🌱 Nearby Rec. Center Remains Closed + Max Rose Runs For Congress

Good morning, people of Sunset Park! It's me again, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Sunset Park Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy and cooler. High: 42 Low: 35.

Here are the top stories today in Sunset Park:

1. Red Hook residents are growing increasingly frustrated by the unclear fate of their recreation center which has been closed since March 2020. It was further damaged by hurricane IDA. While it might seem a world away from Sunset Park, the neighborhoods are in the same Council and State Assembly districts. (Brooklyn Paper)
2. One-time former Congressman Max Rose announced that he plans to run against a Republican for his old seat, which includes Bay Ridge and Staten Island. (Brooklyn Paper)
3. Mayor de Blasio announced a vaccine mandate for all private-sector workers starting on December 27th — just days before he leaves office in January. He also announced that kids 5-11 years old would be included in the indoors vaccine requirement already in place. (NYC Patch)

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Today in Sunset Park:

• Free Virtual Job Training and Placement Fair (1 p.m.)
• Brooklyn Chinese-American Association workshop on how to release stress during a pandemic (3 p.m.)
• Refugee translation project artists spotlight with Carlos Menchaca (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Fifth Avenue Committee: "If you've been the victim of a hate crime, contact FAC or any of the community organizations listed below for additional support and resources. For more information on hate crimes visit: nyc.gov/StopHate" (Facebook)
• "After three months in Green-Wood Cemetery's chapel, After the End closes today. Visitors have contributed thousands of reflections about reckoning with loss in the 21st century." (Twitter)

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