Bay Ridge Book Club – Book for August 31st
The Bookmark Shoppe in Bay Ridge has a book club. The book for August is Cocoa Beach. The author, Beatriz Williams will be at the Bookmark Shoppe to have a discussion on August 31st.
Currently, The Bookmark Shoppe has a deal on this book – 30% off
More info: here
For the September Book Club, they are reading, Girl In Snow by Danya Kukafka. Kukafka will be at the Bookmark Shoppe on September 28th from 7 – 8 pm
More info: here
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July 30, 2017Guitar Lessons in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Guitar Lessons:
Update: Matt Varacalli gives guitar lessons.
1) Music Box School 9402 Fort Hamilton Pkwy 718-333-5071
2) Street Sounds on Third 9206 -3rd Avenue 718-680-7946
3) DG Rockers Guitar School 7207 Fort Hamilton Pkwy 516-690-7898
4) Maggio Music School – 8403 18th Avenue 718-259-4468
5) Brooklyn Guitar School 81 -4th Avenue 718-855-5400
6) Austin Mendenhall – 15 years of teaching experience and am an instructor at NYC Guitar School. Afternoon/evening lessons in Bay Ridge on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. 703-927-5748
7) JP Gilbert is in Bay Ridge and he will come to your home and teach you or your child. (347) 909-0596
9) Michelle Casillas of Ursa Minor will come to your home or you can go to the studio in Ditmas Park [email protected]
10) SLOPE MUSIC https://www.facebook.com/Slope-Music-118298511532710/, if you’d ever considered learning an instrument. If you wish your kids to learn piano, violin, guitar, bass, sax, flute, trumpet, clarinet
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July 29, 2017Water Gun Fight for Kids at JJCarty Park – Bay Ridge 7/29
JJCarty Park on 95th Street and Fort Hamilton will have a gigantic water gun fight for kids on Saturday, July 29th from 3-5 pm.
Bring your own water gun or they can loan you one.
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July 29, 2017Into the Woods Jr. – Play – Bay Ridge – August
Jeff Samaha Theater Productions Summer Stage Presents: Into the Woods Jr. A play for he entire family. August 11th, 12, 13th – $10 a ticket.
Show dates: August 11th, 12th and 13th at Bay Ridge Prep – 8101 Ridge Boulevard. Email or call to reserve your seats (contact on bottom of flyer)
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July 29, 2017If You Were Thinking About Getting Hulu & Have American Express…
A lot of people are interested in Hulu, but they don’t want to purchase it because they already have cable and Netflix.
If you have American Express, you can go to Amex Offers (http://amexoffers.com) and see if the Hulu offer is available on your account.
AMEX is offering $50 credit on $50 on Hulu.
So you can sign up under this offer and use Hulu for a few months to see if you like it.
This is information about the actual deal:
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July 28, 2017City Council Debate for Bay Ridge Candidates – August
Councilman Gentile is term-limited and will not be able to run this year.
See the debate live here.
Ten people are interested in his position and want to be our council person. This debate is to hear from some of those candidates.
The Brooklyn Reporter is holding a Community Council Debate for the District 43 candidates on Tuesday, August 15th from 6:30 – 9:30 pm at Xaverian High School. You have to reserve your seat – so click here and get your tickets for the debate.
I wonder if the date of the debate’s date will change because August 15th is the Assumption, which is a Holy Day for Catholics. For all of you non-Catholics (or Catholics who forgot), the feast celebrates the Blessed Mother going to Heaven.
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July 28, 2017Pay Parking Meters in NYC on Your Cell Phone
No more searching for quarters for the meter! Parkmobile is the app which allows you to pay for parking meters on your cell phone.
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July 28, 2017Free Park Pass to Sesame Place for Teachers
Teachers can get a free park pass to Seasame Place – see: here
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July 27, 2017Fire at 862 – 67th Street
On Thursday, July 27 there was a fire at 862 – 67th Street around 10:15 am. 60 Firefighters responded. One person was injured, but refused medical attention.
