UBC is Having a Dinner & Dance Party to Raise Money for Autism – April 26th
United Bipartisan Coalition is Having a Dinner & Dance Party at Gennaro’s Catering Hall at 6602 – 13th Avenue to Raise Money for Autism on Saturday, April 26th at 6:30 pm. Get tickets here:
https://is.gd/8Xh3XH
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April 18, 2025Fun Earth Day Events in Bay Ridge or Nearby in Brooklyn – April 2025
Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22nd. Here are the Earth Day events nearby in Brooklyn:
Saturday, April 19, 2025
1) Brooklyn Solar Works at 200 – 6th Street from Noon to 4:00 pm is having a free Earth Day Celebration.
a) Brooklyn Solarworks E-waste collection: Got old electronics collecting dust? Drop off your retired or obsolete devices! From computers to fax machines to stereo equipment—if it plugs in, we’ll take it! Check out this page for details on accepted items.
b) Brooklyn Solarworks Swap Refresh your plant collection—bring a cutting, take a cutting! Our swap station will help you propagate something new.
c) Food, Music & Community Fun at Brooklyn Solar Works.
Monday, April 21, 2025
1) Councilwoman Susan Zhuang is having an early morning cleanup from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at Seth Low Park on Bay Parkway and Stillwell Avenue.
Saturday April 26, 2025
1) Volunteer to clean up and plant on 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge. Starts at 10:00 am at Foodtown on 3rd Avenue and 91st Street. This cleanup is for 30 blocks, so hundreds of volunteers are needed. Children/teens can get community service hours as well. (Sign up here)
2) Sunset Park is having Closed Streets on 5th Avenue from 40th Street to 50th Street. They have already put up signs:
3) Prospect Farm is having a free Earth Day Celebration from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm.
4) Coney Island Earth Day Event – Urban Garden Workshop from 1:00 – 4:00 pm.
5) Brooklyn Bridge Park Earth Day Event – info:
https://brooklynbridgepark.org/earth-day/
6) Earth Day at Albee Square in, Downtown Brooklyn 11:00 am – 3:30 pm Sustainable art projects, free books, poetry writing, and a live DJ.
Graphic by Matt Kirby, Realtor
7) Earth Day Festival at Fort Greene Park from 11:00 am – 2 :00 pm Family fun with crafts, and games. If you complete eight activity stations, then you will receive a prize.
Graphic by Matt Kirby, Realtor
Sunday, April 27, 2025
1) Volunteer to help at The Salt Marsh Nature Center in Marine Park
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April 17, 2025Composting is Still Required, But Single Family Homes Won’t Be Fined
The mayor said that composting fines are paused for some, while they educate NYC about composting.
Composting is still mandatory but only buildings with 30+ tenants will be fined for not composting.
The news wrote: “Enforcement will be expanded to all buildings by the end of the year.“
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April 17, 2025Good Friday Processions in Brooklyn – April 18th
1) OLPH has the Spanish stations of the cross outside on 5th Avenue and 60th Street starting at 9:00 am
2) Our Lady of Angels at 7320 – 4th Avenue will have the Stations of the Cross outside starting at 12:00 pm Noon in English. They also have the Stations in Spanish at 6:00 pm.
3) The Way of the Cross over the Brooklyn Bridge starts at 10:00 am at St. James Basicalla 250 Cathedral Place (Jay Street).
Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Brennan and the Greek Orthodox leader, Archbishop Elpidophoros are leading this one. They walk over the bridge and Brooklyn Bridge and will end at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox National Shrine at the World Trade Center.
4) Meet at St. Bernadette’s Church on 13th Avenue and 82nd Street at 7:30 pm on Friday, April 18, 2025.
Along with the priests from St. Bernadette’s, the priests from other parishes are participating: St. Anthanaius, St. Dominics, St. Finbar Our Lady of Guadalupe & Regina Pacis. This procession ends at OLG at on 15th Avenue and 72nd Street. They pray in English and Italian.
This was the procession in 2023:
5) Sacred Hearts & St. Stephen Catholic Church at 125 Summit Street Walk in Carroll Gardens will have a Good Friday procession at 7:00 pm. At 9:00 pm. 9:00 PM there is a Good Friday Service in Italian.
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April 17, 2025Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge Showed Up at the 68th Precinct’s Community Council Meeting
Photo: Dino D.
