rooms, arcade, and holiday souvenirs!$16.99-$21.99,reserve a spot in advance.3-11 p.m. at Shipwrecked, 621 Court St. between Halleck and Bay streets in Red Hook.

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Sahadi's, Brooklyn's iconic Middle Eastern grocer, has stepped into the world of wine and liquor with a new spirit store in Sunset Park.Sahadi Spirits in Sunset Park, right beside Sahadi's second location in Industry City, is packed with lesser-known Middle Eastern and European wines, specialty liquors, and locally-made spirits.

The Brooklyn Public Library is facing over $10 million in budget cuts following Mayor Eric Adam's call for citywide spending reductions for the next four fiscal years, and says those cuts could have devastating impacts on the services it provides.In September 2022, Adams proposed a citywide Program to Eliminate the Gap which required all city agencies to reduce their spending in Fiscal Year 23 by 3%, and by 4.75% for FY 2024 through 2026.

BROOKLYN, NY - Brooklyn students could soon get a visit from the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty thanks to a new partnership between the two teams and NYC Public Schools.The star-studded athletic program kicked off Wednesday at P.S. 1 in Sunset Park, where Nets and Liberty coaches, Nets forward Cam Johnson and Liberty center Jonquel Jones hosted a free athletic clinic for students, according to the Brooklyn Nets.

Brooklyn youth are getting their own version of March Madness through a partnership between the city's Department of Education and the borough's home basketball teams, the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty.The partnership announced on March 22 will offer free basketball clinics taught by youth coaches from the Nets and Liberty to all Brooklyn elementary and middle schoolers during their gym periods.

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A former federal corrections officer has pleaded guilty to taking bribes in exchange for providing illegal contraband to people detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park.

Growing up in Sunset Park, Dr. Doris Chan, a cardiologist at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, didn't plan on becoming a doctor - but she was inspired to pursue a career she would love thanks to an impassioned biology teacher at Brooklyn Technical High School."It was him that opened up the door to the world of STEM, or medicine, to me and that was the path of light I continued to follow wholeheartedly without any type of expectation," Chan said of her ninth grade teacher.

This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Sunset Park, Park Slope, and Prospect Heights.How did they fare?On the third floor of a Sunset Park walk-up, this apartment has a flexible floor plan along with a renovation that kept some period details and added a bit of rustic style.

In Sunset Park, this income-restricted co-op is a bit unusual: It is the second floor of an early 20th century row house.The listing doesn't divulge the details on the qualifying income range for the HDFC (Housing Development Fund Corporation) co-operative, but the unit is spacious with three bedrooms and in-unit laundry.

It certainly is a project for someone to tackle, but for those up to the challenge this early 20th century two-family has some history as colorful as its intact vintage kitchen and bath.In Sunset Park, it is on a stretch of 5th Avenue that's within sight of the Gowanus Expressway, and is one of a row of modest two-story brick buildings with commercial storefronts.

This 1927 Finnish Co-op in Sunset Park with a flexible floor plan makes the most of its Art Deco roots, with original parquet, moldings, and French doors.It's located on the second floor of 531 41st Street, which despite the neighborhood is named "Park Slope Homes," a plaque over the entrance indicates.

This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Sunset Park, Bed Stuy, Flatbush and Park Slope.How did they fare?In a Sunset Park co-op that was built as affordable housing by Finnish co-operators in the early 20th century, a modest one-bedroom walk-up has charming original details and remains one of the more affordable options for owning in Brooklyn.

The Nets have 10 games to hold on to an automatic bid to an Eastern Conference playoff series.Perhaps none more important than Thursday night's matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers at Downtown's Barclays Center.After suffering its fourth consecutive loss and third in a row on this thus-far fruitless homestand here vs. Cleveland Tuesday night, Brooklyn (39-33) finds itself in a virtual tie with Miami (40-34) for the sixth spot in the postseason race.

The Nets are no longer looking at how they can jump up in the Eastern Conference standings.Instead, Brooklyn is feeling the heat of dropping down into the play-in tournament.The Miami Heat, that is.Losers of three in a row and about to open a two-game set with Cleveland here at Downtown's Barclays Center Tuesday night, the Nets (39-32) are only one game ahead of seventh-place Miami with 11 regular-season games remaining.

After a single father was killed by a U-Haul driver who went on a rampage through Brooklyn Monday morning, his heartbroken family launched an online fundraiser to help them through the traumatic time.YiJie Ye succumbed to his injuries at an area hospital Monday evening after the driver struck him while he was riding his e-bike near Fifth Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway for a shift as a food delivery driver.

