Business

Stories about businesses and entrepreneurs in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

• Trick-or-treating moves from front doors to local businesses

  Sunset Park shops prepare for Halloween with masks, costumes, chocolate and baked goods as trick-or-treating moves through the neighborhood.

• Brooklyn Grange scales back rooftop farming as workers push for contract

  Brooklyn Grange is scaling back farming at its Sunset Park rooftop as union workers continue a two-year fight for a contract.

• Danny Mena: A life dedicated to sharing the flavors of Mexico

  Chefs representing participating restaurants at Bowl of 'Zole gather for a group photo. Photo by Mariana Pelaez

• Woman-owned funeral home on Fourth keeps service affordable and attentive

  Funeral director Doris Amen reflects on four decades in the business, keeping prices low and helping families through grief.

• New workforce network links residents to waterfront careers

  Sunset Park residents weigh new waterfront job programs as a workforce network prepares to share its six-month needs assessment.c

• YogaSole offers a place to pause

  At YogaSole, classes and conversation create a welcoming Sunset Park space for movement, stress relief and community connection.

• Neighborhood newspaper celebrates its first year

  The Sunset Post marks its first anniversary with a monthlong fundraiser, community events and a public party at Sunset Stoop.

• From guard dogs to digital cameras, a Sunset Park firm adapts

  Cesar Talavera looks back on nearly five decades of Sunset Park security work and a business now focused on training, monitoring and local hire

• Yafa Cafe closes for month-long renovation

  Yafa Cafe closes Aug. 17 for a 4–6 week renovation, with plans for more seating, a dinner menu and later hours.

• New Elderplan office helps seniors navigate health benefits

  A new Elderplan/HomeFirst office in Sunset Park offers in-person help with health coverage, benefits and enrollment in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Spanish.

• Fourth Avenue fixture keeps South Asian staples close

  Patel Grocery has served Sunset Park since 1983, adapting to demographic shifts, delivery demand and rising import costs.

• Running with the “dead homies” around Green-Wood

  Sole Run Club brings neighbors together for weekly runs around Green-Wood Cemetery, followed by coffee and community at Sole Cafe.

• Neighbors rally for Venezuela after earthquakes

  Liebre Café raised $5,054 for Fundación Juan Pablo Dos Santos to support prosthetic care for people hurt in Venezuela’s June earthquakes.

• From restaurant worker to brand builder in Sunset Park

  Mr. Pot reopens on Eighth Avenue after a seven-month fire-related closure and works to rebuild its staff, customers and momentum.

• Neighborhood crowds carry World Cup excitement into Sunday’s final

  Norway supporters packed Soccer Tavern for a World Cup quarterfinal, reviving neighborhood history before Sunday’s Argentina–Spain final.

• Latin Flavors brings music, food and community to BAT

  Latin Flavors and Culture brought music, food, dance, local vendors and families to the Brooklyn Army Terminal waterfront.

• FABSCRAP promotes recycling in textile industry

  Sunset Park nonprofit FABSCRAP keeps textile waste out of landfills through reuse, recycling and the work of thousands of volunteers.

• Collage workshop turns castoff materials into art

  A Brooklyn Creative Reuse workshop transformed discarded paper and magazines into art while highlighting affordable, sustainable creativity.

• Social media dining trend reveals a deeper local tradition

  Three Sunset Park shops show how Fuzhou fish balls carry regional flavor, family history and immigrant roots on Eighth Avenue.

• New shop welcomes customers despite lingering challenges

  After more than three years of delays, 2 Guys Bagels opens at Fourth Avenue and 25th Street despite lingering challenges.

• Molly Tea dispute leaves Brooklyn shop operating under question marks

  An Eighth Avenue bubble tea shop is operating as “? Tea” after a court order in a dispute involving Molly Tea.

• New makerspace opens for scale model building

  Brooklyn Buildz opens in Sunset Park, giving kids and adults a hands-on space for scale model building, focus and creativity.

