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« Previous Entries Next Entries » Wednesday, May 17th, 2017Bay Ridge Statistics
Sometimes you just know that statistics aren’t correct. I think there is more than fourteen percent of the population over 65 in Bay Ridge. In small print on the document, it says this info was 2013 US Census. Maybe a lot of residents skipped the census.
Monday, May 15th, 2017Stabbing at 4 am in Bay Ridge on 5/14/17
Twenty-nine year old man leaving a Mexican restaurant on 3rd Avenue was stabbed by a 30 year old man who fled in a white suv. Story here
Monday, May 15th, 2017Inexpensive Summer Camp – Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst
Sunday, May 14th, 2017Bay Ridge Woman Attacked – Attempted Robbery
Update: The woman was going to buy makeup from someone off Craigslist at 10 pm outside of her house. Who does that? Everyone knows there are creeps on Craigslist. If you need makeup go to Sephora, if you want it cheaper, get to the drugstore. The real story did not come out until days later. […]
Sunday, May 14th, 2017The Coop Mother’s Day Special in Bay Ridge
7am – 7pm today at The Coop
Saturday, May 13th, 2017Two Out of Three of My Elected Leaders Support Charter Schools
Bay Ridge has fantastic public schools. That is the reason why so many people want to live here, pay high rents and will live in illegal apartments. Parents want their children to get the best education. Of course Marty Golden has been pushing vouchers (also called scholarships) and charter schools for years. My […]
Thursday, May 11th, 2017Bay Ridge Unity Task Force = It’s Really the Bay Ridge Breakfast Club!
The Bay Ridge Community Task Force was established in 2000. Newspapers credit former District Attorney, Charles Hynes for initiating the task force. There is very little information about the Bay Ridge Task Force online – no website, FB page, etc. While the group was started with good intentions to encourage unity across different religions and cultural backgrounds, it […]
Wednesday, May 10th, 2017Looking at Candidate Khader El-Yateem – Bay Ridge
Pictures, speeches and press releases can hide the truth. Update: June 2017 – Substance Abuse Center Head To El-Yateem: Where’s the money? Khader El-Yateem keeps talking about he united people through the Bay Ridge Breakfast Club, oh I mean Unity Task Force. Years ago, the Bay Ridge Unity Task Force did events in the […]
Monday, May 8th, 2017Bay Ridge GOP Debate – Be Glad You Missed It
Bob Capano, John Quaglione, Liam McCabe Bay Ridge Republicans running for city council The Bay Ridge GOP Debate started out okay for the first 10 minutes or so, but it’s actually painful to watch. The video is here if you want to see it (Don’t leave comments on the page with the video as it […]
Sunday, May 7th, 2017Two New Preschools for Bay Ridge
Bay One Preschool opened at 7106 -3rd Avenue. Before it was a preschool, this store front was a Tex/Mex Take Out place (if you are an old timer, it’s next door to a bar called The Ridge which was TJ Bentleys). The preschool has photos on FB. I saw the […]
Thursday, May 4th, 2017The Greenmarket Returns to Bay Ridge on May 13th
The Bay Ridge Greenmarket will be back in Walgreens Parking lot – 95th Street and 3rd Avenue starting May 13th.Gentile set this up years ago and I am glad to see it continuing. The market is open from 8 am – 3 pm, especially when there is Jazz Music (which may happen on 5/20 during […]
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017Visitation Academy Plant Sale – May 10th
Visitation Academy Plant Sale – May 10th – 9:30 -2:00 pm
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