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May 16, 2026
Chip Cafiero’s Retirement Was Celebrated in Bay Ridge Last Night
Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny shared pictures from Chip Cafiero’s retirement party at The Greenhouse Cafe last night.
Chip Cafiero has worked for 50 Years on Bay Ridge events!
One event which people loved was the Halloween Forest at Owls Head Park (it was amazingggggggg). Justin Brannan and Andrew Gounardes did not continue it when they took office.
Chip Cafiero ran and directed the 3rd Avenue Festivals, as well as the Summer Strolls. He will be greatly missed!
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May 16, 2026
We Love You NYPD – Just Not On Our Hydrants (Not the 68th Precinct’s Truck)
In February 2025, Gregory Fernandez died in a fire in his apartment in Bay Ridge because the hydrant was blocked outside his apartment. His wife and son are without him!
No one should have their vehicle by the hydrant. This photo is from 73rd Street between 5th and 6th Avenue. The 114th Precinct is in Queens.
While this officer didn’t care, thankfully there are a lot more who do.
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May 16, 2026
Robbery on 88th Street in Bay Ridge
Early this morning, Ridgires knew something was going on because the helicopters were overhead and police cars were on the streets.
Three young men were involved in a robbery on 88th Street and Colonial Road. Neighbors shared that someone made an order to be delivered to a home on 88th Street. When the delivery man came, the young men knocked the delivery man on the ground and checked him for money. The delivery man called for help. The house had a RING camera, so all of this was captured on video.
The 68th Precinct Police came fast and captured one of the three thieves. Neighbors shared that the police officers moved very rapidly for this arrest. Two of the thieves ran through the backyards. We are not sure if they were caught.
One neighbor shared that there was a mugging on the corner just before this incident happened.
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May 16, 2026
Fighting Near Five Below in Sunset Park – The Golden Dumplings Were Released Today!
In April, RMS, the makers of the Dumplings that kids and tweens are going crazy over announced that they would have a Golden Dumpling series.
Today, they released a new set of dumplings. If you get the gold dumpling today, you get a $1000.
A dumpling is the “troll doll” of this year. Last year, the Labubu’s were the collectible items. This year it’s this squishy character with a cute face in a plastic dumpling container:
People lined up in Sunset Park and The Sanitation Hunter recorded the collision and the line outside of Five Below:
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May 16, 2026
Nabka Protest in Bay Ridge Today 5/16/26
Yesterday was Nabka 78.
Seventy-eight year ago – in 1948, 700,000 Palestinians left their homes (or were forced to leave their homes) during the war that happened when the State of Israel was created.
The word Nabka in Arabic means “catastrophe” or “great disaster.” Each year there are protests in Brooklyn on Nabka.
The “Within Our Lifetime group” can march and chant in the streets of NYC, but ultimately the only way to get Palestine back (or a part of the area back) is for them to fight Israel and win. Israel has a strong defense because they spend $25 billion on it each year.
Today at 2:00 pm, people will be protesting in Bay Ridge starting on 72nd Street and 5th Avenue.
Their flyer translates to: “Neighborhoods remember, but the Nakba does not die.”
