Doing Donuts on Shore Road
A Shore Road resident tweeted the picture above and below to Councilman Justin Brannan after becoming frustrated with people doing donuts in Bay Ridge. Imagine having to listen to this all night?
Just in case you aren’t from Brooklyn or wondering what the term “doing donuts” means –> The tire marks left on the street while doing a speed turn resemble donuts. Councilman Brannan shared this photo on April 22nd:
Today, Channel 2 Covered this story here
Henry Rosoff of WPIX 11 News picked up the story and has videos of people doing donuts.
See Video here
See video 2 here
The real question here is: Will Captain Robert Conwell of the 68th Precinct do anything about it? My guess is no.
Captain Conwell isn’t that responsive to the community. In Dyker Heights, Conwell promised more traffic enforcement and parents haven’t seen any change. Maybe he is too busy or just doesn’t see driving issues a priority.
Last Spring, many new police officers were assigned to Bay Ridge through the community policing program. Where are the police officers for that Shore Road/Pier zone? It seems like the officers stay in the police station because residents here don’t see them.
One time we thought we saw an officer on the street. My husband caught up to him to ask him a question. The officer said he wasn’t part of the program and was just ticketing cars (we have plenty of those). We have never seen any beat cops in Bay Ridge.
People have been doing donuts in that area for a lonnnnnnnnnnng time. I am sure the 68th Precinct has known about this for a long time.
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April 23, 2019Young Love Photo Studio Opening in Bay Ridge
A well-known local photographer, Julia Xanthos Liddy is opening a Photo and Video studio at 479 83rd Street (off 5th Avenue).
Parents will be glad to see Julia’s new shop because she has unique backdrops and she takes amazing photos of children!
Of course Julia takes more than just photos of children – see here
Congratulations to Julia and her family!
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April 23, 2019Measles in Brooklyn
A few communities in Brooklyn are seeing a measles outbreak….but not really an outbreak. Some parents are against vaccinations – some are just worried as many people believe autism is caused by vaccines.
The most popular age group is 1-4 years old.
I’m glad most people are vaccinated.
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April 23, 2019Clothes Collection at St. Pats – 4/28
St. Patrick’s Church is on 4th Avenue between 95th and 96th Street.
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April 23, 2019Science Talk in Bay Ridge – May 4th
On May 4th at 6:30 pm, Dr. Rebecca Powell will be sharing her research at the new Urban Steam Lab on 5th Avenue and 79th Street in Bay Ridge.
RSVP here.
Beer and wine will be available for purchase and the night ends with science trivia.
Grab a friend, enjoy a beer (or glass of wine), and get your learn on!
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April 23, 2019St. A’s Mass of Hope and Healing – 4/30
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April 23, 2019St. Anselm Food Pantry Needs Donations
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April 22, 2019Volunteer at Narrows Botanical Gardens
Volunteer to be a Narrows Community Garden Greeter on Saturday or Sunday from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm or 1:00 – 3:00 pm
For more info about volunteering:
NARROWSBG.ORG or e-mail: [email protected]
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April 22, 2019NYC Chili Cookoff in Staten Island 4/22
Get tickets – $5.00 – here
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April 22, 2019Viking Day in Owl’s Head Park – May 18th
The Scandinavian East Coast Museum is bringing out the Viking ship and it’s crew to Owl’s Head Park on Saturday May 18th from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
If you haven’t seen it before, it is worth seeing there ship. (Pic here)
Kids love it and the event is lively with music and dancing from various groups. See the vikings with kids
The Norwegian Day Parade is Sunday, May 19th on Third Avenue in Bay Ridge – see info here – and this ship is in the parade.
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April 22, 2019Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Will Be Sold in Bay Ridge
Update: Bagel Story’s Scoops n Cookies Shop is now serving Van Leeuwen ice cream. They also have other ice cream, so make sure to look for the VL menu if you are looking for Van Leeuwen ice cream
Bay Ridge is buzzing with happiness over the news the Bagel Story will be selling Van Leeuwen Ice Cream on Third Avenue. (This is not a Van Leeuwen scoop shop).
Bagel Story at 8501 3rd Avenue divided up their space and made a walk-up counter named Scoops n Cookies that people can pick up their ice cream.
Other vegan ice cream is sold in Bay Ridge now too – see here
Van Leeuwen is a Brooklyn company and they make the ice cream in our borough! Bagel Story bought a few flavors of the well known ice cream.
The Bay Ridge Menu was shared! But a lot of the flavors are crossed out because they are not available.
Van Leeuwen has flavors for vegans and they make some non-dairy flavors as well, for people who are lactose intolerant.
Whole Foods sells Van Leeuwen ice cream pints for $8.00 – $10.00, but if someone is lactose intolerant or vegan, they are used to paying more for specialty items.
Last year, The Coop, which has since gone out of business, had their ice cream. (See here)
Van Leeuwen’s strawberry ice cream is very good.
Some people complain that this is a “hipster-type place.” Don’t worry about it – be like the hipsters and enjoy the ice cream this Summer!
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April 22, 2019Build the Block Meeting at Fontbonne 4/25
This is the goal of the meeting:
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