St. Anselm Food Drive – July 14th & 15th
Saint Anselm Church is collecting canned foods after mass on July 14th and 15th.
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July 10, 2018Arab American Bazaar – Bay Ridge – July 15th
July 15th – Annual Arab American Culture Festival – all are welcome.
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July 9, 2018Marty Golden’s Picture Sparks Racist Remarks
Early last week, residents shared pictures of a fence outside of a Dyker Heights home on 16th Avenue which contained a large advertisement. Next to it was a smaller blue banner (not posted since it has the owner’s phone number)
Immediately, Councilman Brannan responded to the resident that the commercial sign is not allowed in a residential area and he will report it.
Days later, Senator Golden stood in front of the sign and had his staff take his picture. Golden knew Brannan responded, but he still went there to take a picture.
When Golden posted this picture on Instagram, he received a lot of inappropriate responses which weren’t deleted right away. This tells everyone that those type of comments are okay. Social media lit up because most people in our community are good people and they don’t want anyone to experience hate. You can see some here and more here.
Councilman Deutch commented:
Councilman Brannan wrote:
Golden should have never posted that picture to Instagram. The original post was on Facebook, so there was no reason to bring it to another social media platform, unless he wanted publicity. Golden knew Brannan had taken care of it, so he should have gone on to the next thing on his list.
Ironically two weeks ago, Golden sent a message to FIFA about the Albanian symbol because one of his staff members is Albanian. Yet he won’t address the comments left on his account. This is what young people in our community see. A better man would be able to address the needs of a diverse community better.
The comments to Senator Golden’s instagram picture have been deleted. Marty Golden did not give a statement. The sign still remains on the fence. And this is why things don’t get done!
UPDATE: Councilman Justin Brannan had the sign removed.
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July 9, 2018Dogs Welcome at Cyclones Game – 7/15
See larger flyer here.
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July 9, 2018Gournardes – AMA on Reddit Tomorrow
Andrew Gounardes, candidate for State Senate, is doing an AMA on Reddit tomorrow.
AMA stands for Ask Me Anything.
Go to http://reddit.com/r/IAmA at 2:00 pm tomorrow, July 10th and ask Andrew Gounardes anything about his campaign and plans for Bay Ridge!
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July 9, 2018Power Outage in Dyker Heights – 7/9/18
By 2:00 pm, power was restored to most people. Con Ed Map shows just 1,871 without power.
*Councilman Brannan is working with the NYPD and Con Ed – his response was immediate! Crews are working in Dyker Heights now (1:30 pm).
Around 12:30 pm, residents in Dyker Heights began to experience loss of power between the 70’s and 80’s (at least 11th – 13th Avenues). The traffic lights were out from the 70’s to mid 80’s!
From the Con Ed Map, there are 6,200 residents without electricity in this map area (not just Dyker). The website says the problem will be fixed by 5:30 pm. Don’t open your refrigerators/freezers.
Every Summer for the past few Summers, Dyker Heights has had a power issue. They need to put those wires underground.
It isn’t even that hot of a day! If it was a hot day this would be a problem as there are many senior citizens living in Dyker Heights. Loss of power is an issue for residents who need machines for breathing such as nebulizers (for asthma).
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July 9, 2018The Lion King Movie Free in Bay Ridge 7/13
The Lion King Movie will be shown in the park on Shore Road and 71st Street on July 13th at 8:45 pm. Summer Stroll is tonight too.
A lion cub crown prince is tricked by a treacherous uncle into thinking he caused his father’s death and flees into exile in despair. He later learns in his identity and his responsibilities.
No Rain Dates for 2018. Please call 718-748-4810 the day of the movie after 3:00 pm, for a recording in case of inclement or possible inclement weather.
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July 9, 2018James Campion – Bookmark Shoppe 7/12
Accidentally Like a Martyr The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon by: James Campion
Meet author James Campion on Thursday, July 12th at 7:00 pm at the Bookmark Shoppe in Bay Ridge – info
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July 9, 2018The Last OG is Filming in Bay Ridge 7/9 and 7/10
Update: August 27th – Another day of taping The Last OG in Bay Ridge – see here
Sign at 86th Street & Ridge BlvdThe last OG is filming in Bay Ridge near Fort Hamilton High School. The Last OG is on TBS on Tuesday nights and features Tracy Morgan, Tiffany Haddish and Cedric the Entertainer.
Residents aren’t happy because it is a prime alternate side day since it’s on a Monday/Tuesday block. And of course no one has the decency to suspend alternate side parking so residents are constantly being inconvenienced.
Be sure to thank Senator Marty Golden for giving tax breaks to the film industry who are taking your parking spots.
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July 9, 2018Marty Golden Trolls His Opponent – Inappropriate
Today, Marty Golden tweeted this to his opponent, Andrew Gounardes:
This is a man writing this nonsense. I could understand if he was 16 years old, but this is just foolish.
Of course the tweet was deleted.
A fake account that opened the day after Marty Golden wasn’t given the Reform Party line, has also called Gounardes a muppet and here.
Senator Golden is the incumbent, so why is he worried about Andrew Gounardes? All the tweets sent from the troll account were screenshot by RadioFree Bay Ridge – see here.
Last week something similar happened with Senator Golden. Reporter, Julianne McShane saw Marty Golden’s tweet was deleted and an almost identical tweet appeared on another fake account within minutes. See here and here
A resident happened to notice:
Andrew Gounardes responded to Golden’s stupidity with humor.
While this incident happened on a Sunday, the accounts were setup during the week and are used during work hours. This is why things don’t get done.
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July 9, 2018Owl’s Head Book Event on July 12th
On Thursday, July 12th at 7:30 PM – 9 PM, The Owl’s Head Wine Bar at 479 74th St, Brooklyn will host a Book Event: New Italian Migrations to the United States.
Joseph Sciorra, the director for Academic and Cultural Programs at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, will be joining us to present his new book “New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol 2.” The talk will end with a discussion.
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July 8, 2018Jobs in Brooklyn
Interesting jobs for someone who is looking:
You can find more local jobs in Bay Ridge or Brooklyn here
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