One organization wrote: “In honor of the 78+ year long struggle for liberation of the Palestinian people, Pal-Awda will be in the streets of Bay Ridge protesting in honor of the freedom fighters and martyrs of Gaza and all of Palestine.“
Hopefully, it will be a peaceful protest. In 2024, it was not peaceful and 40 people were arrested – see here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7IL5mnORZT
Expect: Traffic, bus delays and a large police presence in Bay Ridge. Also, there will Jewish people standing with the Palestinians:
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DYYPMU9RYtp
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May 16, 2026
Events in Bay Ridge This Weekend – 5/16 & 5/17
Saturday, May 16, 2026
1) Participate in the Mindful Walk – it starts at 9:00 am.
2) Brooklyn’s Best Card Show at St. Phillips Church at 1072 – 80th Street from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. $2 entry fee, kids 12 and under -> free.
3) Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for Boy Scout Troop 9318 at the Lutheran Church at 6817 – 4th Avenue at 11:00 am.
4) Pottery class in Coney Island from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm.
5) Christian singles are meeting for lunch at Mancini’s Pizzeria at 8504 – 5th Avenue at 1:00 pm.
6) Free Film Screening by the Bay Ridge Peace Action Group. The movie is being shown at The Bay Ridge Methodist Church at 7420 – 4th Avenue at 1:00 pm.
7) The Bookmark Shoppe at 8415 – 3rd Avenue at 3:00 pm is having an author visit and she will be reading her book: Who Will Keep Me Safe at School?
8) Genesis Dramatics presents The Sponge Bob Musical at 7100 Shore Road.
9) BINGO at Bay Ridge Catholic School for the Scouts from 4:00 – 8:00 pm.
10) The Brooklyn Half Marathon https://events.nyrr.org/rbc-brooklyn-half
10) Live Music by Fast Forward at the Kettle Black at 8622 – 3rd Avenue from 4:00 – 7:00 pm.
11) From 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Beginner Line Dancing Event at Uncutt Bar at 7107 – 3rd Avenue. Family-friendly. Joe Santangelo is running for office and this is one of his events (different, right?)
12) Doo Wop at 6:00 pm at The Knights of Columbus at 1305 – 86th Street – $60 includes hot buffet, beer, wine and soda.
13) George Anthony Papas will be at The Greenhouse Cafe from 6:30 – 9:30 pm.
14) Lilo and Stitch will be shown at Seth Low Park at 7:30 pm. Councilwoman Susan Zhuang has ice cream and chips for the children.
15) DJFK is at Irish Haven at 5721 – 4th Avenue in Sunset Park.
Sunday, May 17, 2026
1) Norwegian Parade starts at 1:00 pm on 85th Street and 3rd Avenue. The parade turns up 75th Street to 5th Avenue and continues to the park on 67th Street.
2) Mussels and More is having a Norwegian Parade After Party at 8001 – 5th Avenue with The Head and South Band at 3:00 pm.
3) Flea Market in Seagate, Brooklyn
3) Genesis Dramatics presents The Sponge Bob Musical at 7100 Shore Road.
4) Tommy Andersen featuring MaryEllen at Greenhouse Cafe at 7717 – 3rd Avenue at 5:00 pm. Call for a reservation.
5) BINGO at Indigo Murphy’s at 7102 Fort Hamilton Parkway at 5:30 pm. Followed by karaoke with Wilson at 9:00 pm.
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May 16, 2026
Adopt Tiger at Sean Casey Animal Rescue
Tiger is a five-month-old female tabby, who is available for adoption at Sean Casey Animal Rescue at 153 E 3rd Street 718-436-5163 [email protected]
Dog-walking and adoptions: 11am-5:30pm Open every day: 11:00 am-7:00 pm daily
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May 15, 2026
Free People Anthropologie Outlet in PA – One Hour From NJ
Sorry Not Bay Ridge Related.
This is for my friends who love Free People clothing. There is an outlet in PA, one hour from NJ/

