🌱 Sunset Park Daily: Brooklyn's Free Climate School + COVID-19

Welcome back, Sunset Park! Diane Witek here to get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on today in Sunset Park.

First, today's weather:

Clouds and sunshine. High: 47, low: 33.

Here are the top stories in Sunset Park today:

1. Brooklyn's free Climate School: the future of “Made in New York” fashion is in the making — right now. "Céline Semaan, founder of nonprofit Slow Factory Foundation, stands in the wind in a hard hat and neon vest with a crew before wheeling a select few journalists through the damp construction site," WWD stated. The school will include classrooms for the nonprofit’s open-access “Open Edu” program prioritizing climate justice, a plant-based leather lab dubbed Slow Factory Labs and a rare books or “Slow Reads” library, among other things. (Subscription: WWD)
2. Monday night's storm sent a large tree crashing into a Bay Ridge brownstone. The large tree caused significant damage to the roof, and one of the branches broke the fence in the front yard. While the tree caused significant damage to the house, nobody was hurt in the incident. (CBS New York)
   
3. Brooklyn's COVID-19 rates are fairly low as two major coronavirus restrictions were lifted on Monday. As mask mandates in indoor venues and city schools are being lifted, official guidance still recommends wearing masks in public settings. Brooklyn's 7-day case rate is slightly lower than the city-wide rates. (Brooklyn Paper)

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From my notebook:

• Sunset Park 5th Avenue BID: "School crossing guards are hometown heroes and they're hiring. Check out this great job opportunity that lets you protect kids, and serve our community! Learn more here." (Facebook)
• Sunset Park 5th Avenue BID: "Thank you, NYC DOT! This bent street sign was reported via the 311 phone app on Feb. 11, repaired on March 8. In the scheme of things, that's pretty quick for something that was damaged but not dangerous. If you need help reporting a street conditions." (Facebook)
• Sunset Park BID: "Repost from @mmitaynes • ¡Únase a mí este domingo para nuestro próximo Foro del Fondo de Trabajadores Excluidos para discutir y aprender sobre los últimos acontecimientos de la Campaña para los Fondos de Trabajadores Excluidos y Excluid." (Instagram)
• Fifth Avenue Committee: "FAC and Grow Brooklyn's free tax preparation and filing program is completely booked. To locate a free tax prep site near you, visit this website." (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

About me: Impassioned Writer, Website Designer, Social Media Marketer and newly proclaimed Baker. Lover of nature and animals of all kinds.