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July 27, 2017Great Job for a Bay Ridge Mom/Dad of School-Aged Children
Bay Ridge Office Clerk Needed (9006-5th Avenue)
compensation: Min wage to start
employment type: part-time 9-2 pm (perfect for a parent who needs to pick up his/her child/children)
Small office in Bayridge looking for an office clerk to handle various clerical tasks. Part-time 9am-2pm Mon-Fri. Must be reliable, speak and write clearly, and have knowledge of a computer keyboard. We train on our system for data entry. Must come in person to fill out application @ 9006- 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11209- Mon-Fri, 10 am-4 pm. Please no faxes.
9006 – 5th Avenue is the Marshall’s office.
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July 27, 2017New Kings Democrats Not Accountable to Brooklyn Communities
Recently, I saw Democrats in Brooklyn announced a meeting and called on the public to come and be represented. It sounded promising until I saw who was running it, The New Kings Democrats. The group claims to be an accountable Democratic Club, but their rush to endorse candidates without fact-checking tells us they are not.
The New Kings Democrats endorsed Khader El-Yateem in Bay Ridge. I kept wondering why they would pick him. Then I came across the questionnaire Khader El-Yateem filled out for the New Kings Democrats.
The questionnaire was like a job application and El-Yateem put down some answers that aren’t true. If the New Kings Democrats had taken five minutes to fact-check the information, they may not have endorsed him.
Question #18 Khader El-Yateem wrote that he was endorsed by Assemblywoman Pam Harris. El-Yateem was not endorsed by Pam Harris. El-Yateem announced he was, yet Harris told the media she didn’t endorse anyone and planned to endorse Nancy Tong because she was the only female. Nancy Tong has Harris’ endorsement on her page. A call to Pamela Harris’ office could have confirmed this information.
The Immigrant Action Fund endorsed Khader El-Yateem. This is true. Yet, the Immigrant Action Fund did not interview,Nancy Tong or any of the other candidates in C43 before they endorsed El-Yateem. WHY? Because the head of the Muslim Democratic Club of New York also works at the Immigrant Action Fund. (Real democratic process). Again, this was easy to check as another candidate complained about this endorsement – see article. Khader El-Yateem accepted this endorsement, even though he knew that it was due to cronyism and the other candidates had not been interviewed.
Question #6 Khader El-Yateem boasted about establishing a drug rehabilitation Center in Bay Ridge. The head of the substance abuse center said she didn’t receive the money from El-Yateem. Khader El-Yateem hasn’t presented cancelled checks, but responded in the article: here
Khader El-Yateem stated that he established the Bay Ridge Unity Task Force. The newspapers say that Former District Attorney, Charles Hynes established the group. El-Yateem was one of the first members, so he would be a founding member. The Bay Ridge Unity Task Force met once a year (they didn’t meet this year). The New Kings Democrats needed to do their homework on this one because this was a group that met once a year for breakfast. When a hate crime arose this Winter, the Unity Task Force didn’t do anything. You can’t combat hate crimes in a community by eating breakfast once a year. While the Unity Task Force sounds amazing on paper, The New Kings would have found out the truth if they did a search online.
While the New Kings Democrats claim to be a truly progressive and transparent Democratic group, their endorsement without fact-checking proves they aren’t accountable to communities. It’s apparent that the New King Democrats are pushing their agenda in Brooklyn. They don’t seem to care if they present qualified candidates, as long as the candidate promises to vote for the items on their agenda. If the New Kings Democrats actually did some fact-checking, they would have shown they care about the communities they are endorsing candidates for. And if the answers to those questions didn’t matter, why did they ask them?
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July 26, 2017Learn to Do Reiki at Green Spa in Bay Ridge Brooklyn
If you have never experienced Reiki, you need to try it. It’s incredible!
The Green Spa is having a full day of instruction on August 1st from 10 am – 6 pm for people can Reiki Level 1. They also have a Level 2 class, later in the month.
More information on their site and registration : here
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