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April 15, 2025
Why is the Brooklyn Conservative Party Playing Around with Elections?
Susan Zhuang and Bill Colton must be drinking champagne and laughing tonight. The Brooklyn Conservative Party is putting Susan Zhuang on the Conservative Party line on the ballot.
There is something strange here. Nick Badolato went to the trouble of signing up to run against Susan and getting the required signatures for the petitions. Then he refused the Conservative Party line on the ballot. (See story: https://is.gd/NWGvpn)
It sounds like the Conservative Party was trying to stop someone else from running on their line.
This isn’t the first time the Conservative Party used a placeholder candidate in an election. Read about a well-known backroom deal in our elections: https://is.gd/bjWz3C
I like Councilwoman Zhuang – she is a good representative and she is present to the community. But election time is the time when things get done because the incumbent and the challenger discuss the largest community problems.
For the 43rd Council district, the first issue is dirty streets. People post pictures of bulk garbage on street corners and papers/food scraps on the street (especially 86th Street). While the Councilwoman has a cleaning company come once in awhile, the dirty streets return fast.
Yes, this is the 43rd District this year
The second issue would be mental health or crime. We just saw the horrific story of a father/uncle cut his daughter and nieces with a knife. People who need help aren’t getting help, possibly because of language barriers. Robberies would be third.
Now that Susan Zhuang is running unopposed, those discussions about the community won’t happen. The Conservative Party eliminated the debates and new ideas for this district. They don’t live in District 43, so they don’t care!
Placeholder candidate eliminates democracy. The Conservative Party may have blocked someone who was actually interested in running for office and wanting to help people. Those people are rare and the party should be embracing those people to run for other offices.
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April 14, 2025
Brooklynites Are Having a Reunion in October
There is going to be a neighborhood reunion at Sirico’s Catering Hall at 8023 – 13th Avenue on Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM.
Pauline Doll Castagna [email protected]
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April 14, 2025
Fire on 3rd Avenue and 79th Street in Bay Ridge
Mike R. shared the video (below) of a fire happening 7824 – 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge. A fire in the ceiling of the laundromat that started just after 4:00 pm.
The firefighters knocked down the ceiling and two hoses put out the fire in the ceiling. Thankfully, no one was hurt. But the laundromat is badly damaged.
Steer clear of 79th and 3rd in Bay Ridge, fire operations are on going. pic.twitter.com/Cdsr3HWg6m
— Michael Ragusa (@themikeragu) April 14, 2025

After the fire, Mike R. shared this photo:
Hopefully, this owner will be able to get the place cleaned up, checked out and opened soon. A lot of people rely on this laundromat.
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April 14, 2025
The Relics of Carlo Acutis Are Coming to St. Patrick’s Church in Bay Ridge – April 27th
Pope Francis beatified Carlo Acutis in 2020 (declared him blessed) and then he canonized Carlo Acutis in July 2024 – meaning Carlo Acutis was classified as a Saint.
Carlos Acutis died of leukemia in 2006. He was 15-years-old. He was known for living a spiritual life devoted to God.
The Catholic Church attributes two miracles to St. Carlo Acutis. The first miracle was when Matheus Viannaa, a 4-year-old child with a rare pancreatic disease touched a relic of Carlo Acutis and was healed.
The second miracle was the recovery of Valeria Valverde, a young woman in Costa Rica, who had a serious head injury and was healed after her mother prayed for her by Acutis’ tomb.
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April 14, 2025
BMW SUV Stolen in Dyker Heights
A black BMW X3 with light beige leather interior and a blue pillow with dinosaurs on the back seat was taken. It was parked near the cemetery.
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April 13, 2025
Bay Ridge Pizza War Will Be Held on May 4, 2025
If you look at Bay Ridge on social media, you will see all of the Bay Ridge Pizzeria owners challenging each other to make the best Star Wars Pizza.
On Sunday, May 4, 2025 from 12:00 to 3:00 pm, they are having a Pizza War. Get tickets here: https://is.gd/RnRV0Y
Joe from Nonno’s Pizzeria 8816 – 3rd Avenue
First Joe from Nonno’s Pizzeria at 8816 – 3rd Avenue has a Darth Vader Pizza. He challenged The Brooklyn Firefly to make a better pizza.
Side note: Nonno’s is Lee’s favorite pizzeria in Bay Ridge because Nonno’s delivers a hot pizza fast and they have the best sausage roll.
Blaze from The Brooklyn Firefly at 7003 3rd Ave
Above is Blaze from The Brooklyn Firefly and Mr. Kaves responded to the Pizza War with an artichoke Luke Skywalker pizza. #Amazing
See their video: https://is.gd/UIpOfc Firefly challenged Pizza Wagon.
Frank from Mancini’s Pizzeria at 8504 – 5th Avenue
Above is Frank from Mancini’s Pizzeria at 8504 5th Avenue with a Baby Yoda pizza. Frank challenged Peppino’s to get in on this action.
Joe from Peppino’s at 7708 – 3rd Avenue
Joe from Peppino’s made Chewbacca on the pizza because his son loved Chewbacca since he was little (and they have dog named Chewy). Joe challenged the Bay Ridge Pizzeria
Gasper from Bay Ridge Pizzeria at 7704 – 5th Avenue
Gasper from Bay Ridge Pizzeria at 7704 – 5th Avenue made the Starbird (symbol of the Rebel Alliance) out of pepperoni. Gasper challenged Elegante Pizzeria.
This is going to be a great event! Dress up as your favorite Star Wars character and get your tickets for the Bay Ridge Pizza Wars on May 4, 2025:
Follow the Bay Ridge 3rd Avenue Merchants on Instagram to see all of the fun challenge videos –> https://www.instagram.com/merchantsof3rdave
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April 13, 2025
Notice the Cherry Blossom Trees in Bay Ridge
Photo: Maguire Realty
Everyone is taking pictures of the beautiful cherry blossom trees around Bay Ridge. Take time to notice them before they are gone.

