Belt Parkway Crash: 22-Year-Old Man Died – Three Friends Injured
This is very sad because four friends were in a car enjoying a Summer night.
Around 12:30 am today, a 22-year-old man driving a white Lexus crashed on the Belt Parkway near the Knapp Street Exist in Sheepshead Bay. He was brought to NYU Langone Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
RIP Adel. Prayers for Adel’s family and friends, especially the friends who were in the car with him.
News:
His three friends were in the car and are alright:
- A 20-year-old man with a broken leg was taken to Maimonides Medical Center
- Another 22-year-old man with minor injuries was also taken to Maimonides
- A third man with two broken legs was transported to Kings County Hospital
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August 5, 2025Learn About Low Interest Loans for Coop and Condo Owners – Zoom Meeting 8/7/25
Register for the meeting here:
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August 4, 2025Century’s Property on 86th Street Was Sold – New Shopping Area in Bay Ridge is Coming!
Century’s on 86th Street in Bay Ridge has been closed for years. People were glad to hear the building was sold and new companies will setup a fresh retail area in Bay Ridge.
ASG Equities, (the Gindi family), who founded the Century 21 stores, sold the property to MCB Real Estate (a Baltimore-headquartered investment firm) and Osiris Ventures (a retail investment firm) for $47.5 million.
“They plan to set up a grocery-anchored retail corridor called Century Marketplace.” It will continue to be two story buildings with the addition of a new interior atrium (which we saw in the last plan design.
The store renovation projects are planned to start this year. News:
https://is.gd/tKJ1oq and:
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August 4, 2025Our Lady of Angels School Will Become K404, a District 75 School in Bay Ridge
For many years, parents in Bay Ridge have been told that there were an insufficient number of D75 seats in District 20 and their child would need to go to another school outside of the district to have their needs met.
This September, Our Lady of Angels School/Holy Angels School at 337 – 74th Street will become K404, a District 75 School in the NYC Department of Educaation.
They will start with Kindergarten and first grade in September. Sixty-five students in k and first grade will be able to attend this school with small classroom settings: 6:1:1 and 8:1:1
Councilman Justin Brannan wrote about the new D74 school here:
Since Holy Angels combined with Bay Ridge Catholic school, this school building was used by a preschool, some camps and most recently an art school for children.
There isn’t a sale for this building online yet.
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August 4, 2025Legalizing Basements in Brooklyn Meeting 8/16
Councilwoman Susan Zhuang shared that she is having a meeting on Saturday, August 16th from 4:00 – 6:00 pm about legalizing basement apartments in Brooklyn.
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August 4, 2025Guillermo Solis is Missing in Brooklyn
Guillermo Solis is 82-years-old grandfather, who is has been missing since around 2:30 pm on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
Guillermo is 5′ 8″ inches tall and 195 lbs.
He is a Latino man with gray hair and brown eyes.
Solis was last seen wearing a black cap, gray checkered shirt and gray pants and black sandals. He walks with a metal cane.
This Brooklyn Grandfather’s family is worried. Please call 347-727-9215 or 646-418-2495 if you have seen him.
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August 4, 2025The Ridge Shop Is Hiring a Party Host
The Ridge Kids is on the corner of 3rd Avenue and 82nd Street in Bay Ridge. They are looking to hire a party host coordinator.
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August 4, 2025Everyone is Invited to National Night Out at Shore Road Park on Tuesday, August 5, 2025
The 68th Precinct has invited everyone to National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, August 5th from 6:00 – 9:00 pm at Shore Road Park – 79th Street and Shore Road.
There is a live band, food, soft drinks/water and activities for children. Bring a chair to sit on.
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August 4, 2025Great Chalkboard Outside Kitty Kiernan’s
BayRidge11209 caught Kitty Kiernan’s Chalkboard – there is another side – scroll to the right to see it.
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August 3, 2025Flipped Car on Shore Road Between MacKay Place and Bay Ridge Avenue
Around 9:30 pm tonight, the Citizen App showed a flipped car on Shore Road between MacKay Place and Bay Ridge Avenue.
Hopefully no one was hurt. How fast does someone need to be going to flip their car? I don’t know anyone who has flipped their car.
The police had to pull the car upright. The owner should have to pay for using our resources/police.
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August 3, 2025RIP Zoe Koutsoupakis – An Incredible Woman
Bay Ridge, we lost a great woman. Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny shared that Zoe Koutsoupakis was in Greece and she passed away from a medical emergency today.
When we moved to Bay Ridge years ago, Zoe was one of the first people to welcome us. She was a down-to-earth and a kind woman.
See paper: https://brooklynreporter.com/tag/zoe-koutsoupakis/
Weeks later, I recognized Zoe’s picture in one of the local papers. For years, Zoe Koutsoupakis was in the local newspaper because she was a pillar in this community. She involved in the community through her job as her banker, Holy Cross Greek Church and her other interests. She loved Bay Ridge and she was always helping people.
https://brooklynreporter.com/tag/zoe-koutsoupakis
Zoe and I spoke about community issues regularly. The first time I saw her leadership was when something was happening in Bay Ridge that shouldn’t be happening, she urged everyone to call Marty Golden AND THEY DID because she was very convincing.
About two weeks ago, Zoe and I spoke in depth about something we felt strongly about. She was the same determined woman, who was ready to jump into action for Bay Ridge! Hearing about Zoe’s passing today really stings. We were lucky to have known her.
RIP Zoe – thank you for being a great neighbor. Our condolences to Zoe’s family and friends.
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August 3, 2025Wheels Stolen – 73rd St. Between 3rd & 4th Ave.
Residents on 73rd Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues woke up to see this mess. We are sorry that the owner had to walk up to his SUV looking like this.
Another car on the block had their radio and other belongings stolen.
Patrols are needed or this neighborhood is a thieves’ paradise.
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