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July 19, 2019
Missing Cat – Bay Ridge – 97th Street

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Missing cat from 97th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge.

Cat went missing on 7/18/19,
If seen, call: 917-561-5452 or 646-512-2358

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July 19, 2019
ISIS Sniper Lived in Bay Ridge Years Ago

Bay Ridge man allegedly turned ISIS sniper charged in federal court https://t.co/ABdltpsAt4 pic.twitter.com/ZvepajW7MF
— Brooklyn Reporter (@bkreporter) July 19, 2019
The Reporter led with the sniper being a “Bay Ridge man,” yet 42 year-old, Ruslan Maratovich Asainov left Bay Ridge in 2013 to join ISIS.

Daily News Article here
ABC Story here

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July 19, 2019
Audition for American Idol in Brooklyn

If you want to be on American Idol – they are auditioning in Brooklyn on Tuesday, July 23rd!

You can pre-register here as this may help you secure an audition.

You need to be 15 – 28 years old.
The audition is being held at:

Brooklyn Expo Center
72 Nobel Street in Greenpoint (between West and Franklin streets in Greenpoint)
Auditions begin at 9:00 am – people start lining up at 6:00 am.

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July 19, 2019
Cooling Centers in Bay Ridge – Air Conditioning

This list was compiled by the 5th Avenue BID in Bay Ridge

NYC has this map with other cooling centers which may be closer to your home.

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July 19, 2019
Tree Cutting in Brooklyn

We had a 30 foot Blue Spruce tree that got a disease and a tree doctor couldn’t treat it. I was procrastinating in taking it down because I really loved the tree.

Finding someone in Brooklyn to cut down such a large tree was a task itself. We called every tree cutting company in Brooklyn! Most said they didn’t have the ability to take down such a large tree. We called Clearview Tree in Long Island Company and they agreed to come out and give a quote.
While we waited for companies to call us back, we called 811 to let them know we would be digging out the stump.

While the tree was on our property, we were unsure if there was wiring or pipes under it. We called 811. The operator for 811 was in Long Island and didn’t seem to understand the “before you dig call 811 commercials.” We asked her to have the companies call us. Con Edison contacted us two days later and said it was safe to dig.

Orlando from Clearview came out to give us the estimate last week. He was pleasant and professional while he explained the whole process of cutting down the tree and grinding the stump. We felt it was a fair quote, so we made an appointment.

The workers who came out were professional, took down the tree and cleaned up everything within an hour. The team worked well together and had a great spirit – like they actually liked their job. One man used the chainsaw to cut the tree, while the other men loaded the cut pieces into the woodchipper. Then they grinded the tree stump. When the job was done, they cleaned up well and blew any debris from my neighbors cars. They left the area very clean so my neighbors wouldn’t be upset.
If I had another tree that needed to be cut down, I would call Clearview Tree Services. 917-807-7316
We replaced the old tree with a new one that won’t grow over 15 feet.

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July 18, 2019
Little Italy NYC – August 18, 2019

The 18th Avenue Feast in Bensonhurst is being held from Thursday, August 22nd to Sunday, September 1st from 68th Street to 75th Street.

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July 18, 2019
Free Music Event at Coney Island 7/21

Sunday, July 21st at the Ford Amphitheater at 3052 W 21st Street in Coney Island from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm is The New York Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off.
These artists will be performing: Irma Thomas, Archie Bell, Betty Harris, Joe Bataan, Binky Griptite & Brooklyn Rhythm Band.
Those in attendance can participate in a dance contest at 7:15 pm and compete to win $500, paid out to the winner that night.

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July 18, 2019
Norwegian Home Fall Fair in Brooklyn 9/21

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July 18, 2019
Bay Ridge Groper

Today, Channel 11 shared a video from July 5th. The man in the video allegedly groped a woman on the corner of 83rd and 4th Avenue at 12:45 am (after July 4th festivities). The 32-year-old woman was sleeping in the car with the window open when this happened. Channel 7 covered the story too – see here.

More details about the groping here. Why didn’t local papers share this news? The 68th Precinct has a Twitter account – why didn’t they give the community a heads up when it happened? There’s a lot of children and teens in this area.

