Woman’s Self Defense Class 4/22/18

Women’s Self Defense & Urban Awareness Presented by Bad Ass Academy.

Register on the App – Limited Space Available. 718.759.9870

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Free Naloxone Training in Brooklyn

If someone has a heroin overdose, naloxone reverses the opiod overdose. Get free Naloxone and training by RSVPing to one of these events…..register online or call 718-802-4299

On May 17th  from 6:30 – 8:30 pm, the training will be at the Fort Hamilton Branch Library on the corner of 95th Street and 4th Avenue.  Register here

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Aromatouch Cert. Class at GreenSpa in Bay Ridge

GreenSpa 8804 Third Avenue
718 – 921 -6100

This class is for certification in the doTERRA’s Aromatouch Technique. It is a 6 hour course of instruction, demonstration of the full techinique and abbreviated hand technique, and hands-on practice through rotations with the other participants in the class.

You will receive a student Manual, and the oils necessary to perform the technique. You are free to bring your open bottles and save these bottles for a later time, but they are included as part of the $149 fee for the class.

Info here

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OLA Women’s & Men’s Book Clubs – 4/9 and 4/30

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Girl Scout Cookies in Bay Ridge

On Saturday, April 7th: 

On Sunday April 8th: 

• After all masses at Saint Andrew’s Church 6713 Ridge Boulevard

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Fracking Near Brooklyn? Voice Your Concerns 4/26

The Williams Energy Company is proposing a natural gas pipeline that would run along the coast of Staten Island, crossing the harbor south of Brooklyn to join existing pipelines off the Rockaways. If approved, the pipeline will carry fracked natural gas under New York Harbor.

Construction would require excavating a trench across the entirety of the route to bury the pipe.

Brooklynites and Staten Islanders will not appreciate this:  Williams plans to work on the offshore portion of this pipeline 24 hours/day, 7 days/week for over a year.

Nope – I haven’t heard National Grid complain about a shortage. Have you? If you have, leave it in the comments below.

Why are people against fracking? In order to frack, they need to trench through miles of the ocean floor inwhich they will be digging up PCBs [polychlorinated biphenyls] and pollution that has settled over the years. It’s bad for the climate, bad for our marine family, bad for our health and safety.  Fracking comes with the risk of leaks and explosions.

Numerous. In 2013, Vinnie Gentile and other Democrats fought against the Constitution Pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York (which was also by the same company,  Williams), the New York Department of Environmental Conservation denied the application in 2016. In 2018, they are back.

Maybe they don’t know? Some politicians don’t read the newspapers or keep up with what’s going on in the world.

If I was a Staten Island politician, I would be pretty upset that a company was trying to put their 23 miles of pipeline along the south coast of Staten Island. In 2015, Congressman Dan Donovan said he was for fracking. (Source)

The Assemblywoman resigned this week.

Mark Treyger is the Councilman and Diane Savino is the State Senator. Neither have been good on environmental issues as the waters in Coney Island were polluted and the company polluting the area paid very little in restitution.

Residents and the community board complained that it wasn’t enough money, but the POLITICIANS ACTUALLY PRAISED IT (source). Sadly, people continued fishing in the polluted water as the politicians didn’t even hang warning signs.  Although Treyger represents that area, he isn’t from the area,  so we believe that’s why this isn’t a big connection for him. And Senator Savino is in Staten Island most of the time.

The only people supporting fracking are companies which benefit from it, politicians who have been paid off or people who are clueless. If someone does just a little research about fracking, they will see it is dangerous.  Let’s put them to the test…..

Anyone talking about fracking being safe needs to drink water from a fracked area. If it’s good for them, then we know it’s okay for NY residents.

We will order some water from an area that has been fracked  for you to drink. Let me know when and where you would like to make this statement. I don’t think we will have any problem finding water from a fracked area in NY. These NY’ers didn’t make this graphic to be cute:

What can you do?

There is a meeting in Bay Ridge on April 26th from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm for anyone who wants to voices their concerns about the Williams N.E.S.E. Pipeline. IF you are unable to make the meeting, but want to submit your comments,  see here

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Procession on Sunday – Street Closing 13th Ave.

13th Avenue from 57th Street to 65th Street and 12th Avenue will be busy on Sunday, April 8th – Stay clear (unless you are going to the procession)!

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Saint Patrick’s Night Out with Friends – April 20th

2018 Night Out With Friends at Saint Pat’s in Bay Ridge on Friday, April 20, 2018 

Tickets: $50.00 per person includes Entry, Light Refreshments, ComplimentaryTicket, Cash Bar, Dancing and Fun!

Guests are welcome to bring their own food and beverage, but there is a cash bar as well!

Also, enjoy dishes from: Abitino Pizzeria & Leske’s Bakery.  Visit stpatrickca.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Prizes, Gift Baskets, 50/50 and More.