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A post shared by Beautiful Bay Ridge (@beautifulbayridge)

Beautiful Bay Ridge on Instagram shared the house with a tree in bloom.
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April 13, 2025
Cat and Kitten Adoption in Bay Ridge 4/13
This afternoon from 2:00 – 5:00 pm, there will be a cat and kitten adoption at My Natural Pet store at 8318 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge.
Topics: Bay Ridge | No Comments »
April 13, 2025
Green Beret Brushes Trial Art Classes Today
Green Beret Brushes Art School opened at 7402 – 4th Avenue (it’s on the 3rd Floor). They are having three trial classes at different times (for different age groups) today.
The trial prices are great because their classes are a bit more expensive. See their website: https://greenberetbrushes.com
Topics: Bay Ridge | No Comments »
April 13, 2025
Spring Break – What’s Can You Do Locally?
1) Head over to Norma’s Arts and Crafts Studio at 6905 Colonial Road and make something or paint something from 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Monday to Saturday.
2) Adventurer’s Park at 1824 Shore Parkway is open this week. Ticket info and rides: https://adventurerspark.com/rides-attractions/
3) Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park is open daily from April 13th – 20th starting at 11;00 am. They have 22 rides.
Topics: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn | No Comments »
April 12, 2025
Another Early Morning Home Invasion in Brooklyn – 72nd Street and 21st Avenue

Early this morning (before 4:00 am), there was a home invasion on 72nd Street and 21st Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. It’s a beautiful and well-maintained home.
The wife heard noise from the basement, so the husband went downstairs to investigate.
Two thieves were in their homes and they pepper-sprayed the man. The punched the man. Then the thieves went to their bedroom and stole cash. They fled in a minivan. The thieves were wearing gloves.
Many of you asked if this is the same group as the Dyker group – no it’s not – different physical description.
We are glad this couple was not hurt.
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April 12, 2025
After Home Invasion, Dyker Residents Went to the News to Call for the NYPD to Take Action
The home invasion in Dyker Heights this week is getting a lot of attention from the community, but the 68th Precinct police have not given the situation enough attention.
The home owner went to the news to make everyone aware and to call for security for the neighborhood. He has been taking the time to attend meetings and share this story so he can get help for his community.
From the news clip, you can see that they did everything they could to secure their home.
This family (with children) were home and asleep when the thieves entered their home looking for keys to their vehicle. Thank God for his awesome neighbor, who called alerted him about the intruders. We are all lucky this family is alright.
Captain Desaro needs to step up visible patrols in the area so the people can feel safe again (at the CB 10 Meeting this week, a police officer said they were patrolling in unmarked vehicles).
If you are interested in talking about safety, there is a meeting on Wednesday night, April 16th.
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Susan Zhuang and Bill Colton must be drinking champagne and laughing tonight. The Brooklyn Conservative Party is putting Susan Zhuang on the Conservative Party line on the ballot.

There is something strange here. Nick Badolato went to the trouble of signing up to run against Susan and getting the required signatures for the petitions. Then he refused the Conservative Party line on the ballot. (See story: https://is.gd/NWGvpn)

It sounds like the Conservative Party was trying to stop someone else from running on their line.

This isn’t the first time the Conservative Party used a placeholder candidate in an election. Read about a well-known backroom deal in our elections: https://is.gd/bjWz3C

I like Councilwoman Zhuang – she is a good representative and she is present to the community. But election time is the time when things get done because the incumbent and the challenger discuss the largest community problems.

For the 43rd Council district, the first issue is dirty streets. People post pictures of bulk garbage on street corners and papers/food scraps on the street (especially 86th Street). While the Councilwoman has a cleaning company come once in awhile, the dirty streets return fast.

The second issue would be mental health or crime. We just saw the horrific story of a father/uncle cut his daughter and nieces with a knife. People who need help aren’t getting help, possibly because of language barriers. Robberies would be third.

Now that Susan Zhuang is running unopposed, those discussions about the community won’t happen. The Conservative Party eliminated the debates and new ideas for this district. They don’t live in District 43, so they don’t care!

Placeholder candidate eliminates democracy. The Conservative Party may have blocked someone who was actually interested in running for office and wanting to help people. Those people are rare and the party should be embracing those people to run for other offices.

