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April 12, 2025
Wheels Stolen on Bay Ridge Ave. & 17th Ave
It’s still awful to see thieves stealing tires in our community. We are sorry our neighbor had to walk up to their Toyota Corolla resting on a tire.
Angelo G’s Photo
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April 11, 2025
92nd Street Overpass Renamed The Fort Hamilton Veterans Memorial Bridge
Photo: Tom Hilton
Today, a little rain didn’t stop Alec Brooks-Krasny and Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton from having a ceremony to rename the 92nd Street overpass to The Fort Hamilton Veterans Memorial Bridge in honor of the veterans who have served in our area.
Photo: Tom Hilton
Due to gerrymandered districts, Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton represents part of Bay Ridge.
Photo: Tom Hilton
Assemblyman Lester Chan and Michael Tannousis were co-sponsors of Alec Brooks-Krasny’s bill 6287C. See here:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A6287/amendment/C
Marty Golden attended to show support for the Veteran’s.
Photo: Tom Hilton
See more of Tom’s photos here: https://is.gd/MRkUhP
Photo: Tom Hilton
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April 11, 2025
13-Year-Old Ridgite Sang to 34,000 at Citifield
Scarlett London Diviney, a 13-year-old from Bay Ridge Brooklyn sang at Citifield on Sunday, April 6th. Story here: https://is.gd/JqpSQc
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April 10, 2025
Teen Groped at Telecommunications High School in Bay Ridge. Man Arrested.
Today, a 16-year-old student at Telecommunications High School at 350 67th Street in Bay Ridge was groped by a 45-year-old stranger, who entered the school early this morning.
A teacher at the high school saw this happen and quickly took action. A local paper says the man was only in the vestibule. Why the did the security at Telecommunications allow a man in to be in the school?
The police arrested the man at 10:30 and charged him. The NY Post was the only paper to share this story: https://is.gd/Y5f6eH
Senator Andrew Gounardes and Councilman Brannan failed to share this with the community. The politicians either aren’t concerned or don’t know what is going on.
We need new politicians who care if a young woman was touched by a man, while she is supposed to be safe at her school.
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April 10, 2025
Dyker Heights Showed Up at Community Board 10’s Police & Public Safety Meeting
The owner of the Dyker Heights home that was invaded by thieves on Sunday was at tonight’s Community Board 10 Meeting. He waited over an hour and twenty minutes to speak. Community Board 10 was talking about liquor and cannabis licenses.
Info on the home invasion: https://is.gd/MfDv7u
The owner of the home that was invaded explained that he has security, lights and locks. He wants the Community Board and the police to take action! We are lucky that this man, his wife and children were not hurt during the home invasion. We may not be so lucky next time.
The neighbors of this home also showed up to say that this home is well lit and they have done their part to secure their home. They need police.
A police officer from 68th Precinct said that there were four robberies that night – in Staten Island, Dyker Heights and (Coney Island). The NYPD believes that this group has been breaking into homes in NJ, Staten Island and Brooklyn where they see luxury vehicles outside and they want to steal the car keys. The officer said he believes it is the same group that broke into the home on Ridge Blvd a few months ago. He encouraged everyone to call 911 and share any videos with the police.
The police officer said that the police are in Dyker Heights in unmarked cars. Residents were looking for the blue and white police cars and there were none.
Captain DeSaro should have made a visible presence in the community this week. The new Captain is not doing enough to make residents feel safe. Residents said that they feel like they are being pushed out because the police will not secure the area.
One resident said that the community should start a fund and get a patrol car for a neighborhood watch.
Finally, one neighbor from Dyker Heights said that three weeks ago, thieves stole the wheels off a vehicle on 83rd Street. Three weeks before that, they store the wheels from her car. Last week, the wheels were stolen off a car on 85th Street in Dyker Heights and then the home invasion happened on that block. This neighbor feels unsafe because the thieves started with stealing wheels and now are doing home invasion.
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April 10, 2025
Indoor Treez – Another Dispensary For Bay Ridge
Tonight, Community Board 10 announced that another pot dispensary called Indoor Treez wants to open at 426 – 86th Street – next to McDonalds – where a lot of teens hang out.
In better times, this location on 86th Street in Bay Ridge was Apple Bank.
Google Maps: The old Apple Bank location on 86th Street
This cannabis dispensary will be open Monday to Sunday 9:00 am to 11:00 pm.
One of the people involved in this business owns a dispensary with the same name in Manhattan for a year. You can see their website and prices: https://www.indoortreez.com
This cannabis shop will have security. At their other shop they use two security guards.
How many legal weed dispensaries does our community need?
When Senator Andrew Gounardes voted to legalize weed, why didn’t Andrew limit the number of dispensaries?