This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Sunset Park, Bed Stuy, and Park Slope.How did they fare?With a flexible floor plan, this efficient apartment in an early Finnish co-op in Sunset Park has the compelling details of its era plus a recently updated kitchen with retro flair.

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Two teenagers were shot in broad daylight just steps from a high school in Sunset Park on Tuesday afternoon.Police received a 911 call just before 2:30 p.m. alerting them to the shooting at a convenience store on the corner of Fourth Avenue and 36th Street, which is directly across from P.S. 371.

Sahadi Importing Company, with its bins of nuts, shelves full of spices and display cases stocked with sweets, has been a Brooklyn Heights staple since the 1940s - and it's now been added to the New York State Historic Business Preservation registry, solidifying its place in local lore."Thrilled to welcome Sahadi's, 'A Brooklyn Tradition' into the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry ," said Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon on Twitter when she delivered the business's new certificate.

A woman was raped and beaten on a Brooklyn street by a stranger who first tried to panhandle from her, police said Wednesday.The 49-year-old victim was walking near 27th St. and Fifth Ave. in Sunset Park when the assailant asked her for money about 3 a.m. on Saturday, cops said.She said no, police said and after talking to her for a few more moments the assailant attacked, pushing her to the ground.

SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) - A man died from a stab wound to the chest in Brooklyn Wednesday night, police said.Authorities found the 38-year-old man with a knife lodged in his chest at the corner of 60th Street and Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park at around 10:45 p.m., officials said.The man was taken to the hospital, where he died, police said.

A one-bedroom in a notable Brooklyn Heights Queen Anne townhouse is not huge, but it has a serene feel and plenty of original historic details as well as modern conveniences.It's on the fourth floor of 87 Remsen Street, a zippy concoction of fine brickwork and decorative terra-cotta designed by architect William H. Beers in 1899 for a socially prominent family whose fortune came from straw hats.

Workers recently uncovered two large and mysterious round structures at 218 Front Street in Vinegar Hill while prepping the site for construction of a new 218-unit seven-story apartment building.Brownstoner reader Marc Agger snapped some photos.Turns out the structures are remnants of 19th century coal-gas holders, also known as gasometers.

Did you wake up this morning with a jolt, realizing that you were responsible for making Galentine's Day plans with the girls, or worse, a romantic Valentine's Day date with your partner?Fear not!There's plenty to do in Brooklyn tonight and tomorrow, and only some of it requires a reservation - or funds!

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Councilmember Alexa Avilés teamed up last week to celebrate a holiday "near and dear" to local Latino communities: Three Kings Day.On Jan. 11, the pair partnered with the National Supermarket Association - a trade alliance representing independent supermarket owners in New York and beyond - to deliver toys to 400 first-, second- and third-graders at P.S. 1 in Sunset Park.

The housing market in New York has been anything but easy in the past year: Those on the hunt faced record high rents, leases getting signed sight unseen and bidding wars all at once.What does 2023 hold?According to a new study from StreetEasy, Queens may be the city's next top borough.The listing site used annual growth in user searches on the platform, home prices and rents as metrics to create a list of 10 neighborhoods to watch for the upcoming year.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sought his fifth-term in the Senate.The Democratic stalwart is being challenged by Republican Joe Pinion.All of New York state's 26 Congressional seats were also up for grabs.The key race to watch  in New York City is in the 11th District, where freshman Republican Congressmember Nicole Malliotakis is looking to hold her seat against Max Rose, the Democrat whom she beat two years ago.

Art pop-up: Learn more about the key artworks in the Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum.Each 15-minute tour is led by a seasoned Brooklym Museum guide, who will teach you all about the art and the artist!Free with museum admission.2-3 p.m. at the Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway between Washington and Flatbush avenues in Prospect Heights.

Friday, Nov. 11
AzN PoP!: As part of the New York Comedy Festival, AzN PoP!, an Asian-American satirical pop group, will sing, dance, and rap about boys, friendship, and systematic oppression.$12-$15.10:45 p.m. at Littlefield, 635 Sackett St. between Third and Fourth  avenues in Gowanus.21+.Saturday, Nov. 12
'The Greatest American Art Form': Enjoy the closing reception of "The greatest American art form," a three-part exhibit is dedicated to skateboarding and its role in culture around the world.