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August 30, 2024
Collision 4th Avenue & 79th Street – One Injured
Pic from Video
Around 3:30 pm, there was a collision on 4th Avenue and 79th Street. One person was injured. Hopefully, they will be okay.
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August 30, 2024
RIP Reba. Protest at 11:00 am Saturday, 8/31
The beautiful dog in these photos is Reba.
Reba died on Wednesday, August 28th. The NYPD is investigating this death.
Bay Ridge animal lovers will be holding a protest tomorrow at 11:00 am outside of 9514 – 4th Avenue. (See protest)
Prayers for Reba’s family. We are so sorry for your loss.
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August 30, 2024
Braulio “Gil” Aguilar is Missing in Brooklyn
Update: FOUND!
Braulio Aguilar is a 72-year-old man, who has been missing for over 24 hours. He left the house on 59th Street and 4th Avenue around 1:15 pm.
His grandchildren were looking for him at the park.
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August 30, 2024
Mabel the Cat is Missing in Bay Ridge
Mabel was reunited.
Mabel clawed through the window screen and onto the fire escape in the middle of the night. Her family is heartbroken.
Mabel, the cat was last seen on 68th Street and Shore Road. She is a black cat with white on her legs and chest.
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August 30, 2024
Adopt a Cat or Kitten in Bay Ridge Today 8/30
From 4:00 – 7:00 pm this evening, there will be a cat and kitten adoption at My Natural Pet at 8318 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge.
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August 30, 2024
Andrew Gounardes Returns From Vacation and Makes a Video About a Bill from 2023 Instead of Working to Restore NYS Funds to Afterschool
For a lot of August, Senator Andrew Gounardes was away in Greece.
Senator Gounardes did not attend the Brooklyn Marine Terminal’s Meeting on August 12th (See here) or District 20’s CEC Meeting on August 18th.
Instead of getting to work on restoring NYS Funding for Afterschool programs in his district, Gounardes filmed a video patting himself on the back for a bill that passed in November 2023. Gounardes announced the bill back in November. (Info)
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Gounardes has been pushing this bill for years. In 2022, it passed both the NYS Senate and Assembly, but Governor Hochul vetoed the bill because she worried that this would cost NYS several million dollars annually because more Department of Labor Staff would be needed. (Source) Andrew Gounardes failed to mention these costs!
Here’s what else Andrew Gounardes didn’t tell you: NYC already has laws to protect freelancers. They were passed in 2017. (See here)
Today, Brad Lander bragged about passing the freelancer laws in 2016:
If freelancers in NYC were protected since 2017, why did Senator Gounardes push a bill for the rest of the state instead of working for Brooklyn residents?
Why didn’t a senator from upstate or Long Island push this bill?
The man standing to the right of Gounardes is Rafael Espinal. He was a NYC Councilman, who stepped down and became the head of the Freelancers Union. It’s interesting that he was able to get Gounardes to push his bill.
Why can’t Brooklyn residents get help from Senator Gounardes?
For six years, Andrew Gounardes has been in office and failed to make property taxes fair. Gounardes made a lot of campaign promises he didn’t keep. Andrew Gounardes said he was going to opening a new high school and fix Shore Road, but he didn’t do either of those things.
Why hasn’t Andrew Gounardes troubleshooted problems in Bay Ridge? It’s easier to tweet a video and make you think he did something!
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August 29, 2024
Free 3K Seats At Our Saviors in Bay Ridge
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August 29, 2024
Experienced Barber Needed for Ft. Hamilton Army Base
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August 29, 2024
Head Over Heels Plays at Shore Road Park 8/29
Head Over Heels will be playing at Shore Road Park (79th Street) at 7:00 pm. This is free concert – bring a chair and enjoy yourself!
Normally, the free concerts are on Tuesdays, but this one was rescheduled from earlier in the Summer.
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August 29, 2024
86th Street Rezoning – Will Councilman Justin Brannan Stand Up For the Bay Ridge Special District?
In May, Dr. Kim went to Community Board 10 about rezoning 250 – 86th Street. One property can not be rezoned.
Background information: Twelve years ago, Dr. Helen Kim purchased 250 – 86th Street. It’s the small lot outlined in red next to the Salvation Army’s large blue lot here:
The building is a two-family house with a basement. Dr. Kim renovated the house, but could not move her medical practice to the building because of the zoning.
Dr Kim is trying to rezone this building to a R6b, so that the basement and ground floor can be used for her office. She has an office in Staten Island, but she has clients here in Bay Ridge.
If rezoned, a developer could come in and purchase the Salvation Army property, 250 – 86th Street and any of the others that were rezoned on the block and put up a five-story buildings.
There are so many commercial properties for rent. Why can’t Dr. Kim sell that property and get one in an area that is zoned for an office?
In May, Community Board 10 voted against the rezoning because of the Special Bay Ridge District.
The attorney representing the property took it to the next step.
From Brownstoner (See the process here)
Antonio Reynoso, the Brooklyn Borough President waved them through. Next year, Antonio is up for re-election – remind me to vote for Antonio’s opponent next year because Antonio does not understand the special district.
I’m surprised this made it through the City Planning Commission.
I thought Justin Brannan would tell his buddy Antonio Reynoso to stop the rezoning because of the Bay Ridge Special District.
NYC Council Subcommittee on Zoning laid this over in committee on August 27th. Why hasn’t Councilman Brannan stood up for Bay Ridge?
(See bill here)
On Tuesday, August 27th a public hearing was scheduled for this ULURP. Neither Brannan or Community Board 10 shared this: (Click here to see the PDF – it downloads)
Will Justin Brannan stand by the Bay Ridge Special District and get his colleagues to vote for our community?
I’ve never seen Justin Brannan stand up against a developer and win for this community.
a) Last year, Jonathan Rose won at Shore Hill in reducing the number of parking spots. Brannan stood in the back and did not speak out against the developer. (See here) (Non-ULURP)
b) In May 2023, 7120 New Utrecht Avenue was rezoned for a nine-story building. I watched the residents ask Brannan about this property on Facebook, as soon as they saw changes in the building. Brannan told them it was too early for him to get involved. (Info and Info) (See ULURP)
c) In April 2023, a property owner was going to build a nine-story building. Brannan said he talked him down (I think to 4 stories). After a public meeting, the man withdrew the application. (Info) (ULURP)
d) According to (this article) Justin Brannan submitted the paperwork for huge tax breaks for a landlord with 3000 housing Code Violations (don’t read the article when you are in a good mood – you will get mad).
e) More tax breaks – (See here)
If you don’t want to see Bay Ridge rezoned, contact Councilman Brannan and let him know that you expect him to hold to the Bay Ridge Special District. 718-748-5200.
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August 29, 2024
Pesticides Sprayed in Bay Ridge 8/29 1:55 AM
It’s 1:55 am and Pesticides Are Being Sprayed in Bay Ridge.
The truck just came and sprayed our block. They played a quick announcement to go inside and then they drove down the block in a truck and sprayed the block in less than two minutes.
Earlier in the evening they were spraying in Dyker Heights, but then it rained so that could have delayed the spraying.