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April 10, 2025
423 – 99th Street House Demolished
Photo: Tom Hilton
This 50×100 property sold in 2022 and 2023:
In 2024 the house was listed for almost 1.5 Million. See here: https://is.gd/1Ibax5
Today they demolished this Bay Ridge home:
Photo: Tom Hilton
See the street view of this home here: https://is.gd/JlmRUC
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April 10, 2025
Starrmecca Walls is Missing from Brooklyn
Starrmecca Walls is Missing from Brooklyn since April 4, 2025.
This young woman is missing from Coney Island, Brooklyn and her family is missing her a lot.
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April 10, 2025
When Community Board 10’s Police and Public Safety Wants to Talk About Liquor Licenses Instead of Public Safety!
Since the home invasion in Dyker Heights this week and the Squatters on 73rd Street, I have been thinking about why people in our community aren’t getting the help they need.
The Community Board is supposed to serve as an arm to assist residents and to receive communication. It’s failing on both points. Communication from the office isn’t about important issues like information about a homeless shelter being built on 4th Avenue, squatters in the area or a Brownfield Cleanup property being purchased for a school location.
Tonight is the Police and Public Safety Meeting. Yet, they are talking about liquor licenses for businesses.
In other Community Boards, liquor license are done by the Licensing and Permits Committee. Who can change this in our community?
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April 9, 2025
77th St. Station – Part of the Platform Collapsed
Photo: Tim B.
Tonight the R train was not stopping at the 77th Street station.
Tim B. shared a photo taken on the platform. The edge of the platform collapsed and they were repairing it.
Hopefully, they are done by the morning so people can get to work.
Topics: Bay Ridge | No Comments »
April 9, 2025
73rd Street Residents Warn Bay Ridge About Squatters in the Area
The residents on 73rd Street dealt with squatters at 95 – 73rd Street for over two years!
Here’s what the home looked like before the fire:
We drove over to this block between Colonial and Narrows Avenue to see what type of block it is. It’s a pretty block – it’s not just a nice block in Bay Ridge, it’s a very nice block.
The owner of the home died. A private investigator was hired to locate the next of kin. The next of kin was not found (he may be deceased as well). Then squatters appeared at the home. One man claimed he was the new home owner.
The quiet block saw a big change and a lot of activity during the early morning hours and also late at night.
A new problem emerged when the squatters started selling drugs. If you have someone on your block selling drugs, you know it.
The residents on the block saw people doing drugs during the day outside the home. The squatters had verbal altercations and threatened elderly residents, who asked them not to block driveways.
At one point, there was a child living in one of the partitioned apartments. Residents tried to get help for the child as they knew what was going on, but help never came.
Finally, there were three large pit bulls, which were being walked off-leash regularly.
The residents felt unsafe and contacted 311, 911, Justin Brannan, Community Board 10 and other offices to help them with all the problems named above (and some I have not named). No one was able to help them get the squatters out. Our neighbors on 73rd Street deserved better!
Councilman Justin Brannan barely helped these Bay Ridge residents by having a few of the squatter’s cars removed from the block. Brannan did not address the squatting or other illegal activity. Brannan told the residents of 73rd Street that the property was privately owned.
I don’t know why Councilman Brannan didn’t get the residents on 73rd Street help from the police.
On March 21st, there was a fire in the basement of 95 – 73rd Street that helped end the squatters reign on the block.
The fire caused enough damage that the fire department issue an evacuation order.
Even after the evacuation order, the squatters still remained at the property. Eventually, the 68th Precinct police arrested them for criminal trespassing when they refused to vacate the burned house.
After the fire, a Kings County Public Administrator confirmed that 95 – 73rd Street was CITY-OWNED. Why didn’t Councilman Brannan look into this?
While the squatters are now gone from this block, the residents still see their cars on the block, so they believe the squatters are still in the area.
Our Bay Ridge neighbors are shared this because they don’t want anyone else in Bay Ridge to have this group living on their block. Keep an eye on the vacant homes on your block, Bay Ridge! The squatters may have researched the deceased owners property – he owned two other resident’s in the area.
Bay Ridge Neighbors – something has to change in our community. The people who have been elected and hired to help us are failing us.
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April 9, 2025
95th Street Elevator in Bay Ridge
Photo: Tom Hilton
Tom Hilton shared a photo of the new 95th Street elevator to the R train. This is outside of the library on 4th Avenue.
They hope to open this large elevator in June.
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It’s still awful to see thieves stealing tires in our community. We are sorry our neighbor had to walk up to their Toyota Corolla resting on a tire.