After groping the woman, the suspect went into 8201 4th Avenue.

The suspect is 40 – 50 years old and was wearing black t-shirt, black shorts and black sneakers.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)
Later in the day today, the 68th Precinct shared pics on Twitter:

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July 18, 2019
Politicians Words Not Backed By Action
Justin Brannan wrote ANOTHER article this week – this time with a woman whose daughter died in an accident – see here We know Jane Martin-Lavaud because last year she protested with Families for Safer Streets outside Marty Golden’s office. Her daughter was killed by a man going 70 mph on a city street. (See here)

A year later, we have speed cameras, but the streets aren’t any safer. It’s 1:45 am on July 18th and I was awoken by the sound of a car on a raceway with a roaring motor, but that’s the streets of Bay Ridge lately.
Residents here have asked both Justin Brannan and Andrew Gounardes to secure the streets. Yet, the politicians are not able to do anything other than take pictures and issue press releases to local papers. See here and here. Law enforcement is needed.

Senator Andrew Gounardes shared Brannan’s article on Twitter because what good is an opt-ed if it isn’t shared?

What Gounardes didn’t share is that Andrew Gounardes had the power to change this and he wrote a bill for state troopers salary instead. Gounardes could have passed a bill making penalties tougher on people speeding, but he spent time writing bills for people outside of our community.

In six months, Gounardes wrote 101 bills and passed only three. See all bills here. While you are probably thinking “WOW 101 bills!” Some are short like this one and don’t do much.
Here’s the three bills that Gounardes passed:

A) Traffic Cameras near schools.

B) A Collective Bargaining Law for NY State Troopers….why didn’t a Long Island or Upstate NY Senator write this for the State Troopers in their area?

c) This short bill that doesn’t do much.

That’s it.
Like Marty Golden, Gounardes had his staff make some fancy graphics to trick you into thinking he did more. Gounardes wrote that he had eight bills pass, yet there are only three out of the 101 that he wrote that passed (See here). That site is updated regularly.

Nothing new here. #DoYourJob

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July 17, 2019
FBI was at 8612 Ridge Blvd Today

Homeland Security was in Bay Ridge today. One report shows there was one ICE incident in Bay Ridge. (See here)
A resident reported an ICE presence at 140 Bay Ridge Parkway. The agent had a bullet proof vest that said “US Department of Homeland Security”:

@JustinBrannan @agounardes @MaxRose4NY 7:33 AM ICE knocking on doors outside of 140 Bay Ridge Parkway in Brooklyn, NY. Is this the new norm now?#bayridge #Brooklyn #ICEraidsnyc #ICEraids pic.twitter.com/IAElbYaL67
— Meriwether (@EveningToll) July 17, 2019

The raid was for someone who no longer lives at the address. Strangely, someone thought that the agents were the NYPD (click on the tweet above and then see the comments).
THEN…
In the evening, some residents saw FBI agents on Ridge Blvd near 86th Street. The FBI went into the large apartment building at 8612 Ridge Blvd (bldg 2), which is across the street from PS 185. (See here) One agent was seen with a dog.

There were two ambulances waiting outside. A woman was taken out by a FBI agent and put in the ambulance. An hour later, another woman was taken out.

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July 17, 2019
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition Popup

Bay Ridge photographers and other artists will be displaying their work at this Popup!

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Older pic:

Missing cat from 97th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge.

Cat went missing on 7/18/19,

If seen, call: 917-561-5452 or 646-512-2358

The Reporter led with the sniper being a “Bay Ridge man,” yet 42 year-old, Ruslan Maratovich Asainov left Bay Ridge in 2013 to join ISIS.

Daily News Article here

ABC Story here

If you want to be on American Idol – they are auditioning in Brooklyn on Tuesday, July 23rd!

You can pre-register here as this may help you secure an audition.

You need to be 15 – 28 years old.

The audition is being held at:

Brooklyn Expo Center

72 Nobel Street in Greenpoint (between West and Franklin streets in Greenpoint)

Auditions begin at 9:00 am – people start lining up at 6:00 am.

