🌱 Sunset Park Daily: $2M For Ukrainian Aid + MTA Summit + Juneteenth

Hello, friends! It's me, Diane Witek, your host of the Sunset Park Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in town these days. Let's dive right in.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; windy, cooler. High: 72, low: 59.

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Here are the top stories in Sunset Park today:

1. On Thursday morning, the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and community groups made an announcement that NYC launched a $2 million initiative to support Ukrainians newly arriving in the city. An "immigration application assistance clinic to assist Ukrainian nationals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) applications" began after the press conference. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
2. Thursday, during the city’s first MTA “transit-improvement summit,” Mayor Eric Adams and MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced plans to improve mass transit service. The joint effort will bring faster and more reliable bus service, according to the mayor, and 150 miles of new and enhanced bus lanes over the next four years. (Spectrum News NY1)
3. Late Wednesday, Marcus Bryant, 37, a New York City subway rider, died after a "piece of his clothing" got stuck in the train door as he was getting off, pulling him along the station platform and onto tracks below, police said. Bryant was unconscious and unresponsive when first responders arrived at the scene, police said. He was rushed to Maimonides Medical Center, but later died of his injuries, police said. (Subscription: The New York Times)
4. New York's Juneteenth celebrations have begun! The 13th Annual Juneteenth New York Festival began with virtual celebrations, which will be followed by in-person gatherings on the 18th and 19th. (CBS New York)

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From my notebook:

• Sunset Park 5th Avenue BID: "Alcance a sus Clientes en Línea con Google. (Gratis) Aprende sobre el funcionamiento de Google Search y las maneras en que las personas podrían encontrar tu empresa en línea. En este taller, te mostraremos las últimas herramientas y las." (Sunset Park 5th Avenue BID via Facebook)
• Sunset Park 5th Avenue BID: "Do you know just exactly what is canceled or closed for Monday’s Juneteenth observance? Two of the easiest-free-useful ways for New Yorkers to stay in the know: The 311 App (for so much more than complaints)." (Sunset Park 5th Avenue BID via Facebook)
• Fifth Avenue Committee: "If you want protection from eviction apply for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program today! Apply here: https://otda.ny.gov/ERAP." (Fifth Avenue Committee via Facebook)

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