🌱 Sunset Park Daily: Open Houses + Groper Sought: PD + NYCHA’s Glitch

Hey, Sunset Park! Diane Witek here to help you get this Thursday started off right. Here's everything you need to know today in Sunset Park.

First, today's weather:

Clouds yielding to some sun. High: 68, low: 61.

Here are the top stories today in Sunset Park:

1. Patch give you a glimpse of available homes and open houses in the Sunset Park area, including one in the Brooklyn area with 4 beds and 3 baths for $1.4 million, and another in the Brooklyn area with 3 beds and 2 baths for $1.4 million. (Sunset Park Patch)
2. According to police, after slapping a woman's behind, a groper knocked a mother and her children to the ground in Sunset Park last Tuesday, at about 10:30 p.m. The incident happened near 64th Street and Ninth Avenue, NYPD officials said. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). (Patch)
3. A 23-year-old East New York woman has been missing for over a week. Tijae Baker was last seen on Sunday, May 1, leaving her Wortman Avenue home. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). (Patch)
4. Beginning in August 2021 and continuing through March, a computer glitch blocked filed annual paperwork recertifying tenants' income and household status, from being properly entered into NYCHA’s system, the housing authority now acknowledges. As a result, NYCHA sent out thousands of termination notices to tenants they mistakenly believed had not filed the required annual paperwork. All terminations related to Section 8 recertifications has been paused, affecting more than 200,000 tenants. (THE CITY)

Today in Sunset Park:

• AP World History — High School of Telecommunication. (8 a.m.)
• AP Physics — High School of Telecommunication. (Noon)
• Spring Arts Festival — High School of Telecommunication. (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Fifth Avenue Committee: "Our Adult Education classes reach hundreds of low income students from 24 countries of origin annually. Classes include High School Equivalency, Digital Literacy, ESOL and our Bridge program to connect students with career pathways." (Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!

— Diane Witek

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