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May 15, 2026
Bay Ridge Battle of the Bartenders – June 2026
The 3rd Avenue Merchants will have the Battle of the Bartenders on Monday, June 22nd from 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the OLA Parking Lot on 3rd Avenue and 74th Street in Bay Ridge.
You can get tickets here $40:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/the-2026-battle-of-the-bartenders
The Merchants need to hire someone to manage their social media. They don’t share info/flyers well – look how blurry this is – it looks like 1990:
The 3rd Avenue Merchants need to let someone else run their FB account because that person is only allowing sharing on FB. Many people in Bay Ridge don’t use Facebook because they don’t like the drama.
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May 15, 2026
Child Hit By Woman on Electric Bike. Hit and Run

Tonight, around 7:00 pm, a 10-year-old girl was hit by a woman riding an electric bike on the sidewalk outside of 1923 Bay Ridge Parkway in Bensonhurst.
A Brooklyn neighbor saw the woman stop and ask the girl if she was okay. But the woman drove off on her bike before the girl answered.
Thankfully, the girl is okay. She has a busted lip and scrapes on her arms. This time we were lucky. It’s our warning to get the bikes licensed.
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May 15, 2026
This Dog’s Owner Died. She Needs a Family.
A Bay Ridge neighbor has died and her sweet dog is all alone.
This is a hound dog, which are great dogs. She’s a nice size – not too big and not too small.
Call 917-803-0190 to arrange to meet this Bay Ridge dog – see if she fits into your life.
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May 15, 2026
Bay Ridge Fish Market Seafood Combo
The Bay Ridge Fish Market at 7608 – 3rd Avenue shared these specials.
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Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny shared pictures from Chip Cafiero’s retirement party at The Greenhouse Cafe last night.

Chip Cafiero has worked for 50 Years on Bay Ridge events!

One event which people loved was the Halloween Forest at Owls Head Park (it was amazingggggggg). Justin Brannan and Andrew Gounardes did not continue it when they took office.

Chip Cafiero ran and directed the 3rd Avenue Festivals, as well as the Summer Strolls. He will be greatly missed!

In February 2025, Gregory Fernandez died in a fire in his apartment in Bay Ridge because the hydrant was blocked outside his apartment. His wife and son are without him!

No one should have their vehicle by the hydrant. This photo is from 73rd Street between 5th and 6th Avenue. The 114th Precinct is in Queens.

While this officer didn’t care, thankfully there are a lot more who do.

Early this morning, Ridgires knew something was going on because the helicopters were overhead and police cars were on the streets.

The 68th Precinct Police came fast and captured one of the three thieves. Neighbors shared that the police officers moved very rapidly for this arrest. Two of the thieves ran through the backyards. We are not sure if they were caught.

One neighbor shared that there was a mugging on the corner just before this incident happened.

In April, RMS, the makers of the Dumplings that kids and tweens are going crazy over announced that they would have a Golden Dumpling series.

Today, they released a new set of dumplings. If you get the gold dumpling today, you get a $1000.

A dumpling is the “troll doll” of this year. Last year, the Labubu’s were the collectible items. This year it’s this squishy character with a cute face in a plastic dumpling container:

People lined up in Sunset Park and The Sanitation Hunter recorded the collision and the line outside of Five Below:

Yesterday was Nabka 78.

Seventy-eight year ago – in 1948, 700,000 Palestinians left their homes (or were forced to leave their homes) during the war that happened when the State of Israel was created.

The word Nabka in Arabic means “catastrophe” or “great disaster.” Each year there are protests in Brooklyn on Nabka.

The “Within Our Lifetime group” can march and chant in the streets of NYC, but ultimately the only way to get Palestine back (or a part of the area back) is for them to fight Israel and win. Israel has a strong defense because they spend $25 billion on it each year.

Today at 2:00 pm, people will be protesting in Bay Ridge starting on 72nd Street and 5th Avenue.

Their flyer translates to: “Neighborhoods remember, but the Nakba does not die.”

One organization wrote: “In honor of the 78+ year long struggle for liberation of the Palestinian people, Pal-Awda will be in the streets of Bay Ridge protesting in honor of the freedom fighters and martyrs of Gaza and all of Palestine.“

Hopefully, it will be a peaceful protest. In 2024, it was not peaceful and 40 people were arrested – see here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7IL5mnORZT

Expect: Traffic, bus delays and a large police presence in Bay Ridge. Also, there will Jewish people standing with the Palestinians:

Saturday, May 16, 2026

1) Participate in the Mindful Walk – it starts at 9:00 am.

2) Brooklyn’s Best Card Show at St. Phillips Church at 1072 – 80th Street from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. $2 entry fee, kids 12 and under -> free.

3) Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for Boy Scout Troop 9318 at the Lutheran Church at 6817 – 4th Avenue at 11:00 am.

4) Pottery class in Coney Island from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm.

