68th Precinct Shares About Crime Last Week
Robbery at Grill and Gourmet Food Basket in Bay Ridge 6821 – 4th Avenue
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February 14, 2019Double Parked Cars Outside Positano Because the Food is Great!
Positano Restaurant in Bay Ridge – the food is really good. Hence, people want to go there for dinner. Residents drive to get there because they don’t live around the block and it’s cold out.
News 12 came down to film because people complained that there were so many cars. See story.
A lot of double-parked cars outside of a restaurant means the food is amazing!
If the double-parked cars are a problem, you could take Uber there and then call Uber to pick you up.
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February 14, 2019NYPD Catch Suffolk Car Thieves in Bay Ridge
Around 2:00 am this morning, helicopter were flying overhead searching for people for a long time around 97th and 98th Street in Bay Ridge.
Neighbors saw the the NYPD with their guns drawn and jumping over fences with flashlights.
Adam Balhetchet of LoudLabs (video above) wrote this: “Four perps were arrested following a vehicle pursuit. At 2:08 at 91st Street & 3rd Avenue, police reported they were following and in pursuit of a white Toyota Camry with four occupants inside.
The four were wanted for stealing a car from Suffolk County, Long Island. The perps at some point fled the vehicle and ran. Officers arrested three of the four perps.
Aviation was requested to canvass the area for the last outstanding perp. They reported there was a person crouching in the backyard of 138 98th St. Plain clothes anti-crime officers quickly found the hidden perp and arrested him without incident.
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February 14, 2019Bay Ridge St Patrick’s Parade Fundraiser at The Leif 2/16
On Saturday, February 16th there is a Fundraiser for the Bay Ridge St Patrick’s Day Parade at the Lief Bar 6725 5th Avenue
The Canny Brothers Band will be playing/
$10.00 entrance donation.
50/50
T-shirt’s, hats and sweatshirts for sale
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February 13, 2019Senator Gounardes’ Booyah Bill
Our local papers mostly follow the silly stories happening on social media from an event three weeks ago.
The real news this week is Senator Gounardes’ Booyah Bill…..it’s not actually called the Booyah Bill, but everyone who reads it will understand – take a look at the bill here.
Senator Gounardes means business in putting an end to corruption in government.
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February 13, 2019RIP Erin Evenson…A Life Well-Lived
RIP Erin Evenson.
On Sunday, April 14, 2019 – Friends and family will gather to celebrate the life of Erin Evenson at the Danish Athletic Club at 735 – 65th Street from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. There will be a remembrance at 2:30 pm. 4/14 update here and another picture
She was only 46 years old. I cried so hard when I saw the news that she died.
Erin loved cooking, recipes and beautiful plated dishes. She competed in cooking contests – some local ones and televised ones as well (which is so cool)! What an adventurous spirit she had to enter these contests! Erin was considered a competitive home cook and even featured in The Daily News and NY Post.
A few years ago, Erin won $100,000 for creating this original hamburger recipe. The description of her recipe is here : “Her winning burger featured beef patties mixed with pancetta fat and basted in green curry glaze, crispy watercress salad, and fried pancetta, all sandwiched between toasted bun halves that get spread with minted basil aioli and dipped in chopped roasted cashews.”
I loved watching this video of Erin. She picked spices on her balcony off her cute Brooklyn kitchen. I loved how she stood next to her bookcase packed with recipe books. Erin cooked cod and it looked elegant.
I loved how Erin described her location…*Bay Ridge, Bklyn via Chicago* My two favorite places in the world. It was obvious she appreciated her Norwegian, Swedish and Irish roots.
Erin saw the beauty in ordinary things. She posted the most interesting photos with captions to make people smile. I laughed when I saw this one…..there were so many times she made me laugh. She saw the humor in life. When Erin’s family was selling their home in IL, Erin joked that the house came “as is” with the ghost in the attic!