There is going to be a neighborhood reunion at Sirico’s Catering Hall at 8023 – 13th Avenue on Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM.

Pauline Doll Castagna [email protected]

Mike R. shared the video (below) of a fire happening 7824 – 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge. A fire in the ceiling of the laundromat that started just after 4:00 pm.

The firefighters knocked down the ceiling and two hoses put out the fire in the ceiling. Thankfully, no one was hurt. But the laundromat is badly damaged.

After the fire, Mike R. shared this photo:

Hopefully, this owner will be able to get the place cleaned up, checked out and opened soon. A lot of people rely on this laundromat.

Pope Francis beatified Carlo Acutis in 2020 (declared him blessed) and then he canonized Carlo Acutis in July 2024 – meaning Carlo Acutis was classified as a Saint.

Carlos Acutis died of leukemia in 2006. He was 15-years-old. He was known for living a spiritual life devoted to God.

The Catholic Church attributes two miracles to St. Carlo Acutis. The first miracle was when Matheus Viannaa, a 4-year-old child with a rare pancreatic disease touched a relic of Carlo Acutis and was healed.

The second miracle was the recovery of Valeria Valverde, a young woman in Costa Rica, who had a serious head injury and was healed after her mother prayed for her by Acutis’ tomb.

A black BMW X3 with light beige leather interior and a blue pillow with dinosaurs on the back seat was taken. It was parked near the cemetery.

If you look at Bay Ridge on social media, you will see all of the Bay Ridge Pizzeria owners challenging each other to make the best Star Wars Pizza.

On Sunday, May 4, 2025 from 12:00 to 3:00 pm, they are having a Pizza War. Get tickets here: https://is.gd/RnRV0Y

First Joe from Nonno’s Pizzeria at 8816 – 3rd Avenue has a Darth Vader Pizza. He challenged The Brooklyn Firefly to make a better pizza.

Above is Blaze from The Brooklyn Firefly and Mr. Kaves responded to the Pizza War with an artichoke Luke Skywalker pizza. #Amazing

See their video: https://is.gd/UIpOfc Firefly challenged Pizza Wagon.

Above is Frank from Mancini’s Pizzeria at 8504 5th Avenue with a Baby Yoda pizza. Frank challenged Peppino’s to get in on this action.

Joe from Peppino’s made Chewbacca on the pizza because his son loved Chewbacca since he was little (and they have dog named Chewy). Joe challenged the Bay Ridge Pizzeria

Gasper from Bay Ridge Pizzeria at 7704 – 5th Avenue made the Starbird (symbol of the Rebel Alliance) out of pepperoni. Gasper challenged Elegante Pizzeria.

This is going to be a great event! Dress up as your favorite Star Wars character and get your tickets for the Bay Ridge Pizza Wars on May 4, 2025:

Follow the Bay Ridge 3rd Avenue Merchants on Instagram to see all of the fun challenge videos –> https://www.instagram.com/merchantsof3rdave

Everyone is taking pictures of the beautiful cherry blossom trees around Bay Ridge. Take time to notice them before they are gone.

Beautiful Bay Ridge on Instagram shared the house with a tree in bloom.

This afternoon from 2:00 – 5:00 pm, there will be a cat and kitten adoption at My Natural Pet store at 8318 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge.

Green Beret Brushes Art School opened at 7402 – 4th Avenue (it’s on the 3rd Floor). They are having three trial classes at different times (for different age groups) today.

The trial prices are great because their classes are a bit more expensive. See their website: https://greenberetbrushes.com

1) Head over to Norma’s Arts and Crafts Studio at 6905 Colonial Road and make something or paint something from 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Monday to Saturday.

2) Adventurer’s Park at 1824 Shore Parkway is open this week. Ticket info and rides: https://adventurerspark.com/rides-attractions/

3) Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park is open daily from April 13th – 20th starting at 11;00 am. They have 22 rides.

Early this morning (before 4:00 am), there was a home invasion on 72nd Street and 21st Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. It’s a beautiful and well-maintained home.

The wife heard noise from the basement, so the husband went downstairs to investigate.

Two thieves were in their homes and they pepper-sprayed the man. The punched the man. Then the thieves went to their bedroom and stole cash. They fled in a minivan. The thieves were wearing gloves.

Many of you asked if this is the same group as the Dyker group – no it’s not – different physical description.

We are glad this couple was not hurt.

The home invasion in Dyker Heights this week is getting a lot of attention from the community, but the 68th Precinct police have not given the situation enough attention.

The home owner went to the news to make everyone aware and to call for security for the neighborhood. He has been taking the time to attend meetings and share this story so he can get help for his community.

From the news clip, you can see that they did everything they could to secure their home.

This family (with children) were home and asleep when the thieves entered their home looking for keys to their vehicle. Thank God for his awesome neighbor, who called alerted him about the intruders. We are all lucky this family is alright.

Captain Desaro needs to step up visible patrols in the area so the people can feel safe again (at the CB 10 Meeting this week, a police officer said they were patrolling in unmarked vehicles).

If you are interested in talking about safety, there is a meeting on Wednesday night, April 16th.