End of the School Year

I had an amazing school year because I had amazing students who wanted to learn everything!

That’s all that was needed.

I hurt my back moving furniture on Tuesday (I do this every year).  Thankfully, the pain was gone this morning!

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What I Need Next

Saw this – $16.99 each – not bad. Outlets are on Amazon. 

http://www.simplemost.com/outlet-covers-convenient-built-led-night-lights/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=sharing&utm_content=article-before

I don’t know the Simplemost blogger – just looked her stuff.

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Strange Question Asked to Me By a Bay Ridge Politician

Yesterday a Bay Ridge politician asked me: What community service do you do?  I haven’t been asked that question since I was in 7th grade making confirmation.

I believe when you do something for someone else you are really helping yourself (good feelings and all that).  Even if  someone didn’t believe that, we have a responsibility to help other people who need our help. The Bible outlines specifically what you need to do Matthew 25:41-45.

The person who asked me the question seemed to see community service as a job or a chore because it is part of his  job.

I told the politician what groups I worked with. I thought he wanted to know what interested me (all involve people and animals). The politician responded, ” but nothing on development.”

I have no idea what that meant. Maybe some politicians only deal with politicians all day and talk about development, but I don’t.

His advice to me was this: “join the historical district council, we were one of the 6 communities for more historical preservation.”   It’s strange that someone interested in representing people would tell a person to join a group, without knowing if a that person was interested in that.  For me. some buildings in NYC need to be saved and some don’t. And new buildings are sometimes needed for schools.

The politician figured since I am not a member of the historical district council, I don’t know anything about it.

Oh but I do.

We dealt with NYC on this level.  We hope to never deal with anyone about the historical value of a building again. WHY? Because these offices are very disorganized, slow and corrupt. My family’s building in Downtown Brooklyn was researched for two years for historical significance. TWO YEARS.  The city had plans for the land where the building sat so the city was determined not find the historical significance of the building.  AKRF hired experts to study the building and then the EDC dismissed their findings. Why? Because of developers and political sellouts.

I’m sure this politician meant well but asking about what other people do as “community service” is as personal to each person and you can’t just push your agenda onto people, even if it’s what you do with your “political friends.”  Before you tell people to do community service, make sure you have done your own service to the people and not just doing work in the office where you are paid to work. 

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Mark Treyger Playing Politics in Bay Ridge

Have you ever seen Mark Treyger doing anything in Bay Ridge?  No?  Me neither!  Treyger’s walked in our parade and attended a festival. That’s how politics works for the picture-taking pols.

Treyger took the picture below and tweeted it to the NYC DOT.  Treyger knew he was in Bay Ridge and he knows Vinnie Gentile is the Councilman as he JUST posted pics with him. Why didn’t Councilman Mark Treyger contact Councilman Gentile?  Can you imagine if you had to work with someone like Treyger?  

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Sticks and a Staircase

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Free Basketball Clinic in Bay Ridge for Children – July 2016

2018 Program here

The Salvation Army has a FREE basketball clinic for boys and girls ages 8-14. Running July 1-18th, Mondays-Fridays from 9 AM to 12 PM.

The kids will receive tickets to a Mets game, tickets to a NY liberty game, a free shirt, and coaching from real basketball coaches.

Stop by The Salvation Army on 86th Street to sign up your kids.

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Remembering My Father

It’s Father’s Day and it took a few years after his passing to write this. 

I was his fifth child and his only daughter.   My father was brilliant. I’m not just saying that because I am his daughter, other people thought it too. 

Although my father is best associated with being an actuary, he was an amazing father to me.

When people die, families often make the deceased into martyrs, but there’s no need for that.  My dad was hot tempered and a bad driver. The two combined didn’t make for a pleasant ride. My brother, Phil and I  would try to make each other laugh while my father  was navigating the road with his temper. Phil would get yelled at if he laughed, but my Dad didn’t yell when I was laughing. He was always tender with me  because I was his daughter.  

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I Challenged Diane Savino and She Cowered

Last night, I gave Diane Savino the #NYPolChallenge and she blocked me.

I didn’t realize Savino was such a weak woman and couldn’t handle hearing the truth.  Grow a backbone, Savino!

Senator Savino received money from the checking cashing industry and then wrote a dangerous bill explain detail by Errol Lewis here.   Savino’s  bf, Jeff Klein received A LOT more money from the PAC (political action committee).

I didn’t realize Klein and Savino were an item until I googled – diane savino and jeff klein.  Honestly, I thought the reporters were just joking. I could expect papers like this to carry the story, but The New York Times, Crains NY and SILive reported their relationship as well.   There’s nothing wrong with falling in love on the job – it happens. What’s wrong is that one of them should have stepped out of the position because it isn’t a “dynamic duo” when the two are dealing with PACs that have paid to play! 

The bill that Savino presented won’t affect me right away as I don’t use check cashing places. Errol Louis explains how Savino’s bill will increase predatory lending. The bailout these people will need from our government and legal system will just raise my taxes.

Savino cried that I use the pseudo, ‘Queen of the Click’ when I asked her to return the money.  People messaged me and said, “Diane Savino knows who you are.”  I’m not sure if she does, but my name is irrelevant as I don’t make policy in NYS.  I am a taxpayer and a home owner in Brooklyn who is paying more tax than I should. It’s annoying to see such stupidity in government because lobbyists and PACs own politicians in our area.

Senator Savino has been around too long and knows better than to play politics like this! She didn’t start out her career being manipulated by PACs so why is it happening now? Last night I checked out Savino’s other tweets and found this – maybe she forgot she was a Senator?

The challenge is on Diane Savino!   You received money from a PAC – Return the money.   In 2015, Savino called out Melissa Mark Vivierto and then Savino claimed that Jeff was brave and lead legislators to produce real change for real people.  

I’m ready to see Jeff’s (and Diane’s) bravery. Return the money to the PAC and challenge another politician to do the same. NY needs a hero over these PACs, so I hope Jeff is the brave man Diane believes he is. 

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If You Lose Your Pet in Brooklyn, Post It Here So People Can Help You Find It

Lost Pets in Brooklyn is where you post your pets picture and info if they are missing.

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Pam Harris Fails to Represent Bay Ridge

Bay Ridge is stuck with two Assemblywomen who are focused on the other areas they represent. Harris sent out an announcement that there will now be an Express F Train. Harris also represents Coney Island and thinks that Coney Island needed an Express F Train. Coney Island has soooo many trains (Q, B, D, F, N – are some of the trains that head out there)  while Bay Ridge has only one – the R  train (also known as the city snail).

Why didn’t Harris  take care of Bay Ridge? She can see this is a main concern of commuters in this area.

Marty Golden has been a representative in Bay Ridge for many years and he’s ineffective at helping Bay Ridge residents with transportation as well.

Last month I discovered that Harris didn’t have an office in Bay Ridge, even though she announced that she opened an office here in September 2015.  In November, we need to vote her out because she is not motivated to be an assemblywoman for this area.

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Got Our Tax Bill Today >:(

Six years ago, my tax was under $4K. Why do I pay so much more than Bill deBlasio?    Nine months ago, I wrote to deBlasio and Melissa Mark Vivierto. Reps from both offices acknowledged the problem, but neither have done anything about it. 

But everyone in Bay Ridge is being taxed this hard. 

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Job Opening – Bay Ridge

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