🌱 Sunset Park Daily: Infant Dropped From 2nd Story + Anti-Guns Fund

Happy Saturday, people of Sunset Park! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know today in town.

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 64, low: 48.

Here are the top stories in Sunset Park today:

1. Cun Chen of 811 Tower LLC, the owner of the lot located between Eighth and Ninth avenues, near the 9th Avenue subway station, has filed for permits to build a six-story mixed-use building at 811 45th St. in Sunset Park. The building will have 23 residences, most likely rentals. (New York YIMBY)
2. A Sunset Park mom is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation after she dropped her 6-month-old boy from the second-floor balcony of a home on 51st Street. The boy is in critical condition at the hospital. (WABC-TV)
3. More than $6.3 million in federal funding has been allocated for anti-gun violence organizations, announced Gov. Kathy Hochul. The funding will allow for seven programs, including two in Brooklyn, to expand their anti-gun violence work. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
4. There are a lot of events happening this May Day weekend. Make sure you get to see the cherry blossoms before they disappear. (Brooklyn Magazine)
5. The NYPD is searching for two masked suspects, both in surgical masks, who broke the window of a parked car and robbed the driver before fleeing. The 40-year-old victim was sitting at the corner of 5th Avenue and 34th Street when his window was smashed, and his phone, wallet, and keys stolen. Surveillance videos of the crime were released as the suspects remain at large. (NBC New York)

From my notebook:

• Sunset Park BID: "Repost from @sunsetparkbid Open Streets returns to Sunset Park's Fifth Avenue! Link in bio. Help us create a Saturday evening traffic-free space on Fifth Avenue. Your donation via GoFundMe will bring free play and youth activities, DJs." (Instagram)
• Fifth Avenue Committee: "FAC has built over 1,190+ units of affordable housing in 133 buildings in over 30 years. Help us celebrate this achievement at our #BuildPowerTransform! Benefit. Get your ticket here." (Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you soon.

— Diane Witek

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