Today, a little rain didn’t stop Alec Brooks-Krasny and Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton from having a ceremony to rename the 92nd Street overpass to The Fort Hamilton Veterans Memorial Bridge in honor of the veterans who have served in our area.

Due to gerrymandered districts, Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton represents part of Bay Ridge.

Assemblyman Lester Chan and Michael Tannousis were co-sponsors of Alec Brooks-Krasny’s bill 6287C. See here:

Marty Golden attended to show support for the Veteran’s.

See more of Tom’s photos here: https://is.gd/MRkUhP

Scarlett London Diviney, a 13-year-old from Bay Ridge Brooklyn sang at Citifield on Sunday, April 6th. Story here: https://is.gd/JqpSQc

Today, a 16-year-old student at Telecommunications High School at 350 67th Street in Bay Ridge was groped by a 45-year-old stranger, who entered the school early this morning.

A teacher at the high school saw this happen and quickly took action. A local paper says the man was only in the vestibule. Why the did the security at Telecommunications allow a man in to be in the school?

The police arrested the man at 10:30 and charged him. The NY Post was the only paper to share this story: https://is.gd/Y5f6eH

Senator Andrew Gounardes and Councilman Brannan failed to share this with the community. The politicians either aren’t concerned or don’t know what is going on.

We need new politicians who care if a young woman was touched by a man, while she is supposed to be safe at her school.

The owner of the Dyker Heights home that was invaded by thieves on Sunday was at tonight’s Community Board 10 Meeting. He waited over an hour and twenty minutes to speak. Community Board 10 was talking about liquor and cannabis licenses.

Info on the home invasion: https://is.gd/MfDv7u

The owner of the home that was invaded explained that he has security, lights and locks. He wants the Community Board and the police to take action! We are lucky that this man, his wife and children were not hurt during the home invasion. We may not be so lucky next time.

The neighbors of this home also showed up to say that this home is well lit and they have done their part to secure their home. They need police.

The police officer said that the police are in Dyker Heights in unmarked cars. Residents were looking for the blue and white police cars and there were none.

Captain DeSaro should have made a visible presence in the community this week. The new Captain is not doing enough to make residents feel safe. Residents said that they feel like they are being pushed out because the police will not secure the area.

One resident said that the community should start a fund and get a patrol car for a neighborhood watch.

