🌱 Vaccines At Schools + Paid Sick Leave + Ghost Stories

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Mild with plenty of sunshine. High: 64 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories today in Sunset Park:

1. Monday saw lots of vaccine pop-up sites outside of public schools across the city. But in many locations the demand far outweighed the available supply, with one school requesting 200 doses and only receiving 50. Here's where to get your child vaccinated. (New York Daily News)
2. Would you like to get your child vaccinated but are unable to take time off while they recover from the side effects? Mayor De Blasio is announcing that parents of vaccinated children may be eligible for more paid sick leave. (NYC Patch)
3. A new report finds that nearly 100,000 NYC public school students are homeless — or close to 1 in 10 — the vast majority of whom are Black or Hispanic. That's an overall decrease from past years, but might also be accounted for by many students having left the school system entirely. (The City)

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Today in Sunset Park:

• Strength Training Open Access and more at the Sunset Park Recreation Center (Starting at 6 a.m.)
• Ghost Stories By the Fire at Industry City (7:30 p.m.)
• TWANG w/ DJs Coconut & Cat Casual at Mama Tried (8 p.m.)

Sunset Park Patch Notebook

• Sunset Park's very own Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez was number 6 on a list of 1oo influential women in New York City. Over the past year she's been spearheading "an extension to the Paycheck Protection Program" as chair of the Small Businesses Committee. (City & State)
• Here are photos from the NYC marathon on Sunday, which passed through Sunset Park. (NYC Patch)
• Last week M.S. 936 off 3rd Avenue in Sunset Park donated almost $2,000 towards fighting breast cancer. (Twitter)
• Fifth Avenue Committee wants Brooklyn homeowners to "Save Money by Going Solar!" You can get up to $3,500 down payment for solar panels from the non-profit Barrio Solar. (Facebook)

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