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This list was compiled by the 5th Avenue BID in Bay Ridge

NYC has this map with other cooling centers which may be closer to your home.

We had a 30 foot Blue Spruce tree that got a disease and a tree doctor couldn’t treat it. I was procrastinating in taking it down because I really loved the tree.

Finding someone in Brooklyn to cut down such a large tree was a task itself. We called every tree cutting company in Brooklyn! Most said they didn’t have the ability to take down such a large tree. We called Clearview Tree in Long Island Company and they agreed to come out and give a quote.

While we waited for companies to call us back, we called 811 to let them know we would be digging out the stump.

Orlando from Clearview came out to give us the estimate last week. He was pleasant and professional while he explained the whole process of cutting down the tree and grinding the stump. We felt it was a fair quote, so we made an appointment.

If I had another tree that needed to be cut down, I would call Clearview Tree Services. 917-807-7316

We replaced the old tree with a new one that won’t grow over 15 feet.

The 18th Avenue Feast in Bensonhurst is being held from Thursday, August 22nd to Sunday, September 1st from 68th Street to 75th Street.

Sunday, July 21st at the Ford Amphitheater at 3052 W 21st Street in Coney Island from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm is The New York Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off.

These artists will be performing: Irma Thomas, Archie Bell, Betty Harris, Joe Bataan, Binky Griptite & Brooklyn Rhythm Band.

Those in attendance can participate in a dance contest at 7:15 pm and compete to win $500, paid out to the winner that night.

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More details about the groping here. Why didn’t local papers share this news? The 68th Precinct has a Twitter account – why didn’t they give the community a heads up when it happened? There’s a lot of children and teens in this area.

After groping the woman, the suspect went into 8201 4th Avenue.

The suspect is 40 – 50 years old and was wearing black t-shirt, black shorts and black sneakers.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)

Later in the day today, the 68th Precinct shared pics on Twitter:

A year later, we have speed cameras, but the streets aren’t any safer. It’s 1:45 am on July 18th and I was awoken by the sound of a car on a raceway with a roaring motor, but that’s the streets of Bay Ridge lately.

Residents here have asked both Justin Brannan and Andrew Gounardes to secure the streets. Yet, the politicians are not able to do anything other than take pictures and issue press releases to local papers. See here and here. Law enforcement is needed.

Senator Andrew Gounardes shared Brannan’s article on Twitter because what good is an opt-ed if it isn’t shared?

What Gounardes didn’t share is that Andrew Gounardes had the power to change this and he wrote a bill for state troopers salary instead. Gounardes could have passed a bill making penalties tougher on people speeding, but he spent time writing bills for people outside of our community.

In six months, Gounardes wrote 101 bills and passed only three. See all bills here. While you are probably thinking “WOW 101 bills!” Some are short like this one and don’t do much.

Here’s the three bills that Gounardes passed:

A) Traffic Cameras near schools.

B) A Collective Bargaining Law for NY State Troopers….why didn’t a Long Island or Upstate NY Senator write this for the State Troopers in their area?

c) This short bill that doesn’t do much.

That’s it.

Like Marty Golden, Gounardes had his staff make some fancy graphics to trick you into thinking he did more. Gounardes wrote that he had eight bills pass, yet there are only three out of the 101 that he wrote that passed (See here). That site is updated regularly.

Nothing new here. #DoYourJob

Homeland Security was in Bay Ridge today. One report shows there was one ICE incident in Bay Ridge. (See here)

A resident reported an ICE presence at 140 Bay Ridge Parkway. The agent had a bullet proof vest that said “US Department of Homeland Security”:

The raid was for someone who no longer lives at the address. Strangely, someone thought that the agents were the NYPD (click on the tweet above and then see the comments).

THEN…

In the evening, some residents saw FBI agents on Ridge Blvd near 86th Street. The FBI went into the large apartment building at 8612 Ridge Blvd (bldg 2), which is across the street from PS 185. (See here) One agent was seen with a dog.

There were two ambulances waiting outside. A woman was taken out by a FBI agent and put in the ambulance. An hour later, another woman was taken out.

Bay Ridge photographers and other artists will be displaying their work at this Popup!