Santa on a Horse Drawn Carriage Will Be in Bay Ridge Today 12/22 – Sponsored by Super Roofer

This is one of Bay Ridge’s nicest and most unique events! Santa pulls up in a horse drawn carriage. He’s a Santa with an amazing outfit and he looks amazing in photos!

Sant will be outside of Skinflints on 79th Street and 5th Avenue starting at 12:30 pm. This is free because Bill Boshell, the Super Roofer paid for it. He does this every year and it’s beautiful!

See other Bay Ridge events happening today here.

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RIP. Woman Burned Alive on the F Train in Bklyn – Update: NYPD Arrested Suspect

News 12 shared that a woman was on fire this morning around 7:30 am. This morning the news reporters stated that the woman set herself on fire. Video showed this was a malicious homicide. (News)

The Daily News wrote that a man threw a lit match at the sleeping woman on the F train. (News)

This is the man the police arrested. He used his lighter to set the woman on fire. Then he went to the train platform and watched the woman burn:

Teenagers saw the man and called the police to provide his location. The NYPD went to the train and arrested Sebastian Zapeta on the train.

Firefighters put out the flames. The woman was pronounced dead at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station platform.

How awful can someone be? One NY’er filmed the woman burning. No one took off their coat and tried to help put out the fire.

RIP. She’s with God now.

Around 3:20 pm, Governor Kathy Hochul shared her selfies and said she made the subway safer for millions of people.

During the MTA”s announcement about this woman’s murder, the MTA’s head of security praised Kathy Hochul and the head of the MTA.

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Max Funland Opened on 39th Street and 8th Avenue in Brooklyn

People have been waiting for Max Funland at 3901 – 8th Avenue in Brooklyn to open for a long time. It opens today, December 22nd at 11:00 am and closes at 10:00 pm. 646-423-9863

Max Funland has a ball pit, a foam pit, trampoline, climbing slide, VR games, over 100 arcade games and a 6D theater (see the video below as this family shows what happens.)

They have a deal for today – spend $100 get a $20 game card.

Weekday prices for 1.5 hours – $24.99 * Weekend price $27.99 *

Stay longer: 2.5 hours: Weekday : $27.99 Weekend: $32.99

Bring drinks with you because they do not have food court yet.

They are opening another Max Funland under the L on 20th Avenue and 86th Street.

They have party rooms so this is going to be a nice place for birthday parties!

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Have You Seen the Stockings Hanging In Bay Ridge Bars and Coffee Shops Too?

When I first saw the stockings, there was just a few. I thought they were made for the employees.

When we were out yesterday, the bartender explained that they were Stockings for a Cause. (Info on Stocking for a Cause)

Michael Gaynor was US Specialist in the Army in Iraq fourteen years ago. He was seriously injured and is now a paraplegic.

Tower to Tunnels and Stockings for a Cause are teaming up to make Michael a home that he can get around easily.

The stockings are $25 – you decorate and hang them in the bars or Cafe Caffe coffee shop. This is fun to do with friends while you are getting a drink.

These are the places participating in the area:

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Chilly Winter Night in Bay Ridge

Perfect Night. Perfect Photo by John Quaglione (Seen here)

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Totoro is on 5th Avenue and 76th Street

Kevin shared the photo above. Totoro is on 76th Street and 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge temporarily. Go and take cute photos!

If you have never seen Totoro, it may be because you don’t watch Japanese anime. Totoro is a combination of a racoon dog, owl, cat and bear.

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Staten Island Man Arrested for Bay Ridge Hit-and-Run Last November

ABC News shared that on Friday morning, 34-year-old, Joshua Joshi from Staten Island was arrested for the hit and run accident that killed Anne-Marie Wiesner on Marine Avenue on November 16, 2023. (Info)

Early this morning, ABC News shared the story. (News)

Joshi was charged with criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an incident, reckless endangerment, reckless driving and speeding, police said.

While this doesn’t bring Anne-Marie back, the neighborhood is glad that the driver was caught.

The newspaper made it a point to say that they don’t know how the police found the driver over 13 months later.

Update: Today, Saturday, December 21st, Andrew Gouanardes and Justin Brannan both took credit for it on their Facebook pages. (See here and here) Notice how neither politician thanked the police officers/detectives who solved this case!

Joshi was arrested around 7:50 am Friday. If Andrew Gounardes or Justin Brannan were connected to the investigation, they would have announced it yesterday – not today after the news did!

Neither politician mentioned the death of Aihong Qu on 7th Avenue on June 14th (Info) or ever said the name of the woman who was killed on 4th Avenue and Senator Street (Info), but they want us to believe they had something to do with this police work.

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Toy Giveaway at Assemblyman’s Office – 12/21

Assemblyman Lester Chang has a toy giveaway today at 6904 Fort Hamilton Parkway from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm.

See other events happening today here.

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Wine Gummies at Brooklyn Brew Cafe

Wine gummies!

The British candy from the UK is back in stock at The Brooklyn Brew Cafe at 310 79th Street. It’s that little perfect “something.”

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Permits Filed for a Five Story High School on Ovington Avenue in Bay Ridge

The permits were filed for the new high school, a five-story high school building at 445 Ovington Avenue in Bay Ridge. It will be 94 feet high and 676 students will be able to attend. (Info here)

In May 2023, Community Board 10 voted against a high school on Ovington Avenue because School Construction Authority and Councilman Brannan were not able to answer questions about safety.

The main question was this property does not have a way for students to exit on Bay Ridge Avenue – the street has row houses (see here).

Also there are several elementary schools on this block and Ridgites were concerned how adding 500+ high school students to this street would work.

During that Summer, Brannan told residents in a private Facebook group that he proceeded with the high school, even though CB 10 voted against it.

When CB 10 returned in the Fall 2023, they announced that Brannan overrode them and that was the last time anyone mentioned the school.

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Townhouse 275 on 94th Street is Closing

The speakeasy on 94th Street off 3rd Avenue is closing on January 1st.

Ridgites love Tim, the bartender at this cocktail bar.

During the Fall, Townhouse 275 was hosting a few groups – a book club, a chess group and a special group. But I guess it wasn’t enough to pay the bills and make a profit.

One of the biggest problems for this place was that a lot of people don’t know this place exists in Bay Ridge.

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Decorated Dyker House on 83rd Street

The Believe House on 83rd Street was featured in an article by Jon Soto in The Brooklyn Paper. (See here)

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