🌱 Election Results + Flood Prone Housing + Bodega Cats

Happy Wednesday, Sunset Park! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in Sunset Park.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 53 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories in Sunset Park today:

1. The results are in – Alexis Avilés will be the City Council member for Sunset Park. Eric Adams is our next mayor. (NYC Patch)
2. The city is considering how it could implement a buy-out program for homeowners living in flood-prone areas. Could that include low-lying parts of Sunset Park near Industry City? (Brooklyn Eagle)
3. Six firefighters were injured in Brooklyn, after responding to back-to-back blazes one day apart. 106 firefighters responded to the first fire. (Brooklyn Paper)
4. Outgoing Mayor–and Brooklynite–Bill De Blasio seems ever more likely to be running for Governor next year. Just recently he formed a candidate committee. (NYC Patch)

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Today in Sunset Park:

• Pickleball and other events at the Sunset Park Rec. Center (12 p.m.)
• Sunset Yoga with Thai James (5:30 p.m.)
• Wednesday Live Music: Jam Session (6 p.m.)

Sunset Park Patch Notebook

• Sunset Park BID: Registration is open for our virtual annual meeting. The meeting is November 17th at 3:30 pm. Please visit our website to register: www.sunsetparkbid.org. (Instagram)
• Alexis Avilés hit the streets with "bodega cats for education justice." (Twitter)
• Here's some pictures of Día De Los Muertos in Sunset Park. (Twitter)

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— Dashiell Allen

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