Every Business Owner on 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge Should Go to This!
It’s time for the merchants to get together because there are a lot of upcoming events on 3rd Avenue!
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May 6, 2025RIP Fito – Sunset Park’s Peso Guy
I heard the sad news that Ruben Gonzalez died. In Sunset Park, we all knew him as the “Peso Guy.”
He used to sell stuff on 5th Avenue and 53rd Street (outside Rite Aide) for years, for a dollar and yell, “A peso!‘
May this sweet man rest in peace.
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May 6, 2025Student Film Festival 5/10 in Sunset Park
The 7th Annual NYC Public School Film Festival will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025 in Sunset Park on 7th Avenue and 42nd Street at 8:00 pm. Bring a blanket and snacks.
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May 5, 2025Free Run for Children in Coney Island 5/17
On Saturday, May 17th, there is a free run in Coney Island for kids. It’s free to register for the run as well.
The NY Road Runners shared this link to register:
https://events.nyrr.org/boardwalk-kids-run-at-the-rbc-brooklyn-half?_gl=11c18zp5_gcl_au*MTIzOTIwMzYxNy4xNzQ2NDkzNTMy
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May 5, 2025St. Ephrem’s Co-Ed Football
Register: https://stephremsyouthsports.sportngin.com/…/756017508
Age Divisions:
Developmental Squad; for children born between: 2019 & 2020
Pee-Wee Division; for children born between: 2017 & 2018
Novice Division; for children born between: 2014 & 2016
Bantam Division; for children born between: 2012 & 2013
All games are played in Shore Road Park (below Shore Road, down the steps at Oliver St., or down the ramp near 97th Street).
If you have any questions, send them to: [email protected]
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May 5, 2025Malliotakis Took Action for the FDNY
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May 5, 2025Rite Aid is Closing All 178 Stores in New York
Rite Aid declared bankruptcy again. In June, they are closing all 178 stores in New York State.
The Rite Aid on 3rd Avenue and 73rd Street just spent a lot of money on shelving, so they must not have known this was going to happen.
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May 4, 2025Andrew Gounardes Calls Transportation Alternatives Neighbors
Andrew Gounardes posted the photos below on Facebook, Instagram and X. He referred to the people in the photos as “neighbors.”
The woman in the back center with the black shirt and black and yellow shorts is Kathy Price, an employee of Transportation Alternatives.
Transalt Alt is a group that is against cars. The Transalt employee identified her photos better than Gounardes did:
She also mentioned that the actor, Peter Sarsgaard is at this meetup. Why did Andrew Gounardes leave him out?
Update: Peter Sarsguard is married to Maggie Dyllenhaal and their daughter was just arrested at the Columbia University protests.
I don’t know how many of these people are employees from Trans Alt. One woman is on her phone in most of the pics.
Watch the last video where Andrew Gounardes bites his nails and listens to them talk about them wanting more red light cameras:
Andrew Gounardes should have been transparent and named the group. Gounardes did not correct any of the social media because he doesn’t want Brooklyn neighbors to know who is pulling the strings.
When 48-year-old Aihong Qu was killed on 7th Avenue in Bay Ridge, Trans Alt didn’t do anything. They didn’t call for changes to the street or even hold a memorial. Andrew Gounardes and Justin Brannan were silent.
When Community Board 10 held a meeting about car sharing, CB 10 had only from one car-sharing company present -> Get Around Cars. When CB 10 members asked why there was only one company presenting, Senator Andrew Gounardes did not name his association with the group. Gounardes’ mother served on CB 10 at the time.
This year, Community Board 10 allowed Rose, an employee of Trans Alt to speak at the CB 10 meetings. The same woman did a walk with the Bay Ridge Environmental Group to talk about safety. When they got to Senator Street and 4th Avenue, Rose did not know the name of the woman who was killed on that Avenue – it just wasn’t important to her because she doesn’t live here. Info:
Bay Ridge, when you see plans for 4th Avenue – don’t be fooled by them because no one has made 4th Avenue greener in the last 15 years. We haven’t seen any environmental group even put plants along that avenue!
* Did Andrew Gounardes think joining a SuperPac with the Coney Island Casino to help Justin Brannan win an election was just Gounardes being with “his neighbors?” You can see Andrew’s money on line four here (the Casino is on the 2nd page – line 4):
https://www.nyccfb.info/ftmsearch/IndependentSpenders/Contributions?ec=2023&rt=ind&indId=Z182
The Adrienne on the line above Andrew’s name is Adrienne Adams.
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May 4, 2025Outside of PS 503 on 60th Street & 3rd Avenue
The parents of students at PS 503/506 on 60th Street and 3rd Avenue are concerned about what is happening outside of the school. This will be discussed at the May 14th CEC Meeting.
Homeless people are sleeping near the school entrance or where the children have recess (probably because they feel safe there). Parents said that the drunk homeless people are arguing with each other outside of the school.
When families are walking to the school, they are seeing people in need of help, needles on the ground and urine or human feces.
Some have filed complaints with 311, but haven’t seen any improvements.
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May 4, 2025Bay Ridge Residents Complain of High Gas Bills From National Grid
Bay Ridge residents are not happy with the bills they are receiving from National Grid this Spring. Some report fees are 30% higher than they used to be.
Many residents are noting that the delivery fee is causing the higher bills.
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May 4, 2025Pizza Wars – Today in Bay Ridge – May 4th
Update: Elegante Pizzeria at 6922 5th Avenue won the Pizza War.
The Brooklyn Firefly at 7003 3rd Avenue came in second place.
Mancini’s Pizzeria at 8504 5th Avenue came in third.
Today, Sunday, May 4th is the Bay Ridge Pizza Wars. You can still participate – get a ticket here: https://shorturl.at/dzfiY
Even their swag is adorable!
May the 4th be with you! Have a wonderful day!
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May 4, 2025Public Advocate, Jumaane Williams is in the Newspaper
The Public Advocate is the next person in line to be the mayor.
Jumaane Williams is in the newspaper today. See story:
https://nypost.com/2025/05/04/us-news/nyc-public-advocate-jumaane-williams-loses-brooklyn-home-to-bank-after-racking-up-nearly-1m-in-mortgage-debt
The article states that Jumaane Williams stopped making the $1,344 monthly mortgage payments on a two-family since 2010. Williams earns $184,800 a year as the NYC Public Advocate.
The Public Advocate’s job is to speak for the people. Lee contacted Williams by mail when he became Public Advocate. Williams has a staff of about 50 people and his office did not respond. Months later, I messaged Williams on Twitter about not receiving a response. Jumaane had a staffer email Lee that the Public Advocate would be looking into it. Years have passed and Jumaane never followed up.
The Public Advocate publishes this list each year:
You can see the list here:
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-worst-landlord-list-2024
Jumaane Williams also ran for governor of NYS.
The Bay Ridge Democrats have endorsed Jumaane Williams for the upcoming election.
Jumaane Williams has lived on the Fort Hamilton Army Base for years. Has anyone from the Bay Ridge Democrats seen him at events in Bay Ridge? Years ago, we saw Jumaane walk in the Memorial Day parade. – but that’s it.
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