Senator Golden is in the news again. Why? Because the rules are for common folk in Bay Ridge, but not SENATOR GOLDEN.
The #NotSoGolden politician parked in the bus stop on 86th Street, but went over to the agent and as a result he didn’t receive a ticket. There is huge parking on the next block – why didn’t Golden park his car there?
Shout out to the Bay Ridge resident who snapped both angles of this situation. Senator Golden believes he is above the law. It’s okay for his neighbors to get tickets, but not for Uncle Marty when he breaks the law.
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June 26, 2018Omar Vaid Only Fooled the Internet
Omar Vaid ran for election in Bay Ridge. He wanted to unseat Congressman Dan Donovan.
The election results were: Max Rose took 65% of the vote, DeVitto took 20% and Omar had less than 10% of the vote.
Omar lived in Williamsburg and a few months ago said he moved to Bay Ridge.
Vaid convinced people through social media (mainly Twitter) that he was a viable candidate living in our community. Yet, most people in Bay Ridge never heard of Omar. Strangely, Vaid chose not to appear in a voter’s guide to the Democratic candidates put together by the local organization, Fight Back Bay Ridge.
Why didn’t Vaid run in the neighborhood he lived? Vaid wanted to run to be NY’s first Muslim-American representative and there aren’t a lot of Muslims in Williamsburg. Yet, the Muslim Community in Bay Ridge has several women activists who are able to represent the community much better than a carpetbagger. I’ve never seen Vaid supporting any of those activists.
Vaid fooled a lot of people and received many donations. People didn’t do their research and just threw money at his campaign.
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June 26, 2018Bay Ridge Memorial for Junior
Tonight the Fort Hamilton Triangle on 4th Avenue and 94th Street has a memorial for Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz, the 15 year old Bronx teen who was killed by a gang. Eight men have been arrested for his death. Story here
I am not surprised to see the kindness of Bay Ridge residents who took the time to remember this child with a memorial of balloons and candles and to call for justice for him and his grieving family.
The video everyone has seen is when the gang drags Junior out of the store, beat him and stabbed him. Junior went back into the bodega after he was knifed and they didn’t help him. Hundreds attended Junior’s funeral.
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June 26, 2018NY11 Primary Election Results – June 26, 2018
Update – Election Results here. Winners of the Primary Election:
Max Rose won the Democratic Primary with 10,712 votes. All votes counted.
Dan Donovan won the Republican Primary. (12,774 votes). Michael Grimm had 7,219 votes. Grimm says he’ll support Dan Donovan in November. Story here
Team Grimm being not so classy here
Totals: 16,558 votes for Democrats. 19,993 votes for Republicans. (100% counted)
But the real story tonight was Joe Crowley losing. It’s like no one saw it coming.
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June 26, 2018Michael Grimm Calls Out For Help in a Text Message
Grimm texted this to us tonight. Is Team Grimmy in trouble?
Ha! Grimm knows he is going to lose.
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June 26, 2018Learn to Swim at the Fort Hamilton Army Base
10 Lesson – $175.00
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 am.
Contact: 718-765-7368
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June 25, 2018Marty Golden’s Secret Corner in Brooklyn
Since November 2016, there has been a video online of a traffic problem that takes place on the corner of 80th Street and Colonial Road in Bay Ridge. More than 8,000 people have viewed the video on Twitter. In the Spring of 2017, CBS News carried the story and showed nothing changed on that corner.
Why hasn’t that corner received a light or some kind of remedy? Are we waiting until someone is hurt there?
The real reason is because Marty Golden lives down the block from THAT corner. Yes, Golden lives right there.
Marty Golden wouldn’t want a light on that corner because that would slow down his ride home. It’s obvious what that corner needs, as very few people are stopping for the stop sign. Golden’s a coward and didn’t say a word when that video came out on the news. He never offered to fix it and he never said he lived RIGHT there.
Golden hasn’t done anything to help ensure the safety of the families on his own block….for people he sees every day. So why would he help any of us? If you are a cyclist, you need to know this politician is a dead end.
Last week, Senator Golden was in Albany and he fooled the people into believing he was supporting a bill to add more speed cameras around schools. They reduced the number of speed cameras because they wanted to get Marty Golden to vote for the bill (yes they compromised and Golden wasted their time). Golden told Brooklyn residents he was going to fight for this bill. We have watched Marty Golden for a long time. We knew that he was playing politics and would never rally for that bill. Why? The bill wouldn’t benefit Marty Golden or one of his cronies.