5) Christian singles are meeting for lunch at Mancini’s Pizzeria at 8504 – 5th Avenue at 1:00 pm.

6) Free Film Screening by the Bay Ridge Peace Action Group. The movie is being shown at The Bay Ridge Methodist Church at 7420 – 4th Avenue at 1:00 pm.

7) The Bookmark Shoppe at 8415 – 3rd Avenue at 3:00 pm is having an author visit and she will be reading her book: Who Will Keep Me Safe at School?

8) Genesis Dramatics presents The Sponge Bob Musical at 7100 Shore Road.

9) BINGO at Bay Ridge Catholic School for the Scouts from 4:00 – 8:00 pm.

10) The Brooklyn Half Marathon https://events.nyrr.org/rbc-brooklyn-half

10) Live Music by Fast Forward at the Kettle Black at 8622 – 3rd Avenue from 4:00 – 7:00 pm.

11) From 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Beginner Line Dancing Event at Uncutt Bar at 7107 – 3rd Avenue. Family-friendly. Joe Santangelo is running for office and this is one of his events (different, right?)

12) Doo Wop at 6:00 pm at The Knights of Columbus at 1305 – 86th Street – $60 includes hot buffet, beer, wine and soda.

13) George Anthony Papas will be at The Greenhouse Cafe from 6:30 – 9:30 pm.

14) Lilo and Stitch will be shown at Seth Low Park at 7:30 pm. Councilwoman Susan Zhuang has ice cream and chips for the children.

15) DJFK is at Irish Haven at 5721 – 4th Avenue in Sunset Park.

Sunday, May 17, 2026

1) Norwegian Parade starts at 1:00 pm on 85th Street and 3rd Avenue. The parade turns up 75th Street to 5th Avenue and continues to the park on 67th Street.

2) Mussels and More is having a Norwegian Parade After Party at 8001 – 5th Avenue with The Head and South Band at 3:00 pm.

3) Flea Market in Seagate, Brooklyn

3) Genesis Dramatics presents The Sponge Bob Musical at 7100 Shore Road.

4) Tommy Andersen featuring MaryEllen at Greenhouse Cafe at 7717 – 3rd Avenue at 5:00 pm. Call for a reservation.

5) BINGO at Indigo Murphy’s at 7102 Fort Hamilton Parkway at 5:30 pm. Followed by karaoke with Wilson at 9:00 pm.

Tiger is a five-month-old female tabby, who is available for adoption at Sean Casey Animal Rescue at 153 E 3rd Street 718-436-5163 [email protected]

Dog-walking and adoptions: 11am-5:30pm Open every day: 11:00 am-7:00 pm daily

Sorry Not Bay Ridge Related.

This is for my friends who love Free People clothing. There is an outlet in PA, one hour from NJ/

The 3rd Avenue Merchants will have the Battle of the Bartenders on Monday, June 22nd from 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the OLA Parking Lot on 3rd Avenue and 74th Street in Bay Ridge.

You can get tickets here $40:

The Merchants need to hire someone to manage their social media. They don’t share info/flyers well – look how blurry this is – it looks like 1990:

The 3rd Avenue Merchants need to let someone else run their FB account because that person is only allowing sharing on FB. Many people in Bay Ridge don’t use Facebook because they don’t like the drama.

Tonight, around 7:00 pm, a 10-year-old girl was hit by a woman riding an electric bike on the sidewalk outside of 1923 Bay Ridge Parkway in Bensonhurst.

A Brooklyn neighbor saw the woman stop and ask the girl if she was okay. But the woman drove off on her bike before the girl answered.

Thankfully, the girl is okay. She has a busted lip and scrapes on her arms. This time we were lucky. It’s our warning to get the bikes licensed.

A Bay Ridge neighbor has died and her sweet dog is all alone.

This is a hound dog, which are great dogs. She’s a nice size – not too big and not too small.

Call 917-803-0190 to arrange to meet this Bay Ridge dog – see if she fits into your life.

The Bay Ridge Fish Market at 7608 – 3rd Avenue shared these specials.