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« Previous Entries Next Entries » Saturday, April 4th, 2015RIP Little Jimmy
I met Little Jimmy over 20+ years ago when I was a teenager. Little Jimmy worked some odd jobs back then. He handed out papers on 86th Street and I often stopped to talk with him because he was so engaging (he wore an elf outfit at Christmas time and stood in front of a […]
Sunday, March 15th, 2015Communion Cakes from Bakeries – Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights, Brooklyn 11209
Where is the best place to get a communion cake in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn? Pinterest Cake ideas for First Holy Communion Pasticceria Rocco in Bay Ridge 9402 4th Avenue Bay Ridge Bakery – 7805 5th Avenue Leskes – 7612 5th Ave See Leske’s cakes on their blog Paneatico […]
Thursday, March 12th, 2015Make a Christening Gown from a Wedding Dress – Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Where in Bay Ridge can I go to have a baptismal gown made from my wedding dress? Brooklyn Stichery 458 – 87th Street 718.833.1996 Born Yesterday in Staten Island 4255 Amboy Road Staten Island Lily Collections.com in Staten Island [email protected]
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015Best Steakhouse Restaurant in Bay Ridge or Nearby in Brooklyn
Chadwicks – Steak for two – the chef in Chadwicks won Chopped a few years back and makes creative plates. Great beef wellington (on Saturday only) and pork chops too Embers – good too Hunters Ginos – known for it’s awesome Italian food has good steak too! Outback Steak House – has the blooming onion too! […]
Wednesday, January 7th, 2015Where Can I Buy Pizza Dough in Bay Ridge 11209, Dyker Heights or Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
You want to make homemade pizza. I love making homemade pizza! The following stores sell pizza dough Foodtown $2.50 Brooklyn Market Key Food Trader Joe’s Pastosa sells pizza dough as well You can also purchase pizza dough at mos pizzerias for like $3 or $4 Casa calamari Roccos Davinci’s Pizza on 18th Avenue
Wednesday, July 16th, 2014Baby Shower in Bay Ridge 2014
In June, I had the pleasure of giving my friend a baby shower in Bay Ridge. You know when one of your closest friends has a big event in their life, you want to celebrate it right and we did because of these businesses in Bay Ridge (I am not related to any of […]
Thursday, June 5th, 2014Quest Diagnostics for Medical Tests – Bay Ridge 11209
My friend had to have some tests done at Quest Diagnostics in Bay Ridge – 7601 4th Avenue 718-833-2354. They wouldn’t let her make an appointment over the phone for the test for some reason. My friend read the reviews and said she wanted to go very early in the morning because the reviews […]
Thursday, March 7th, 2013John Quaglione – Bay Ridge
When I saw last week’s Brooklyn Paper, the ‘Twitter’ story caught my attention. I recognized the names involved, but I don’t know either man that well. As I read the story, I was annoyed that these two men argued over the littlest thing: Quaglione’s garbage and recyclying weren’t picked up. Now of course that is not […]
Monday, October 1st, 2012Parking Near Barclay Center – Cheaper – Tips Brooklyn
Parking Near Barclay Center in Brooklyn Now that Barclay Center opened and people are going to have events there, parking is an issue. Everyone knew parking was going to be an issue years before this was build. It’s best to take the train (the R train isn’t bad coming from Bay Ridge) if you […]
Sunday, July 22nd, 2012House Collapsed in Bay Ridge
Imagine being woken at 3:00 in the morning to the sound of your neighbors home collapsing? The neighbors of 552 Ovington Avenue were awakened and the home looked like this earlier this week: Neighbors in the buildings to the left and right were evacuated. The house belongs to Mousa Khalil. Khalil bought many properties in […]
Sunday, July 22nd, 2012Peace for Lisette Torres
In 1985, I met Lisette Torres through a few friends. She was a beautiful girl and she laughed a lot. Lisette attended OLPH high school where my friends also went. When she was 19 years old, she was found dead on the street on New Years Day. I hadn’t spoken to Lisette in over a […]
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012Jeremy Lin is a True New Yorker
Jeremy Linn is a talented player on the NY Knicks basketball team. I know a lot about him because my students love him. I mean they love him A LOT. So they are pretty sad to see that he will be heading to the Houston Rockets Team. Linn signed a deal with the Rockets for […]
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