Marty Golden presented these four bills for the tobacco industry in January this year, so he has no time for safety bills. Golden has been known for his pay-to-play bills.
Why would Marty Golden vote for speed cameras in school zones when he received 14 violations for speeding in school zones since 2014? We have just began 2018 and already Golden has received three violations for speeding in school zones since the start of 2018. Golden believes he is above the law.
The open roads of Bay Ridge are the Wild Wild West for Marty Golden.
When it comes to children, the adults in Bay Ridge see all of the children here as ours. We have good schools here because the parents will do anything and everything they can because this is their community.
People should have enough common sense to slow down in a school zone, but many don’t. The cameras are a necessary deterrent to anyone who has no regard for children. Although Senator Golden may not care how many tickets he gets, NYC data has shown that most people who got a speed camera ticket didn’t get a second one.
Last week, Commissioner O’Neill came to Bay Ridge outside of PS 264 (4th Avenue and 89th Street) for a press released where he asked the politicians in Albany to vote for the speed cameras. The head of the NYPD made an outspoken signal to Marty Golden. Golden didn’t rally in the senate to get this bill passed. The Commissioner said speed cameras save lives. Have you ever seen Marty Golden ignore the NYPD? Well, that’s because the PBA is padding Golden’s pocket. Commissioner O’Neill’s request was ignored because the Commissioner doesn’t know he has to pay-to-play. When a politician isn’t working with the NYPD, it’s bad news.
People can’t expect Marty Golden to impose laws for safety when he doesn’t abide by the rules of the road. Years ago, Marty Golden hit an elderly woman with his car, we would think he would be a lot more careful, especially in school zones. He can’t be in a rush all the time – he’s not a doctor.
On Twitter, a man who runs the emergency room in our district spoke out against Senator Golden. Take a look at his tweet and the comments below it, he did not take a position in the election, but wanted Senator Golden to pass the law for people’s safety. He’s still holding out that Senator Golden will do the right thing. We’re not. Golden left this bill undone on purpose because he benefits from it.
Normally, when a resident calls a politicians office, the politicians staff will take a message and be very polite. Golden has been stopped representing Bay Ridge for a long time. When a resident called Golden’s office, his staffer wouldn’t even take a message from the resident. The same thing happened when Mallory McMahon tried to arrange an appointment to speak to Golden about education. Golden’s staff cancelled the appointment and would not reschedule it. Marty Golden doesn’t feel he needs to respond to residents anymore.
Bay Ridge deserves a Senator that is dedicated to this community. In November, join us in voting Marty Golden out of our senate seat.
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June 25, 2018Donate Blood in Bay Ridge June 27, 2018
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June 25, 2018Saint Athanasius Soccer for the Fall – Register!
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June 25, 2018Deals in Bay Ridge if You Vote…
See the Voting Guide for the Democratic Candidates here
Here’s the list of stores celebrating voting in Bay Ridge
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June 25, 2018Learn to Teach Babies to Swim in Bay Ridge
Learn how to teach babies to swim – these are free classes
First class is on Wednesday June 27th at 6 p.m to 8:30 pm in Bay Ridge (on land classroom setting).
Pre-requisites for this class are to be able to swim freestyle ( front crawl ) and back stroke with proper technique. Plus you should have experience with other babies and toddlers.
This is a 4 part free class to learn how to teach babies how to swim.
The 2nd 3rd and 4th class will be in the water at our pool in Erasmus High school on Sundays in July starting July 15 from 9 am to 10:30 am.
We often end up offerings people baby swim instructor positions if they do well and love teaching babies swimming.
If interested please TEXT your first name and Margit will call you back. 718-210-7413 .
If you cannot attend these sessions but are interested in the future please TEXT your name and contact info to the same number and we will let you know when we offer the class again .
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June 25, 2018Morris Discount in Bay Ridge is Closing
Morris Discount 9223 3rd Avenue is the type of store you could run in and get just about anything. The owner always had a big smile and was helpful. I am sorry to hear they are closing the business.
Morris Discount is selling out their stores -there’s a lot of household cleaners and shampoos there. Best of luck to the owners who were amazing to us.
* Update: Navarro’s Hardware was across the street from Morris’ – they quickly rented this spot and have a larger hardware store now.
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