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August 28, 2024
The City of Yes and Community Board 10’s Reply
In the map above, all of the areas in red voted unfavorably for the City of Yes. All of the non-red areas support the city of Yes to different degrees. (See article)
Community Board 10 submitted a 26-page response to the City of Yes in the beginning of July. Besides reading that huge document, they wrote a fantastic reply. (See document -WARNING: this PDF downloads to your computer)
Stephanie should consider running for office and represent our community in NYC York City Council.
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Around 3:30 pm, there was a collision on 4th Avenue and 79th Street. One person was injured. Hopefully, they will be okay.

The beautiful dog in these photos is Reba.

Reba died on Wednesday, August 28th. The NYPD is investigating this death.

Bay Ridge animal lovers will be holding a protest tomorrow at 11:00 am outside of 9514 – 4th Avenue. (See protest)

Prayers for Reba’s family. We are so sorry for your loss.

Update: FOUND!

Braulio Aguilar is a 72-year-old man, who has been missing for over 24 hours. He left the house on 59th Street and 4th Avenue around 1:15 pm.

His grandchildren were looking for him at the park.

Mabel clawed through the window screen and onto the fire escape in the middle of the night. Her family is heartbroken.

Mabel, the cat was last seen on 68th Street and Shore Road. She is a black cat with white on her legs and chest.

From 4:00 – 7:00 pm this evening, there will be a cat and kitten adoption at My Natural Pet at 8318 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge.

For a lot of August, Senator Andrew Gounardes was away in Greece.

Senator Gounardes did not attend the Brooklyn Marine Terminal’s Meeting on August 12th (See here) or District 20’s CEC Meeting on August 18th.