• Local businesses cash in as Knicks’ playoff run continues

  Knicks fever is bringing customers to Sunset Park bars, bakeries and shops as the team’s historic Finals run continues.

• BAT Clay Studio founder combines ceramics with sustainability

  BAT Clay Studio founder Meg Metzger is bringing ceramicists and mosaic makers together to explore waste, permanence and reuse.

• Local merchants prepare as they call for more coordination from the city

  Sunset Park business owners hope the 2026 World Cup boosts sales, but some say City coordination has been limited.

• Empire Wind begins assembling massive offshore turbines

  A ship carrying Empire Wind turbine blades arrives at South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, marking a new phase for offshore wind in Sunset Park.

• Businesses fear costly impact of security grille mandate

  Sunset Park businesses push for changes to Local Law 75, which requires security grilles to allow 70% visibility by July 1.

• UPROSE celebrates cooperative solar project going online

  UPROSE celebrated a community solar project at Brooklyn Army Terminal that will offer local subscribers projected electric bill savings.

• Workers discuss wages, ICE presence and local job opportunities

  At a Sunset Park labor town hall, workers, organizers and residents discussed wages, immigrant rights, job opportunities and solidarity.

• Climate jobs, small businesses and historic districts shape debate over change

  Sunset Park’s waterfront debate continues as GRID 2.0, BATWorks, solar power and Industry City shape competing visions for the neighborhood.

• A local dream becomes a neighborhood deli-grocery

  La Tienda, a new deli-grocery on Fourth Avenue, is building a following with tortas, local roots and a goal of serving the neighborhood.

• A homegrown dispensary opens its doors in Sunset Park

  Sunset Park’s first state-licensed cannabis shop is locally owned, locally staffed and rooted in one family’s history with the neighborhood.

• Ernesto Gutiérrez, the secret sauce behind Gravesend Pizza

  The co-owner and head pizza maker at Gravesend Pizza says faith, family, and “extra love” shape every pie he makes.

• Food truck owners organize amid enforcement and lower sales

  Food truck owners on Fifth Avenue say complaints, enforcement and ICE activity have cut sales and pushed them to organize in Sunset Park.

• Shop owners describe rising costs, street pressures and why flowers still matter

  Sunset Park florists share spring traditions, flower symbolism, and how rising costs and street pressures shape their work.

• Join a union, assemble a wind turbine

  At Windscape, union leaders, nonprofits and offshore wind workers introduced Sunset Park residents to training and job opportunities tied to Empire Wind.

• Sisters behind local shop say falling sales and rising fears make it hard for business to survive

  Flores Spot says ICE activity and fear in the neighborhood have cut customer traffic and made it harder for the Third Avenue shop to survive.

• Local pub celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a week’s worth of events

  Irish Haven in Sunset Park hosts St. Patrick’s Day events March 12–22, plus an all-day celebration March 17 and parade-day plans March 22.

• Pilote Pilates: a women-owned wellness haven in Sunset Park

  At 462 36th St, Pilote Pilates is a women-owned studio offering reformer and mat classes, plus a supportive community vibe in Sunset Park.

• As comics shop closes, Sunset Park asks where to buy books

  Galaxy Comics will close its Bay Ridge shop March 1, narrowing places to buy books and comics near Sunset Park as locals look for alternatives.

• New space for mental health care in Sunset Park

  A new clinic at 649 39th Street offers multilingual, culturally responsive outpatient mental health care for children, teens, and families in Sunset Park.

• Inside a Sunset Park kung fu school on Fifth Avenue

  A visit to Ving Tsun Kung Fu in Sunset Park, where students practice forms and chi sau, and sifu Miguel Hernandez teaches a living tradition.

• A baker’s quest for the joy of baking

  At Moonrise Bakehouse in Sunset Park, Cynthia Lamb built a tiny bakery around whole grains, Finnish flavors, and the joy of making bread.

