
CITYWIDE — MANY OF NEW YORK CITY’S public hospitals with NYC Health + Hospitals have joined the city’s free, in-person and virtual tax preparation service, as part of the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s free tax prep initiative.
The service is available for residents who earn $93,000 or less annually and file as a family, and for those who earn $65,000 or less annually and file as an individual or couple without dependents. NYC Free Tax Prep is also available at more than 100 other sites around the city. Call 311 or visit nyc.gov/TaxPrep to search for the most convenient site and learn more.
The following health sites in Brooklyn offer virtual or in-person free tax preparation: MetroPlusHealth at 2221 Church Ave.; NYC H+H/Gotham Health, Cumberland, 100 N. Portland Ave.; NYC H+H/Gotham Health, East New York, 2094 Pitkin Ave.; and NYC H+H/Kings County, at 451 Clarkson Ave.
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SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.

ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.