🌱 Wind Farm + MTA Fares Cap + Trash Pile-Up + Carrots

Good morning, neighbors! Dashiell Allen here with your Friday copy of the Sunset Park Daily.

First, today's weather:

A little afternoon rain. High: 58 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories in Sunset Park today:

1. Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn announced that it has received $1.5 million in funding for its offshore wind training program. This comes after, in January, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) approved a proposal to allow the semi-dormant South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Sunset Park to be used as a hub for building wind-power equipment. (Brooklyn Eagle)
2. The MTA is considering implementing "fare capping" with its new OMNY virtual train pass system. That would mean that, after riders take a certain amount of train rides, they won't have to pay for the rest of the month. (NYC Patch)
3. Trash is piling up in New York City streets, according to recent photos and 311 complaints. That's after sanitation workers launched a protest against the city's new vaccine mandate, set to go into effect today at 5 p.m. (Gothamist)

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Today in Sunset Park:

• Expo Mèx NY in Industry City (1 p.m.)
• Bossa Nova Live Music in Industry City (7 p.m.)
• Live Latin Music by Cuarteto Guataca (7 p.m.)

Sunset Park Patch Notebook

• Fifth Avenue Committee: "Halloween is this weekend, so let's be safe for the trick or treaters and get tested. To find a convenient COVID testing site near you, visit NYC.Gov/COVIDTest or text "COVID TEST" to 855-48." (Facebook)
• Scenes from Halloween celebrations on 5th Ave. in Sunset Park (Instagram)
• Sunset Park State Senator Zellnor Myrie dressed up as a carrot to announce his new bill targeting the predatory marketing of unhealthy foods (Twitter)

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— Dashiell Allen

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