• Fifth Avenue fills with hearts, flowers, and plushies

  On Feb. 14, shops and vendors along Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park filled the sidewalks with flowers, hearts, and plush gifts as warmer weather drew crowds out.

• Strong turnout at BCS job and resource fair amid immigration tensions

  More than 250 people attended BCS’s early February job and resource fair in Sunset Park, where students and neighbors met employers and service providers.

• Laundromats, deliveries, and shovels: Everyday life continues in the storm

  A major snowstorm dropped 8 to 15 inches across NYC as Sunset Park residents shopped, worked, and cleared sidewalks on Jan. 25, 2026.

• Hundreds of New Yorkers return to work at SBMT

  A judge lifts the Empire Wind stop-work order, restarting construction and jobs tied to SBMT in Sunset Park.

• Valentine’s Day date ideas in Sunset Park

  Valentine’s Day in Sunset Park: cocktails or Guinness, hotpot, tacos, and park walks with Lower Manhattan views.

• UPROSE and NYCEDC see different way forward

  UPROSE and NYCEDC clash over BATWorks vs. Grid 2.0, debating who benefits from climate tech development at Brooklyn Army Terminal.

• Sunset Park shops stock up on red couplets, prints, and zodiac décor

  Sunset Park’s Eighth Avenue is gearing up for the 2026 Year of the Horse, with shops selling New Year décor and restaurants taking early orders for pen cai and

• Magazine creates space for spirituality outside of religion through literature

  Sunset Park editor Samuel Rutter co-runs Kismet, a literary journal exploring spirituality beyond religion. His wife, Kendall Storey, leads Catapult.

• Vitajte u nás! Baba’s Pierogies comes home

  Baba’s Pierogies is opening on Sixth Avenue in Sunset Park, bringing Slovak family tradition and classic and inventive pierogies back home.

• Local shop mends sewing machines, old and new

  At 410 39th Street, Hector keeps sewing machines running for Sunset Park, repairing everything from old metal models to modern home machines.

• Family-run kitchen puts a lighter spin on Latin favorites

  Savo, a new Sunset Park restaurant led by Chef Hugo Zumba, offers lighter Latin favorites in a family-run dining room.

• Immigrant couple’s 22-year bakery journey in Sunset Park

  At Tung Sum Bakery in Sunset Park, a Hong Kong immigrant couple has served buns and coffee for 22 years. Now they are planning retirement.

• After Christmas, local bakeries brace for Día de Reyes

  In Sunset Park, bakeries prep for Día de Reyes with rosca traditions, rising prices and customers watching their budgets.

• Fourth Avenue small businesses feel squeezed from all sides

  Fourth Avenue businesses face inflation, parking and construction while new luxury buildings bring fewer customers than they hoped.

• La Conexión carries on salsa legacy in Sunset Park

  La Conexión, founded by Tania Veloz and Mike Rodriguez, keeps Sunset Park’s salsa tradition alive with classes, socials, and workshops.

• Robbery on Eighth Avenue exposes “culture of silence”

  A Sunset Park massage shop was robbed at knifepoint. A reporter recounts the violence and how a “culture of silence” can make communities less safe.

• Red tape and mounting bills keep bagel shop storefront dark

  A would-be bagel shop at Fourth Avenue and 25th Street sits dark as gas permitting confusion and a lease dispute pile up costs.

• City League makes coffee and lasting connections

  City League Coffee roasts at the Whale in Sunset Park and pours on 4th Avenue, using coffee, family and futsal to bring neighbors together.

• Latino holiday traditions fill Sunset Park’s shops and homes

  How the Hispanic communities of Sunset Park experience Christmas through family gatherings, local businesses, barbershops and neighborhood restaurants.

