Man Killed on 93rd Street in Bay Ridge

Early tonight, before 6:00 pm, a 20 year old man was shot on 93rd Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge. See here:

Residents shared that they heard many gunshots (one person said four and another said seven to ten shots).  People said it sounded like fireworks outside (Video here)

Senator Marty Golden actually shared news tonight –  (he did not share about the attempted rape that happened in August until 2 weeks after the incident happened)

The 68th Precinct actually shared the info on Twitter.

Councilman Brannan went to the scene and first shared:

Then he shared:

Brannan can be seen in this video:

Adam West’s video

RIP young man. Many * prayers  *for his family who is receiving this devastating news.

The Daily News reported a Secret Service Agent gave CPR to the man who was shot.

Thankfully, the police are escorting people to their buildings tonight – that is good to hear.  One resident on the block of the shooting shared that Bay Ridge still feels safe.

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Massage Parlor Shutdown in Brooklyn

Two more massage parlors closed.      Story here

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Gerry Kassar Engages with the Fake Office Account

It was very surprising to see the Chairman of the Brooklyn Conservative Party, Gerry Kassar engage in ridiculousness on social media.  Yet, Kassar is also the Marty Golden’s Chief of Staff and wants to help keep his boss in office.

Several fake social media accounts were made to attack Senator Golden’s opponents and residents as well.

Kassar retweeted this from the fake account:

The SouthBrooklynRed Twitter account has already been tagged to Senator Golden’s staffer.  (Also the account’s phone number was confirmed here and here)  The fake account wrote a tweet to Golden’s opponent, Andrew Gounardes right after Gounardes made a strong showing at the Debate on Channel 1.

When it’s pointed out that Gerry Kassar is retweeting this nonsense, Jerry got defensive.

Kassar knows the account is a fake and is run by his co-worker, so why did he retweet that? You would think as Chief of Staff, Kassar would have advised the younger staff members to delete the nonsense accounts,  as it makes Senator Golden look like a jerk.

But something has changed and Kassar must be scared about the November election.

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Andrew Gounardes is Fired Up to Beat Golden

Ross Barkan and Andrew Gounardes were on Channel 1 tonight.

Andrew Gournardes was fired up and we could tell he is ready to take our community’s seat back from Senator Golden! 

See part 1 here  

See part 2 here

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Attempted Rape in Bay Ridge Stopped by a Good Samaritan

An  attempted rape happend on 5th Avenue and 90th Street in Bay Ridge at 1:30 am.   The saddest quote: “When I got there he was try to rape her. And she was on the floor with her pants under her knees,” said the man who intervened, who did not want to disclose his identity. Story here

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Thank God for that Good Samaritan who came to help. I find that Bay Ridge is filled with so many good people who don’t hesitate to help. 

I feel terrible for the 27-year-old woman that this happened to…….because this will be a defining moment in her life.

Something is wrong with communication in our community. This attempted rape incident happened two weeks ago- on August 25th and the police just decided to share the news. This is not 1980, we have social media and many ways to share information. It’s okay to not have a picture, but it’s not okay to wait two weeks  before the community is told.

It’s alarming to hear that Community Policing was enacted in our area and not one NCO shared that information with the community. Why did we get all of these officers if none of them are alerting the community to what is going on? Communication goes both ways.

Senator Golden used to do his job and inform the community about things that were happening. Not any more though……Golden either doesn’t care or no longer has a connection to the NYPD and didn’t know about the story until today when everyone else was informed by a news report about it. He retweeted the NYPD’s message – that’s it.

Here’s what’s wrong with that: There are young woman all over Bay Ridge who need to know the neighborhood is not safe now. That information should be made available so that everyone has knowledge of what’s going on and neighbors can keep each other safe.

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Fall Fest at St. Pats on 9/19 – Beer Garden

St. Pats Fall Fest will take place on September 21st starting at 6:00 pm.    $10 Cover Charge (drinks will be available to purchase)

Hello Brooklyn will be playing.

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Missing Photo Album

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Working Ladies Yoga Event

Bay Ridge Yoga at 9016 – 4th Avenue is having a Working Ladies Yoga Event on Sunday, September 16th at 5:30 pm.  $35 includes gift bag.

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See Dr. Mathylde Frontus and Ethan Lustig-Elgrably Debate

Bklyner held a debate tonight the open NY Assembly seat that Pam Harris due to her arrest for fraud. Kadia Goba is a great moderator.  See the debate here.

Ethan spent most of the evening fidgeting.

Most Noteable:

a)  Ethan Lustig-Elgrably adjusted his tie any time Mathylde Frontus made a great statement. As she shared her history of  serving, leading and problem-solving in South Brooklyn, Ethan seemed very uncomfortable.

b) Ethan shouldn’t have accepted the debate. Ethan showed how inexperienced he was next to Dr. Frontus. Lustig-Elgrably took credit for being on Mark Treyger’s staff, but he didn’t have any accomplishments outside of his paid position. Ethan only wants to take credit for some things – not this snafu.

c) Ethan knows Dr. Frontus and her work. Even Ethan must realize she is the candidate the community needs.

d) Dr. Frontus’ face couldn’t hide how we all felt while Ethan was talking.  LOL.

e) Ethan’s closing remarks were read from his paper. He had a lot of difficulty speaking. Cringeworthy!

f) Ethan’s presentation skills need help – he did a lot of pointing while he spoke (like Mark Treyger does). He also continuously moved his hands and it was very distracting. Here it looks like he is pointing to someone or calling on someone – NOPE…he’s just speaking and throwing his hands all over.

g) Ethan left his job at Treyger’s office – if Lustig-Elgrably was so passionate about the job, he wouldn’t have left.  If Ethan loved Coney Island, then he would have become involved in something in Coney Island outside of his job the help Coney Island (really anything!) after he left Treyger’s office.

h) I spy a some of the same people from Pam Harris’ team in the front row.  How are you doing?

Dr. Mathylde Frontus shared about her life in Coney Island. Her family moved to Coney Island when she was seven years old. Dr. Frontus attended Edward R. Murrow High School and started college at age 16. Dr. Frontus has shown leadership in her programs for teenagers at different.

People cheered when Dr. Frontus said we can win without the establishment.  Remember Nancy Tong lost last November while she was endorsed by the same group.

Mathylde’s love of the area and her passion for helping others made her want to stay in Coney Island. She wants to bring a robust job training program to the area. We are excited about her plans for our area and her commitment for bringing transparency to the area.

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Samba ~ Bay Ridge ~ Friday Nights

Live samba music at Gourmet Kitchen 6819 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge 7:30 – 10:30 pm on Friday nights.

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Bus from Bay Ridge to Sands Casino 9/19

Saint Ephrem’s is going to Sands Casino in PA on September 19th.

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Girls Running Program Bay Ridge

Girls on th Run Program  The program fee of $325 includes 21 lessons, a program t-shirt and materials, healthy snacks after each lesson, and registration for the Girls on the Run 5k run/walk event on December 8th. Financial aide is available – see site.

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