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Right before 6:00 pm this evening, a pedestrian was struck on 3rd Avenue and 71st Street in Bay Ridge. (Source) The video shows a person on a gurney being wheeled towards an ambulance. Hopefully, the person will be alright.
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024Lobo Loco’s Restaurant in Bay Ridge Closed
Lobo Loco’s Mexican Restaurant on 86th Street and 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge closed. Lobo Loco’s has been open for years, so we were surprised. But their staff and longtime customers knew. Their staff was given notice and they called their regular customers to let them know when their last day open would be. The […]
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024Bay Ridge Protested Against the Homeless Shelter Planned for 4th Avenue
(Picture from video here) At noon today, a huge crowd of Bay Ridge residents gathered on 4th Avenue and 66th Street to protest against the planned homeless shelter. See the two videos shared here. On November 20th, Bay Ridge residents were blindsided by the one sentence announcement about the homeless shelter made by Community Board […]
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024RIP Sister Dolores Crepeau, Former Principal of Fontbonne High School
Sister Dolores F. Crepeau, former principal of Fontbonne Hall from 2005 – 2013 died on December 31st. She worked as an educator for fifty-five years in Brooklyn. Fontbone Hall shared this information: The wake will take place on Friday, January 5th from 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm. The funeral mass will be held on Saturday, […]
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024Protest Against the Shelter in Bay Ridge – Jan 3rd
There is a protest on Wednesday, January 3rd against the shelter being planned for 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge. The protest is at 6530 – 4th Avenue at 12:00 pm. One politician wants us to believe that the owner of this property was able to file the plans for a seven-story SRO homeless shelter without […]
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024Sinkhole on 6th Avenue Bet. 67th/68th Streets
This morning Bay Ridge residents saw a huge sinkhole opened on 6th Avenue between 67th and 68th Street. (Info) Dawn shared the picture above and more here. Channel 1 News The sinkhole is 25 feet by 15 feet wide and 20 feet deep. (Spectrum News) The sinkhole was caused by a break in the sewer […]
Tuesday, January 2nd, 20242023: No One Jumped From the Verrazzano
Today, we were on 3rd Avenue and someone was talking loudly to his friends. He asked them to name something good that happened in Brooklyn this past year. His friend couldn’t name anything, so the guy turned towards us and asked, “Can anyone name something good that happened in Brooklyn in 2023?” I could name […]
Saturday, December 9th, 2023Best Ramen and Pho in Bay Ridge or Nearby
best ramen in bay ridge, best pho in brooklyn 11209 Some nights you just want a bowl of delicious ramen or pho. A bowl of ramen is composed of noodles, pork and chopped veggies. This Japanese soup has a brown broth. Pho is Vietnamese ramen soup made with […]
Saturday, December 9th, 2023Best Soup in Bay Ridge
When the weather starts to get chilly like it is now, I LOVE soup. Here are my favorites. If you know of any other places, leave it in the comments – thanks! My favorite soup in Bay Ridge is lentil soup from Bombay Indian Restaurant – it’s called Mulligatawny Soup. Mulligatawny soup is like a […]
Thursday, December 7th, 2023Protest Against the Bay Ridge Homeless Shelter
On Sunday, December 10th there is a protest at 2:00 pm against the homeless shelter planned for 6540 – 4th Avenue. I called the number on the flyer to find out about the NYCPSP Association. This is a new group called the Anti-Violence Alliance Federation. The QR Code on the bottom of the signs links […]
Thursday, November 23rd, 2023Adopt a Cat in Bay Ridge on Sunday 11/26
Monday, November 20th, 2023Homeless Shelter Coming to Bay Ridge – 4th Ave.
Community Board 10 announced that a homeless shelter will be constructed at 6530 – 4th Avenue. It was announced in one sentence – no additional information was given. Both Senator Andrew Gounardes and Councilman Justin Brannan were informed by NYC in November 2023 that this was a shelter for 150 men. The politicians did not […]
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