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« Previous Entries Next Entries » Tuesday, August 18th, 2020Citizen App is Helping Locate Missing People
Yesterday there was a missing woman in the area. Her status was reported on the Citizen App and people looked around for her. She was quickly located. Today there was a missing 79 year old man who was found quickly. There was also a missing girl who was quickly found. The Citizen app has improved the community’s […]
Monday, August 17th, 2020Fireman Injured Putting Out Fire on 67th Street
There was a fire on 67th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue today. No one was home in the house that had the fire. The Citizen App is reporting that a fireman was injured while putting out the fire. He was taken to the hospital. See here. Then there was […]
Monday, August 17th, 2020Xin Restaurant’s Window Broken
Xin Restaurant at 8320 – 3rd Avenue had their window broken last night. The business owners on 3rd Avenue need a break. This is an extremely hard time.
Monday, August 17th, 2020Islamic Society Eyes Old Church for Masjed
The former site of St. John Episcopal Church at 9818 Fort Hamilton Parkway is being eyed by the Islamic Society for their new place of workship. The Church dates back to 1834 and was built by soldiers, It’s a nice piece of property that hasn’t been used in years. Three years ago, […]
Monday, August 17th, 2020Bay Ridge Democrats…What Happened to Them?
Three years ago, The Bay Ridge Democrats were concerned about having the best people represent our community. The Bay Ridge Democrats spoke about against politicians who stood up against developers and lobbyists: That was the main reason many people supported Gounardes and Brannan. The Bay Ridge Democrats wanted […]
Sunday, August 16th, 2020Too Many Empty Stores on One Block
This is 78th Street and 3rd Avenue. Five storefronts are empty. The corner store 7801 – 3rd Avenue was the shoemaker/dry cleaner. Next to it was My Thai, which quickly transferred to another Thai Restaurant called Come On Thai. A friend went and loved it more than My Thai – she […]
Sunday, August 16th, 2020Bay Ridge Catholic Gets a Thermal Sensor
Every day, the new school, Bay Ridge Catholic Academy will thermal scan teachers and students to see if they have a temperature.
Sunday, August 16th, 2020Cannonball Park Has More Homeless People
A few homeless people were sleeping in Cannonball Park for over a year. Now there are a lot more homeless there and people have complained on social media because the Park doesn’t feel safe for them to be there with their family. Some of the people aren’t homeless, but are just drinking all […]
Sunday, August 16th, 2020Bay Ridge Racetrack – More Racers Joined the Area
Last night must have been a special racing night. Usually it’s just a small amount of cars, last night it was a lot more racing around the neighborhood.
Saturday, August 15th, 2020Bring Your Dog to RHF in Bay Ridge for 15% Off
From August 19th – August 22nd, you can bring your dog into RHF (Rose Hage Fashion) on the corner of 92nd Street and 3rd Avenue and get 15% off your order. I love that – it’s just a sweet offer from a local store to a neighborhood which loves dogs. […]
Saturday, August 15th, 2020Anti-Racist Group is Late to Bay Ridge
RAAD DO GOODERS – More pics here In the beginning of June, some jerk put up some ignorant anti-Asian signs on the corner poles. See here Some nice people in the neighborhood came along with better signs calling out the racism. See here and here That was over two months ago!! Today, an anti-racist […]
Saturday, August 15th, 2020Elegance Tailor in Bay Ridge is Closing on 8/31
Bassel is the best tailor I have ever known. I was very sad to hear him say he is closing at the end of the month. If you have anything that needs to be altered or repaired, visit Elegance at 514 79th Street. He’s closed on Sundays. :(
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