🌱 Sunset Park Daily: Students Mask-Free Outdoors + Road Changes

Happy Saturday, people of Sunset Park! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note. Here are the most important things happening today in Sunset Park.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cold. High: 35, low: 27.

Here are the top stories in Sunset Park today:

1. Five new homes for sale in and around the Sunset Park area. The Patch provides you with a glimpse of what properties are available including a home with 1 bed and 1.5 baths for $448,888, and another in the Brooklyn area with 12 beds and 5.5 baths for $1.8 million. (Sunset Park Patch)
2. Sunset Park weekend events, there are a few to take in this week, starting with the weekend: Charles Caloia, Decoster, The Loneliers, and Dee Who at Freddy's and Holy Hand Grenade to name a couple of things to do. (Sunset Park Patch)
3. Transportation issues at Community Board 7: anticipated roadway and sidewalk changes on 3rd Avenue and 39th Street in Sunset Park will be a discussion topic with the Brooklyn Community Board 7’s Transportation Committee and NYC Economic Development Corp. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
4. On Feb. 28, New York City public school students can go mask-free outdoors, representing a major step toward lifting coronavirus restrictions that have defined public school students' lives for nearly two years. Masks will still be mandatory for children, staff and visitors inside of school buildings, Department of Education officials said. (Patch)
5. Rising gas prices have had a clear impact on Brooklyn drivers. Prices are expected to average $3.06 per gallon this year, compared to last year's $3 per gallon, and many Brooklynites who rely on gasoline for their commute or occupation have been forced to be more conscious of their gas spending. Many residents are relying on public transportation fares remaining low in order to avoid having to drive for their commutes. (Brooklyn Paper)
   

Today in Sunset Park:

• Vino Vinyasa at City Winery NYC. (10:30 a.m.)
• Holy Hand Grenade. (8 p.m.)

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— Diane Witek

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