Tonight, Community Board 10 announced that another pot dispensary called Indoor Treez wants to open at 426 – 86th Street – next to McDonalds – where a lot of teens hang out.

In better times, this location on 86th Street in Bay Ridge was Apple Bank.

This cannabis dispensary will be open Monday to Sunday 9:00 am to 11:00 pm.

One of the people involved in this business owns a dispensary with the same name in Manhattan for a year. You can see their website and prices: https://www.indoortreez.com

This cannabis shop will have security. At their other shop they use two security guards.

How many legal weed dispensaries does our community need?

When Senator Andrew Gounardes voted to legalize weed, why didn’t Andrew limit the number of dispensaries?

This 50×100 property sold in 2022 and 2023:

In 2024 the house was listed for almost 1.5 Million. See here: https://is.gd/1Ibax5

Today they demolished this Bay Ridge home:

See the street view of this home here: https://is.gd/JlmRUC

Starrmecca Walls is Missing from Brooklyn since April 4, 2025.

This young woman is missing from Coney Island, Brooklyn and her family is missing her a lot.

Since the home invasion in Dyker Heights this week and the Squatters on 73rd Street, I have been thinking about why people in our community aren’t getting the help they need.

Tonight is the Police and Public Safety Meeting. Yet, they are talking about liquor licenses for businesses.

In other Community Boards, liquor license are done by the Licensing and Permits Committee. Who can change this in our community?

Tonight the R train was not stopping at the 77th Street station.

Tim B. shared a photo taken on the platform. The edge of the platform collapsed and they were repairing it.

Hopefully, they are done by the morning so people can get to work.

The residents on 73rd Street dealt with squatters at 95 – 73rd Street for over two years!

Here’s what the home looked like before the fire:

We drove over to this block between Colonial and Narrows Avenue to see what type of block it is. It’s a pretty block – it’s not just a nice block in Bay Ridge, it’s a very nice block.

The owner of the home died. A private investigator was hired to locate the next of kin. The next of kin was not found (he may be deceased as well). Then squatters appeared at the home. One man claimed he was the new home owner.

The quiet block saw a big change and a lot of activity during the early morning hours and also late at night.

A new problem emerged when the squatters started selling drugs. If you have someone on your block selling drugs, you know it.

The residents on the block saw people doing drugs during the day outside the home. The squatters had verbal altercations and threatened elderly residents, who asked them not to block driveways.

At one point, there was a child living in one of the partitioned apartments. Residents tried to get help for the child as they knew what was going on, but help never came.

Finally, there were three large pit bulls, which were being walked off-leash regularly.

The residents felt unsafe and contacted 311, 911, Justin Brannan, Community Board 10 and other offices to help them with all the problems named above (and some I have not named). No one was able to help them get the squatters out. Our neighbors on 73rd Street deserved better!

Councilman Justin Brannan barely helped these Bay Ridge residents by having a few of the squatter’s cars removed from the block. Brannan did not address the squatting or other illegal activity. Brannan told the residents of 73rd Street that the property was privately owned.

I don’t know why Councilman Brannan didn’t get the residents on 73rd Street help from the police.

On March 21st, there was a fire in the basement of 95 – 73rd Street that helped end the squatters reign on the block.

The fire caused enough damage that the fire department issue an evacuation order.

Even after the evacuation order, the squatters still remained at the property. Eventually, the 68th Precinct police arrested them for criminal trespassing when they refused to vacate the burned house.

After the fire, a Kings County Public Administrator confirmed that 95 – 73rd Street was CITY-OWNED. Why didn’t Councilman Brannan look into this?

While the squatters are now gone from this block, the residents still see their cars on the block, so they believe the squatters are still in the area.

Bay Ridge Neighbors – something has to change in our community. The people who have been elected and hired to help us are failing us.

Tom Hilton shared a photo of the new 95th Street elevator to the R train. This is outside of the library on 4th Avenue.

They hope to open this large elevator in June.