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The drinking water at McKinley Junior High School contained dangerously high levels of lead – story here. McKinley Junior High School is on on 73rd Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway. There are a lot of old schools in Brooklyn. Of course, these old schools have old plumbing systems. It’s good that they are checking and […]
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017Target is Coming to 18th Avenue
If you see me dancing, it’s because I just heard the news that Target is coming to 18th Avenue and 64th Street. Story here Okay so it will be a small Target, but who cares. Everyone loves Target!
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017Chelsea Cobo – Family is still searching for her.
Chelsea Cobo – last seen in Sunset Park, Brooklyn in May 2016. Family is still searching for her.
Monday, January 30th, 2017Bill Colton – Playing Politics Instead of Helping His Area
For years Assemblyman Bill Colton has been posing for pictures and telling Brooklyn that he is getting rid of the dump. And the dump remains. WHY? Because Colton loves using his time to play politics. This week, Bill Colton is pushing his staffer to run for Vincent Gentile’s position in Bay Ridge – yes, in […]
Saturday, January 28th, 2017Mark Treyger ‘s Workshop – Get NYC’s Money that No One Will Follow Up On
Democratic District Leader Mark Treyger is having a workshop. Last year, Treyger gave money to Assemblywoman Pam Harris to run a not-for-profit from her home and no one could account for the money that was spent. We knew someone was wrong when we contacted Melissa Mark Vivierto’s office and they wouldn’t return a call, put […]
Thursday, January 26th, 2017Golden and Malliotakis Failed to Protect NYPD – DeBlasio Steps in
In December 2014, Senator Golden and Nicole Malliotakis told the papers that they were getting bulletproof windows for the NYPD. (See here) and here It’s January 2017 and DeBlasio put the bulletproof glass in NYC’s budget yesterday. Today there is an article about Malliotakis/Golden applauding Mayor DeBlasio. It’s amazing how fast these pols […]
Thursday, January 26th, 2017This Morning…
After getting out of bed, I read my mail and saw a strange message (see post below). Then I looked outside and saw a dead Christmas tree outside my gate. Knowing that the city has been lax about picking up trees, I wasn’t thrilled at seeing the discarded fir tree. When I got home from work […]
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017Dear Chuck Otey
Mr. Otey, One of the great things about the Internet is that people like me can share the truth in our neighborhood just as easily as writers who want to hide the truth from us. To those who view my blog regularly, I woke up to a comment left on my blog […]
Tuesday, January 24th, 2017Anapoli Ice Cream Parlor in Bay Ridge
Sunday, January 22nd, 201770 Year Old Bay Ridge Woman Attacked in Her Apartment
A 70 year old Bay Ridge woman living on Ovington Avenue was attacked by a 42 year old man, who forcefully entered her apartment after 10 pm on Friday (Video clip here). Hernandez was seen knocking on doors in the apartment building. The elderly woman woman answered the door and tough guy, Luis Hernandez beat […]
Sunday, January 22nd, 2017Why I Didn’t March…
In my lifetime, I’ve never seen protests get things done. Productive protests for civil rights and the Feminist Movement were before my time. When I was a 9 or 10 years old, my Mother joined with some other moms in Sunset Park to protest prostitutes working on 4th Avenue and 60th Street. The prostitutes […]
Saturday, January 21st, 2017Petit Oven in Bay Ridge is Closed and for Sale
UPDATE: August 2017 – Little Forno Opened – See here Petit Oven is now Little Forno – new owners. Petit Oven closed their doors for good. It’s another small business in Bay Ridge that we are sad to see close. The women who owned the small French cusine restaurant were pleasant and the place was fantastic. […]
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