Coszcal de Allende Recognized in Top Dishes List

Congratulations to Coszcal de Allende at 6824 3rd Avenue. Their dish, Sopa Panza was named one of the fifteen best dishes in NYC by Robert Sietsema.  See here

I have been to Coszcal de Allende many times, but I have never ordered the sopa panza because it has tripe in it.  The other things on their menu are delicious and there is always good service there too.   This restaurant used to be called Pancho’s. It has been Coszcal de Allende for over five years, but everyone I know still calls it Panchos!

They have specials for each day:

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Grand Larceny – Credit Card at NY Sports Club

The 68th Precinct shared that they are searching for a man who committed a crime at NY Sports Club at 439 – 86th Street.  He is wanted for grand larceny of a credit card.

You can see the pictures larger here

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Ten Anti-Semitic Acts in NY This Week

Most of these attacks were in Brooklyn!

Councilman Deutch shared this tonight:

Saturday, December 28th: 

Five people were stabbed with a machete at a Hanukkah celebration at a Rabbi’s home in  Monsey.  Story here

Friday, December 27th:

a) Three Jewish women (ages 22, 26 and 31) were  slapped by a 30-year-old woman in Crown Heights (Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue), Brooklyn.  Story here

b) Before 7:00 am, it was reported that a man went into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn and threatened to shoot someone.  Story here

Thursday, December 26th: 

In Gravesend, Brooklyn, a 42-year-old woman allegedly hit a 34-year-old, Jewish woman in the head with a bag after jumping in front of her and making an anti-Semitic comment (the woman was with her 3 year old son).  See here

Wednesday, December 25th: 

On 13th Avenue and 48th Street in Brooklyn, a 40-year-old Jewish man was punched in the face. Police released a video of the attack.  Story here

Tuesday, December 24th:

a) At 5:12 pm, near 1454 Union Street in Brooklyn, an individual hit a 56-year-old Jewish man in the face. Story here

b) In Crown Heights, Brooklyn, a group of people yelled anti-Semitic slurs at a 25-year-old man  threw a slurpie  at him at 1:40 am.  See here

c) On Union Street in Crown Heights, a 56-year-old man said he was punched.  Story here

Monday, December 23rd:

a) In Manhattan, a 65-year-old man told police he was punched and kicked by another man who yelled, “F*ck you, Jew.”  The assault was done by a 28-year-old man from Florida. Story here

b) In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a 67-year-old man reported that a group of teenagers  hit a 6-year-old and a 7-year-old boy from behind.  Story here

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Five People Struck by a Train in Brooklyn

The NYPD Scanner shared this: FDNY reporting 5 people struck by a Q train in Brooklyn on East 16 Street and Avenue U.   Seen here

One person is dead at the scene, and a second person  was removed by EMS in serious condition.   

How awful!  They may have been hanging out and writing graffiti.   

Brooklyn: Flatbush: East 16 Street & Avenue U @FDNY & #NYPD Are On Location After A Q Train Struck Multiple People. pic.twitter.com/RNeTKrCtvs

— Real Buffing News (@Realbuffingnews) December 29, 2019

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Bay Ridge Soccer Club for Children

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Remembering Officer David Guttenberg

Forty-one years ago today, 12/28/1978, Police Officer David Guttenberg was killed at an auto supply store on 86th Street (now Dyker Bagels location). 

David Guttenberg’s wife had to raise her children without her husband.

See last year’s street naming here.

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Car Crash – 94th Street and 5th Avenue

This car crashed sometime early this morning. 

We haven’t seen any news about the accident or if the driver is okay.

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Child Hit on Bay Ridge Avenue and 4th Ave

A little girl was hit by a car this evening on 4th Avenue and Bay Ridge Avenue around 8:30 pm. 

We were driving past the area and saw a lot of  the emergency response vehicles. A person in the area said a kid was hit.

Hopefully, the little girl is okay.

The Citizen App had it at the wrong address, but doesn’t say much.

Child Hit by Car @CitizenApp

4th Ave & Bay Ridge Ave 8:25:26 PM EST

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Leo’s Recognized for Having a Top Sandwich

Congratulations to Leo for being named to the list of eleven restaurants with the best sandwich in NYC. Leo’s (formerly Casa Calamari) moved to 8602 – Third Avenue, but they continue to get noticed for the broccoli rabe hero!

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Justin Brannan and Joe Borelli – NYC’s Grinches

On December 25th, the NY Post published an article about property taxes.  The article implied that Joe Borelli and Justin Brannan  are doing something about property taxes –  they aren’t.  

Julia Marsh, the journalist for The Post failed to mention that this bill is almost two years old (from January 2018). This bill will not help any existing home owners, who are being  overcharged on property taxes.

All this bill will do is lower property taxes  for new home purchases (possibly refinances too).  See here

Who is Councilman Justin Brannan pushing this bill for?

Both men should know throwing out a new loophole for someone is just wasting everyone in their community’s time. When Mayor de Blasio and Corey Johnson failed to follow through with the property tax commission set up in May 2018, Justin Brannan and Joe Borelli should have taken the next step to help the constituents of their area. 

Only grinches would exhibit such callousness and have an article like that printed on Christmas Day. The article gave false hope to the people of NYC and provided a new loophole to someone else. We are surprised to see Joe Borelli participate in press-release politics when he has done nothing to move or promote this bill in two years.   

Today, Senator Gounardes jumped on the bandwagon and tweeted (here). Gounardes that to say that he did something with his late bill from last year that went nowhere.  Gounardes did have a property tax bill signed by the governor in the Fall, when I asked him who it was for, he would not respond. (See bill here)  We know it isn’t for us because we got hit with another bill in December (even though we were done paying the property tax for the year). 

In October 2019, Gounardes and Senator Benjamin hosted a meeting and told people that they were waiting for Mayor de Blasio before they could do anything. You can hear this at 1 hour and 15 minutes:

Many have said that NYC will not be doing anything about property taxes in 2020 or 2021 including:    Justin Brannan’s meak letter to Mayor de Blasio in September went unanswered. Andrew Gounardes hasn’t been committed enough to doing anything, even though he told me last year that he had an idea. So nothing is getting done with these leaders. 

I am not running for any political office now or in the future (every day, I would have to tell people to do their job). I am also not supporting any other candidates for these positions.

For 2020, hopefully Bay Ridge politicians will re-commit themselves to the job people have entrusted them to do instead of: clapping for other politicians bills, taking pictures and issuing press releases about bills that haven’t been voted on.  If they have done the work and passed a bill, then of course they should share it. But if it’s just an idea that hasn’t been acted on, they should tell their office staff – not a journalist. 

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Recycle Your Xmas Tree in Bay Ridge

Bare Christmas trees can be left outside for the sanitation to pick up.   (Bare meaning: no lights or decorations)

Or you can participate in NYC Mulchfest by bringing your tree to Owl’s Head Park on Saturday, January 4th and Saturday, Jan. 11th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – see here     

If you want mulch for your garden bring you own bag.

Good and Green, an environmental organization in Bay Ridge, is having a community event at Owls Head Park on Sunday January 5th at 11:00 am. They need volunteers to help spread the mulch to the trees in the park and of course you can pick up mulch to take back to your garden as well.  See information here.

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3rd Avenue Festival in Bay Ridge 2020

The Third Avenue Festival was cancelled due to covid-10.

The Narrows Harvest Festival has been cancelled due to COVID-19.

The Ragamuffin Day Parade was cancelled

Halloween is on.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade is on – but no viewers can be present due to COVID-19.

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