It was standing room only at the 68th PCT Community Council’s meeting as Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge residents talked with Captain DeSaro about safety on Wednesday, April 16th.
Dino D. shared the photo above and information about the positive meeting here:
Senator Andrew Gounardes, who represents Dyker Heights, where where the home invasion happened was not at the meeting. Gounardes spent last night ranting on social media about Donald Trump.
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April 17, 2025Free English Class in Bay Ridge – St. Andrew’s
St. Andrew’s Church at 6713 Ridge Blvd. has free English classes that begin on Tuesday, April 29th at 9:30 am. St. Andrew’s Church is the most relaxed and welcoming church that a person could walk into.
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April 17, 2025Mets Tickets Giveaway from Andrew at E & J
Andrew at E and J is celebrating his birthday by giving away four tickets to a NY Mets baseball game.
Comment “Happy Birthday” on this entry to enter the contest:
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April 16, 2025The Fiorito Brothers Were Eliminated on The Amazing Race
Tonight, the Fiorito brothers from Bay Ridge were eliminated from the Amazing Race. The did great on the show.
It took them seven years to get on the show (they didn’t give up). And they stayed on the show for seven weeks! Nick had a medical emergency during the show and didn’t say anything. Info:
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April 16, 2025The Men Who Went Down the Sewer on 17th Avenue Wore Vests Like They Worked for NYC
The thieves planned their jump down into the sewer on 17th Avenue and 82nd Street. They showed up in neon vests, like they were working for NYC. Watch:
The police arrested three out of the five men and charged them.
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April 16, 2025Situation Out of Control – 8th Avenue & 55th St.
Picture from Video Below
Chaos erupted on 8th Avenue and 55th Street in Brooklyn.
When the NYPD and sanitation workers were clearing illegal street vendors and stores that had taken over too much of the sidewalk, people started stealing from the store while police officers were present.
Watch the video:
When the police and sanitation workers were trying to clear illegal street vendors and stores that were taking up too much of the sidewalk on 8th Avenue in Brooklyn, people in the area robbed the store even while the police were present. The police were telling them to back off,… pic.twitter.com/dHfYVf23L5
— Ying Tan (@YingTanForNY) April 16, 2025
Video: Ying Tan
This situation should never have been allowed to get to this level.
86th Street in Bensonhurst also has a vendor situation that is out of control.
The people seemed to laugh, as the police tried to stopped them from stealing. These grandmothers and grandfathers are not afraid of the police.
Yesterday. Assemblyman Lester Chang wrote on Facebook that he was going to protest the crackdown on the vendors on 8th Avenue and 54th Street:
Some of the politicians representing the area seem sympathetic to the illegal vendors, but they need to come up with a plan where these vendors can sell items that doesn’t interfere with the businesses on the Avenue. If the vendors chip in $20 and rent a private school schoolyard, gymnasium or church basement on a Saturday morning, that may help.
Update: Assemblyman Chang wrote that shopkeepers were unable to recover confiscated goods. They were not given a written summons or any instructions by agents. Assemblyman Chang wrote that there was no due process. He wrote that he will set up a community meeting with the Department of Sanitation.
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April 16, 2025Boozy BINGO on Saturday in Bay Ridge
On Saturday, April 19th, there will be Boozy BINGO at The Bean Post at 7525 5th Avenue starting at 2:00 pm.
See more events in Bay Ridge this weekend:
See Easter Events in Bay Ridge:
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April 16, 2025Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s Sponsored Event, But You Also Have to Pay
When you are traveling, you visit the Chamber of Commerce to get information about local events in the area. These offices are usually incredible about helping tourists.
When people come to Brooklyn, they don’t get that from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. Strangely, their website has nothing for tourists, who will be visiting Brooklyn: https://www.brooklynchamber.com
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce admitted there was a spike in business closures in Brooklyn (especially restaurants). Why haven’t they done anything to help small businesses in Bay Ridge?
On April 24th, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is having an Economic Development Breakfast at Gargiulo’s to discuss inflation and tariffs.
The attendees have to pay $45 for the breakfast, even though the event was sponsored by The Coney (Casino) and several other businesses (some which are presenting at this event).
I think the Brooklyn Chamber of commerce needs a revamping. Two days ago they shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) and only 31 people engaged with it.
In February, they did a survey about 2024 and only 45 people engaged with it. How are they helping businesses in Brooklyn if hardly anyone is seeing their social media posts?
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