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Barclays Center is in "noncompliance" of several federal Environmental Protection Agency standards. The New York Post reports that the arena also has racked up a slew of city building violations. … Full Article

Firefighters evaluated 66 children and four adults at a Sunset Park, Brooklyn elementary school on Friday after the children and staff became dizzy and nauseated by a noxious odor at roughly 11 a.m. … Full Article

Sunset Park residents and those who enjoy coming to the neighborhood to do their holiday shopping can now put another item on their to-do list: visiting the community’s beautiful Christmas tree. … Full Article

In an effort to expand the city’s fashion and manufacturing sectors while also supporting exploration into new technologies, the Economic Development Corporation announced a $3.5 million investment in an “Innovation Hub” in Sunset Park. … Full Article

It’s a place where those with special needs can truly shine. … Full Article

The Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) is completing a multi-year project that captured the oral histories of over 100 Brooklynites of mixed heritage. … Full Article

A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to six months in jail for making false 911 calls of emergencies in his Williamsburg neighborhood. Louis Segna was convicted in August of three counts of falsely reporting an incident. … Full Article

New York City is home to large numbers of immigrants and a Sunset Park organization decided to take a closer look at the issues facing one particular group of foreign-born residents. … Full Article

Ahoy Matey! … Full Article

Philip Glass, one of the most influential contemporary American composers, conceived his solo piano etudes as a set of 20 works, which he began to write in 1994.
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