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Earth Day in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 2018

In Bay Ridge:  If you miss these events – see here for places to recycle and donate things.

Friday, April 20th

Saturday, April 21st 

1) Clean up Narrows Botanical Garden  – 10:00 am  – Everyone is invited to meet at Shore Road between Bay Ridge Ave and 72nd Street in Bay Ridge. There is a lot to do.

2) Bay Ridge Promenade = Shore Road Bike Path Cleanup 

3) The First Annual Earth Day Weekend Social Bike Ride from Bay Ridge to Prospect Park. Riders are meeting at 11:00 am outside Community 10’s office  8119 – 5th Avenue and riding to Prospect Park

4) Saint Anselm – Get rid of your old electronics, clothes and medicine in the Saint Anselm parking lot on 82nd and 4th Avenue (the parking lot) from

Sunday, April 22nd

1) Fight Back Bay Ridge is given out fabric tote bags with the logo #NotSoGolden for Earth Day at local supermarkets. Senator Golden has failed on leading this community away from plastic bags. 

Bay Ridge to Marine Park Tote bag Giveaways!

11:00 am – Gerritsen Avenue Key Food in Marine Park

12:00 pm – Outside Foodtown in Bay Ridge – 91st and 3rd Avenue

1:00 pm – KeyFood in Bay Ridge

2:00 pm – J-Mart on 18th Avenue

3:00 pm – Key Food at New Utrecht Avenue and 70th Street

2) Donate Clothes at St. Pat’s Church – 95th Street and 4th Avenue

3) Paint Rocks at St. Andrew’s Church

Rock Painting after all masses at St. Andrew’s Church – Kiernan Hall. The Parish is creating a Peace Rock Garden!

The rocks you decorate will help make the “Peace Rocks!” Garden – Rocks, markers, paints and brushes will be supplied.Bring a smock or tee shirt to protect clothing.   

Saturday, April 28th 

1) Clean up at Leif Ericson Park  6600 Fort Hamilton Parkway  11:00 am – 2:00 pm – info     

Sunday, April 29th

1) Our Lady of Angels will have St. Vincent’s outside to collect clothes.

2) Guided bike tour on the Shore Road path – registration required

In Park Slope:

Saturday April 21st 

1) Tree Giveaway – register here to get a free tree 

Sunday, April 22nd 

1) Earth Day Celebration at Prospect Park – Register to learn to fish between 1 and 4 pm to see a raptors show (owls, hawks and other raptors). FREE.  Register here     

Monday,April 23rd

Other Earth Day events in Brooklyn – see here

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The NYPD Widow Marty Golden Failed to Help

Why didn’t Senator Marty Golden get an attorney to file a lawsuit to stop the release of Herman Bell from prison?

I don’t get it.

Senator Golden could have asked Congressman Dan Donovan (who is an attorney) to assist him in blocking Herman Bell’s parole. I know there are many attorneys who would have eagerly helped write the paperwork to help Mrs. Piagentiti (especially if they heard how her husband was murdered in cold blood). Why did Marty Golden think that a petition or posts on social media would stop the release of a man who had been paroled? 

Golden knows petitions are for very low end requests and people don’t take them seriously.  When something as serious as a cop-killer being paroled came up, Golden should have filed paperwork to stop it.  Fortunately, the Patrolman’s Benevolent Association filed a lawsuit to stop the release of Herman Bell. 

Mrs. Piagentiti deserved a better response from Golden.

In 1971, Herman Bell and his buddies (Anthony Bottom and Albert Washington) called 911 and two police officers,  Officers Joe Piagentini and Waverly Jones went to investigate building in Harlem (West 159th Street – the Rangel Houses now).  The  officers were assassinated.  Officer Jones was shot once in the head and died instantly, but Officer Piagentini was shot  22 times. Joe Piagentini begged for his life and told Bell he had a wife and children. He was only 27 years.

In 1979, Herman Bell and the other two men were found guilty and sentenced to 25 years to life.   After nearly 45 years in prison and being denied parole seven times, Bell was granted parole on Feb. 18, 2018.   Bell was expected to leave prison on April 17th.

Diane  Piagentiti had to raise two children without their father.  Officer Piagentini was murdered in cold blood. Officer Waverly’s death was different and his family is okay with Bell being released. 

Maybe Marty Golden was a better representative years ago, but lately he’s been pretty awful. Why didn’t Congressman Donovan offer to help Golden rather than spending his time with a stupid bill to put the president’s picture in post offices? 

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Estate Sale in Bay Ridge – April 14th

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Dispose of Items on Sunday, April 8th – Park Slope

If you have items that can’t be thrown in the garbage such as:  light bulbs, batteries,  old computers/electronics, paints, solvents, medical items, automotive, etc. You can go to Prospect Park Park Circle on Sunday and hand them in to be disposed of . There is no charge for this.   This is at the corner of Parkside Avenue and Prospect Park SW.

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