🌱 Sunset Park Real Estate Development + COVID Vaccine Milestone

Hey, people of Sunset Park! It's me again, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Sunset Park Daily.

First, today's weather:

A brief shower or two. High: 57 Low: 42.

Here are the top stories today in Sunset Park:

1. A real estate mogul landed a $422 million loan from JPMorgan to develop a warehouse in Sunset Park. He says he's planning on capitalizing on rising demand in the e-commerce industry. (The Real Deal)
2. New York City reached the milestone of 1 million COVID-19 vaccine booster shots yesterday, while officials in California announced the first case of the new and more infectious Omicron variant in the United States. It remains to see how well New York City will fair. (NYC Patch)
3. New York City saw record low voter turnout in the mayoral and city council general elections last month, with only 23% of eligible voters casting a ballot. (Gothamist)

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Today in Sunset Park:

• Crossfit 718 at Industry City (5:30 p.m.)
• Throw and glow axe throwing (7 p.m.)

Sunset Park Patch Notebook

• Fifth Avenue Committee: "Take a free COVID test today. Visit NYC.Gov/COVIDTest or text "COVID TEST" to 855-48 and find a test site near you." (Facebook)
• Councilman Carlos Menchaca spoke out about passing Intro 2348 through the City Council, which would limit the ability of New York City agencies to transfer immigrants in jail or prison to ICE facilities. (Twitter)
• Fifth Avenue Committee: "Our #GivingTuesday was successful thanks to YOU! We couldn’t have done it without you." (Facebook)
• A Sunset Park community careers fair is slated for next week. (Twitter)

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— Dashiell Allen

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