Dead Rats Floating in the Gowanas Canal. Why Isn’t Senator Gounardes Taking Action?

Yikes! Dead rats are floating in the Gowanas Canal. Bianca explains this:
The residents call the dead rats Gowanas footballs. See original video and comments here: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DY5NlbcSPLT
This is the area where developers won with Senator Gounardes and Governor Kathy Hochul as 5,300 new apartments were planned for this area. And this is where they thought affordable housing should be put. Info:
The environmental concerns in this area don’t seem to be an issue for anyone.
Should people be canoeing in this Superfund area? It’s a little over $30 a ticket to take a ride. Look: https://gowanusdredgers.org/events/category/guided-tours

Gary Francis
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May 29, 2026R Train is Not Running to Bay Ridge This Weekend – Beware of Pickpockets on The Shuttle Bus

Photo: Bay Ridge Cinemas
Work is being done on the R train line, so a shuttle bus is being provided.
Beware of thieves, who like to put their hand in people’s pocket on a crowded bus.

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May 29, 2026Bay Ridge Events in May 2026


Sunday, May 31, 2026

1) The Fifth Avenue Festival will take place from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm from 69th Street to 85th Street on 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge. If you want to be a vendor/merchant at this event, fill out the form here:
https://shorturl.at/Gklcq

Fast Forward will be on the corner of 76th Street and 5th Avenue from 2:00 – 6:00 pm. See more bands here:
2) Blood Drive at St. Bernadette’s at 8201 – 13th Avenue from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm. **There is a blood shortage in NY.**

3) The 6th Annual Running for Success 5k is at 10:00 am. This is a fundraiser that will send young runners to summer running camp. The race begins and ends at the end of Bay Parkway by Target. All registered runners will receive a free slice of pizza after the race. The first 100 registered runners will receive a tech race shirt and a free ride on Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel. Register: https://shorturl.at/fMSd6

4) Redhook Ship is open for a tour from 9:00am – 12:00 pm.

5) BINGO at Indigo Murphy’s at 7102 Fort Hamilton Parkway at 5:30 pm. Followed by karaoke with Wilson at 9:00 pm.

6) Free Cumbia Dance Lesson and Meet Joe Santangelo at Uncutt Bar at 7107 – 3rd Avenue from 7:00 – 9:00 pm.

7) On May 31st in Staten Island is a car/jeep and food truck festival.

See June events in Bay Ridge:
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May 29, 2026The Kindness of One Woman To a Grieving Family

A Brooklynite shared that she was at Zio Toto Restaurant in Bay Ridge for a lunch in memory of her uncle.
A woman sitting alone at the restaurant quietly paid for dessert for the table – so kind!
See the post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DY5-HGnEYa-/?img_index=1
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May 29, 2026Man Spitting on 86th Street in Bay Ridge

A Bay Ridge resident shared that a man asked her for money on 86th Street tonight by the bus stop – outside of Panda Garden. She told the man she didn’t have any money and he spit in her face.
The man walked down the block and asked a young girl for money. He spit in her face when she didn’t give him any.
The man’s description: He is an older, short, white guy that walks with a limp. He was wearing a light green short sleeve tee shirt, dark grey shorts with a white stripe on each side of the shorts, long black socks and black slippers.
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May 29, 2026Community Board Meeting on June 10th – Bay Ridge

On Tuesday, June 2nd, Community Board 10 is talking about safety near the exit ramp of the Verrazzano Bridge at Dahlgren Place. That means more construction in this area.
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May 28, 2026Free Concert in Dyker Park on Friday, May 29th

Spring Concert in Dyker Park on Friday, May 29th at 5:30 pm performed by the IS 201 student band.
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May 28, 2026RIP – 37-Year-Old Man Killed By Co-worker Driving Van

Early this week, a man backed up his vehicle and killed a 37-year-old man. Then he drove forward and hit a parked Toyota Camry. Then he drove away. News:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/worker-allegedly-struck-fellow-contractor-003300999.html
The 37-year-old victim was brought to the hospital and died.

There were eyewitnesses and the police were able to contact the man and have him to return to the scene. The man was arrested around 9:00 pm.
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May 28, 2026Historic New Utrecht Liberty Flagpole Was on The News

The 106-foot-tall, New Utrecht Liberty Flagpole at the New Utrecht Reformed Church on 84th Street and 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst was on the news today.
The people in the segment were SO HAPPY to talk about their huge, historic flagpole.
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May 28, 2026Cannoli Cups at Villabate Alba Bakery on 18th Avenue

New item at Alba Bakery 7001 – 18th Avenue in Brooklyn: cannoli cups. They put the cannoli cream in a cup and serve it with cannoli chips. See it being made:
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May 28, 2026Two People Stabbed in Sunset Park

Two people wee stabbed on n 50th and 6th Avenue in Sunset Park.
https://shorturl.at/YeLus
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May 28, 2026Join the Bay Ridge Pool League

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