I didn’t know that “bodega cats” were a thing, until I saw Erin loving them. She really loved cats. I’m allergic to cats, but Erin made me love bodega cats too.
Erin loved music, the way people loved music while I was growing up. Each year she shared a lists of the best songs from the year. I loved seeing her new lists each year.
While Erin shared things online, she wasn’t consumed by social media. She was too busy living – enjoying art, music, her friends and food – the way people are supposed to love and enjoy their life.
Erin was involved in the Bay Ridge politics and she was a proud member of the Bay Ridge Democrats. Erin participated and helped organize some Bay Ridge community events to help others as well. She was proud of Chris for running for this community. (We were too).
When Justin Brannan ran for NYC Council, there was this pic of Erin, Chris and their cats. Everyone who saw it, couldn’t get over how much it resembled Erin and Chris.
Each year, around Erin’s birthday they traveled to some place amazing. This Fall, they went to Spain. Erin shared pictures of all the little fancy plates of food….everything – even a plate of snails was so cute. Someone wrote that they lived vicariously through Erin’s travel photos and I thought – yes, I did too. I’m not a fan of Facebook, but I loved looking at Erin’s posts.
Erin loved well. In photos of Erin and the love of her life, Chris McCreight, they are beautiful – so radiant as they traveled and they explored the world together. At the end of this video – start at 6:55, Chris tried the food Erin made. Even though the clip is short, his love for her is apparent. As they stood in a kitchen with a person videotaping them, it was like they were alone and “it’s just them.”
Sometimes Erin posted pictures of food she made or purchased for lunch. Then there were times she posted a pictures of dinner that Chris made – like a hearty bowl of soup on a freezing cold evening. It was obvious that they took care of each other and she appreciated the simple things too.
Prayers for Chris, Erin’s family and friends. Erin’s friends wrote messages about her life – all of them are remarking about the kind person she was.
3/6 Update: I hadn’t looked at Erin’s FB page since mid-February, but today I clicked on it and red the beautiful memories of this sweet woman. I saw this old picture from 2006 and it made me cry again. Erin left way to early, but I’m glad she loved and was loved well.
RIP Erin Evenson…a woman whose life was well-lived.
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February 13, 2019Carnevale at Il Centro on March 2nd
Tickets $60.
Get tickets here.
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February 13, 2019Free Yoga in Bay Ridge 2/17
Chroma Studio Arts 268 68th Street, Suite 1
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February 12, 2019Serious Neighbor Problems at 138 -71st Street in Bay Ridge
Wearing only a fur hat, shirt and shoes, a Bay Ridge neighbor is terrorizing the people at 138 – 71st Street. See news clip
Even more bizarre and alarming, the man is standing at his neighbor’s door with a large knife. He even taps on the door with the knife! See video
This man is living in an apartment he subleased from someone in the building. And this type of behavior has been going on for months.
Neighbors reported that the man was banging on their windows while standing on their fire escape.
The man has been arrested for prior behavior in January, but was soon released.
The building has tried to evict the man, but it is a long process.
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February 12, 2019Salvo Capelli Salon Deal
Salvo Capelli Salon 699 86th St. 347- 578-7992
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February 11, 2019Cute Unicorn Cake – Jean Danet Bakery
If you have a little girl in your life who loves unicorns, this would make a great birthday cake…..but it’s Valentine’s Day this week, so call to reserve one.
Jean Danet Bakery 7526 5th Avenue 718-836-7566
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February 10, 2019The Deuce is Filming on Ridge Blvd – 2/12
What’s filming in Bay Ridge today? February 12, 2019
The Deuce is a show in it’s second season on HBO. It features James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
The Deuce is filming in Bay Ridge on Tuesday, February 12th from 7:00 am – 9:00 pm on Ridge Blvd from 80th to 82nd Street AND 81st Street between Colonial Road and 3rd Avenue.
The gold No parking signs (in the picture above) appeared last week on Ridge Boulevard between 80th and 82nd Street.
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