• New coffee shop brings Afghan-born owner’s craftsmanship to Fifth Avenue

  Afghan-born engineer Iqbal and his wife expand their Ditmas Park bakery business to Sunset Park with Starz Coffee, serving fresh pastries, sandwiches, and coffe

• Bay Ridge tattoo shop finds new home in Sunset Park

  Tattoo artist Isidoro “Izzy” Garcia builds community and family at Saints x Sinners, now open on Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park.

• Shelter resident’s plea, dispensary debate, and ferry cuts headline CB7’s October meeting

  Shelter resident’s plea, a Fifth Avenue dispensary debate, ferry cuts, and a budget workaround dominated CB7’s October meeting in Sunset Park.

• Family, art, and cachitos in Sunset Park: Six years of Liebre Café

  A warm portrait of Café Liebre in Sunset Park at its six-year mark—family-run by Patricia and Hermann Mejía, fueled by cachitos, local art, and a room full of r

• CB7 defers approval of cannabis dispensary application

  Residents voice safety and business concerns as CB7 debates a proposed cannabis dispensary on Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park.

• Fuzhou restaurant marks ten years, serving up a taste of home

  Meishilin Fish Ball on Sunset Park’s Eighth Avenue celebrates 10 years. Owner Lin Zheng shares his journey from hardship to hometown flavors.

• The future of SBMT unveiled at learning center launch in Sunset Park

  WindScape Brooklyn opens in Industry City, linking Sunset Park students to offshore wind jobs, hands-on exhibits, and Empire Wind’s construction.

• Jiggle Studio brings body-positive fitness and fun to Fourth Avenue

  Jiggle Studio opened on Fourth Avenue with a body-positive, no-pressure approach to fitness. Their slogan: “Stay fat, get fit.”

• Library Immigrant Job Fair draws diverse group of candidates

  Hundreds visited a Sunset Park Library job fair with 15 vendors, 10 interpreter languages and training programs such as security and CDL classes.

• Spectrum donates $35,000 to Center for Family Life’s employment program

  Spectrum donates $35,000 to CFL in Sunset Park, supporting job readiness, counseling, and classes at the Adult Employment Center on 39th Street.

• Sunset Park poultry workers awarded $33,000 in restitution after city settlement

  Sunset Park poultry plant workers win $33,000 in restitution after city settlement for sick leave violations.

• Neighbors build their own internet in Sunset Park

  NYC Mesh is expanding in Sunset Park, linking neighbors from a historic co-op roof and reviving a century-old cooperative spirit with community-run internet.

• Eighth Ave slot machines raise safety concerns

  Slot machines in 8th Ave shops worry Sunset Park residents, who fear hidden gambling could spark crime and harm the community’s image.

• Gym celebrates 20 years of the “Sweet Science” in Sunset Park

  Ardon Sweet Science Gym turns 20 in Sunset Park: family-first training on 4th Ave, champions on the walls, classes for all ages, and upcoming fights.

• Fresh food for all: GrowNYC connects farms to neighbors

  GrowNYC’s Sunset Park Greenmarket links local farms to neighbors, offering fresh food, fall produce, and broad access through SNAP and more.

• María’s Bistro Mexicano celebrates 19 years in Sunset Park

  After 19 years on Fifth Avenue, María’s Bistro reflects the changing face of Sunset Park—and what stays the same.

• Local Entrepreneur Brews Dreams into Reality at Sole Cafe

  Sole Café brings specialty coffee, pastries, and community spirit to Sunset Park, blending old‑school roots with a fresh neighborhood vibe.

• BCA celebrates its Dyker Heights Senior Center, reflects on growth and challenges

  Brooklyn Chinese-American Association celebrates Dyker Heights Senior Center's 2nd year, highlighting community growth, evolving challenges, and ongoing support

• Highly anticipated pizzeria lives up to the hype

  Rob's of Brooklyn opens in Sunset Park, offering fresh New York-style pizza and glowing reviews

• Tamaleros Fuel Our Days and Their Dreams

  Tamaleros in Sunset Park serve up tradition and entrepreneurship, bringing authentic tamales to morning commuters while building their own dreams.