🌱 Sunset Park Daily: Airline Merger + Meet Meow + 3-Alarm Fire

Good morning, neighbors! It's me again, Diane Witek, your host of the Sunset Park Daily.

First, today's weather:

Damp in the a.m., then breezy. High: 43, low: 26.

Here are the top stories in Sunset Park today:

1. Who benefits from the Spirit and Frontier airlines merger? We do! The Daily News reported that Spirit and Frontier agreed to a merger valued at $6.6 billion that they say will create “America’s most competitive ultra-low fare airline,” the companies announced Monday. The airlines would combine under the new deal to offer “more ultra-low fares to more travelers in more destinations across the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean,” the companies said. “We are thrilled to join forces with Frontier to further democratize air travel,” Spirit President and CEO Ted Christie said in a statement Monday. (NY Daily News)
2. Looking to share your apartment with a fuzzy ball of love? Look no further than the Sunset Park shelter. If you're a cat person, meet Meow, a Domestic Short Hair up for adoption. Or if dogs are more your thing, there are several great dogs available, too. (Sunset Park Patch)
3. There are a lot of customer service jobs available in the Sunset Park area. See this week's newest job openings. (Sunset Park Patch)
4. An 18-year-old woman was killed in the passenger seat of a vehicle in Crown Heights when the driver of the car T-boned another vehicle while fleeing a traffic stop. The 18-year-old driver was headed west on Eastern Parkway when he slammed into a Toyota on Rogers Avenue. The female passenger was taken to Kings County Hospital where she was pronounced dead. (Yahoo News)
5. Monday, just before 6 a.m., a three-alarm fire broke out in a vacant Bed-Stuy building located at 394 Gates Ave., near Nostrand Avenue, FDNY officials said. The building was under construction and had been partially collapsed. About 33 crews and 138 firefighters were sent fight the blaze, according to an FDNY spokesperson. One firefighter was injured and taken to the hospital. Their condition was not immediately available, according to the spokesperson. (Patch)

From my notebook:

• Sunset Park 5th Avenue BID: "This Tuesday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m., the New York City Council will hold a public hearing that will help determine the future of outdoor dining in NYC." (Facebook)
• Sunset Park BID: "Repost from @mmitaynes • Español abajo | 中文翻譯如下 Community organization funding requests are open! As part of the state budget process, state legislators are able to make small funding requests on behalf of organizations." (Instagram)
• Sunset Park BID: "Repost from @madein_ny. New Yorkers 18+, apply for our #MadeinNY Production Assistant Training Program online session Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. Details: https://on.nyc.gov/2Iyyp4u." (Instagram)
• Sunset Park BID: "Repost from @fabfulton. Did you recently test positive for #COVID19? Use these tips to help protect the people you live with: 🔹 Stay in a separate room, 🔹 Wear a mask when around others, and have them wear a mask around you." (Instagram)
• Sunset Park BID: "Repost from @lwrenbar. The SUPER BOWL is this SUNDAY! Book your table on resy.com & PRE-ORDER take out @ delivery on grubhub & seamless! #lwrenbar, #superbowl, #privateevents, #brooklynbar." (Instagram)

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— Diane Witek

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