Last week's fireworks a whimper..

Some of you out there may have been sadly disappointed in the fireworks display as seen from the vantage point of Sunset Park. Apparently we weren't the only ones. As is always the case in this city, everything happens from a Manhattan centric view. We tend to elect governments of Manhattan when election time comes around and that is where most of the city money is spent. In any case, I ran across this piece over at The Brooklyn Rail that expressed the sentiments of those at the park on the evening of July 4th.

EZ Laundry and Cleaning, well, makes laundry and cleaning easy!

If you're like me you have little time in a busy schedule as it is. So many things to do, so little time. How do you fit 16 hours of work into a mere eight hours? Doing laundry is a necessity but not on top of my priorities list. So when a place exists that allows you to drop off your dirty underwear and socks or sometimes even picks them up and have them ready for you at a set time. Well, you just have to jump at that one. Fitting laundry time into my schedule is simply not my thing. Being single I don't have one of those female servants they call wives to do my laundry. How often do you find yourself having to do laundry in the graveyard hours after midnight at one of the few places open that late? And after you're through with washing and drying folding pants and socks at 2:30 in the morning is just simply not how I want to spend my shuteye time. Enter EZ laundry, they will pick your stuff up and have it ready when you need it. They are environmentally friendly and use safe soaps and cleaners. To boot all their work is done on premises so your stuff can't get lost in transit. Since they also do cleaning you have the advantage of getting stuff that needs to be pressed done as well at the same time. That is their specialty and their preference as a business and they are quite good at it. What more could you ask? They serve most of northern Sunset Park (also known as Greenwood Heights) and southern Park Slope. You can give them a call and inquire if they will pick up where you are.  You just might want to give them a try.



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More In Search of Dumplings in Sunset Park.

Being a creature of habit sometimes has it's advantages and sometimes not. One of the more popular posts from a while back was my review of the only two dumpling places at the time.  Prosperity Dumpling has been open for just over a year. I remember making a mental not to myself that I would have to drop in there at some point and try their dumplings. I only live three blocks from the place so I really should not have had an excuse to avoid it. But life sometimes isn't a planned thing and I never got the chance to walk in there until this last week. I had read the few reviews of the place in Yelp (and BTW they have the nabe wrong) and though them intriguing. Well, I can report I was not disappointed. The dumplings were great. the place is clean and has a more restaurant look than the other two locations in the nabe. I decided to get 12 dumplings for $3 and what a full plate that was. The dumplings were not as greasy as one would expect. The soy sauce they use at the tables is a bit vinegary much the same as they use at Family Dumpling. I would have hoped that they would have a choice of soy sauce without vinegar but nevertheless I found the dumplings fresh, tasty and quite filling. I have not tried their sesame cake yet but will next time I drop in. Now I have no excuse to avoid the place. perhaps when I'm there I can recommend that they put plain soy sauce on the tables.  Oh, and BTW it's located on the corner of 44th street and 8th Avenue.







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Sunset Park is Still Best spot to watch the Macy's Fireworks Show !!

Tomorrow for those of us stuck in the city the only consolation will be that we will have one of the best Fireworks shows in the country. The Annual Macy's Fireworks show will send up rockets galore over the Bay. One good spot to watch it from but always crowded every year is the 69th street pier just over the border in Bay Ridge at the end of Bay Ridge Avenue. Sunset Parkers are fortunate that they have the second highest natural point in the borough in Sunset Park. From this vantage point you can pretty much see all of New Jersey and the southern tip of Manhattan as well as much of the bay.  The fun starts at around 9:15 PM. You should however, be at the park at least forty minutes earlier so you can pick a spot. The park fills up pretty quickly as the time approaches for the show to start. You might want to have a fold able chair and bring a radio so you can hear the background music that goes along with the show. Sunset Park always fills up really fast during these fourth of July shows and believe it or not a lot of people from out of the nabe show up as well. For other links and spots to watch the show you can follow this link here. You can also visit Macy's official page Here  Can't make it to Sunset Park? Try this link for other spots to watch it from.  I hope to see you all there tomorrow.

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Greenmarket back in the neighborhood.

The yearly Sunset Park greenmarket that has become a yearly summer tradition in Sunset Park has returned. It actually started last week on June 26th at the corner of 4th Avenue between 59th and 60th streets. It will be an ongoing enterprise every Saturday from 8 am till 3 pm. until November 31. You can find out about other greenmarkets in New York City by visiting their website here.


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