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The Sunset Park Podcast

The Sunset Park Podcast

By: Rob Aguilar
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The Sunset Park Podcast amplifies the voices, stories, and ideas that define one of Brooklyn’s most vibrant neighborhoods. Hosted from the heart of Sunset Park, the show brings together community leaders, workers, small-business owners, organizers, artists, and neighbors to discuss local politics, immigration, education, housing, labor, culture, and everyday life.Rooted in honest dialogue and community voice, the podcast highlights the stories too often left out of mainstream conversations—while exploring the challenges and possibilities facing Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and New York City.



























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Episodes
  • What Does Sunset Park Get Back? EP # 42

    What Does Sunset Park Get Back? EP # 42
    Oct 13 2026
    When decisions are made about Sunset Park’s streets and public spaces, what do neighbors actually get back? Drawing on his experience as a former District Director in the District 38 City Council office, Rob Aguilar reflects on the gap between reporting a problem and seeing it resolved. From Third Avenue to the blocks we call home, this episode asks who gets heard, what meaningful improvement looks like, and how residents can help define it.

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    8 mins
  • How Many More? Jiayi Zheng, Third Avenue, and the Fight for Safer Streets in Sunset Park EP # 41

    How Many More? Jiayi Zheng, Third Avenue, and the Fight for Safer Streets in Sunset Park EP # 41
    Sep 8 2026
    In this powerful and deeply personal episode of the Sunset Park Podcast, we remember Jiayi Zheng, the 28-year-old NYU Langone Brooklyn nurse killed in a hit-and-run while crossing Third Avenue at 55th Street after completing an overnight shift.Her death has renewed painful questions for Sunset Park: Why has this dangerous corridor been allowed to remain unsafe for so long? How many more pedestrians, cyclists, workers, neighbors, and family members must be injured or killed before the City of New York delivers meaningful change?As someone who lives along Third Avenue and has personally witnessed tragedies on this corridor, I share the community’s grief, anger, and demand for action. This episode examines the deadly history of Third Avenue, the risks pedestrians face at intersections like 55th Street, and the urgent safety measures that city elected officials should fight for—including a complete street redesign, safer crossings, longer pedestrian signals, traffic calming, protected bike infrastructure, better lighting, and accountability from City Hall.Jiayi Zheng should have made it home safely. Sunset Park deserves streets designed to protect human life—not corridors where preventable tragedy becomes routine.
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    10 mins
  • From Community Board 7 to Brooklyn’s Political Future EP # 40

    From Community Board 7 to Brooklyn’s Political Future EP # 40
    Aug 25 2026
    In this episode of the Sunset Park Podcast, we sit down with Julio Peña III, a longtime Sunset Park community leader and public servant who recently completed 4 years as chair of Brooklyn Community Board 7.Julio reflects on his roots in Sunset Park, his experience bringing together residents from across Brooklyn’s diverse communities, and the lessons he learned leading a community board through some of the neighborhood’s most important conversations. He also discusses his work with young people through the Chinese-American Planning Council and the importance of creating new opportunities for the next generation of community leaders.As Brooklyn’s political landscape continues to evolve, Julio shares his perspective on local government, civic participation, and the future of the Brooklyn Democratic Party. We explore how local politics really works, why everyday residents need a stronger voice in decision-making, and what it will take to build a more transparent, inclusive, and community-centered political system.This is a conversation about leadership, representation, neighborhood change, and the continuing effort to ensure that Sunset Park residents have a meaningful role in shaping the future of their community.
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    28 mins
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