Instead of getting to work on restoring NYS Funding for Afterschool programs in his district, Gounardes filmed a video patting himself on the back for a bill that passed in November 2023. Gounardes announced the bill back in November. (Info)

Here’s what else Andrew Gounardes didn’t tell you: NYC already has laws to protect freelancers. They were passed in 2017. (See here)

Today, Brad Lander bragged about passing the freelancer laws in 2016:

If freelancers in NYC were protected since 2017, why did Senator Gounardes push a bill for the rest of the state instead of working for Brooklyn residents?

Why didn’t a senator from upstate or Long Island push this bill?

The man standing to the right of Gounardes is Rafael Espinal. He was a NYC Councilman, who stepped down and became the head of the Freelancers Union. It’s interesting that he was able to get Gounardes to push his bill.

Why can’t Brooklyn residents get help from Senator Gounardes?

For six years, Andrew Gounardes has been in office and failed to make property taxes fair. Gounardes made a lot of campaign promises he didn’t keep. Andrew Gounardes said he was going to opening a new high school and fix Shore Road, but he didn’t do either of those things.

Why hasn’t Andrew Gounardes troubleshooted problems in Bay Ridge? It’s easier to tweet a video and make you think he did something!

Head Over Heels will be playing at Shore Road Park (79th Street) at 7:00 pm. This is free concert – bring a chair and enjoy yourself!

Normally, the free concerts are on Tuesdays, but this one was rescheduled from earlier in the Summer.

In May, Dr. Kim went to Community Board 10 about rezoning 250 – 86th Street. One property can not be rezoned.

Background information: Twelve years ago, Dr. Helen Kim purchased 250 – 86th Street. It’s the small lot outlined in red next to the Salvation Army’s large blue lot here:

The building is a two-family house with a basement. Dr. Kim renovated the house, but could not move her medical practice to the building because of the zoning.

Dr Kim is trying to rezone this building to a R6b, so that the basement and ground floor can be used for her office. She has an office in Staten Island, but she has clients here in Bay Ridge.

If rezoned, a developer could come in and purchase the Salvation Army property, 250 – 86th Street and any of the others that were rezoned on the block and put up a five-story buildings.

There are so many commercial properties for rent. Why can’t Dr. Kim sell that property and get one in an area that is zoned for an office?

In May, Community Board 10 voted against the rezoning because of the Special Bay Ridge District.

The attorney representing the property took it to the next step.

Antonio Reynoso, the Brooklyn Borough President waved them through. Next year, Antonio is up for re-election – remind me to vote for Antonio’s opponent next year because Antonio does not understand the special district.

I’m surprised this made it through the City Planning Commission.

I thought Justin Brannan would tell his buddy Antonio Reynoso to stop the rezoning because of the Bay Ridge Special District.

NYC Council Subcommittee on Zoning laid this over in committee on August 27th. Why hasn’t Councilman Brannan stood up for Bay Ridge?

On Tuesday, August 27th a public hearing was scheduled for this ULURP. Neither Brannan or Community Board 10 shared this: (Click here to see the PDF – it downloads)

Will Justin Brannan stand by the Bay Ridge Special District and get his colleagues to vote for our community?

I’ve never seen Justin Brannan stand up against a developer and win for this community.

a) Last year, Jonathan Rose won at Shore Hill in reducing the number of parking spots. Brannan stood in the back and did not speak out against the developer. (See here) (Non-ULURP)

b) In May 2023, 7120 New Utrecht Avenue was rezoned for a nine-story building. I watched the residents ask Brannan about this property on Facebook, as soon as they saw changes in the building. Brannan told them it was too early for him to get involved. (Info and Info) (See ULURP)

c) In April 2023, a property owner was going to build a nine-story building. Brannan said he talked him down (I think to 4 stories). After a public meeting, the man withdrew the application. (Info) (ULURP)

d) According to (this article) Justin Brannan submitted the paperwork for huge tax breaks for a landlord with 3000 housing Code Violations (don’t read the article when you are in a good mood – you will get mad).

e) More tax breaks – (See here)

If you don’t want to see Bay Ridge rezoned, contact Councilman Brannan and let him know that you expect him to hold to the Bay Ridge Special District. 718-748-5200.

It’s 1:55 am and Pesticides Are Being Sprayed in Bay Ridge.

The truck just came and sprayed our block. They played a quick announcement to go inside and then they drove down the block in a truck and sprayed the block in less than two minutes.

Earlier in the evening they were spraying in Dyker Heights, but then it rained so that could have delayed the spraying.

In the map above, all of the areas in red voted unfavorably for the City of Yes. All of the non-red areas support the city of Yes to different degrees. (See article)

Community Board 10 submitted a 26-page response to the City of Yes in the beginning of July. Besides reading that huge document, they wrote a fantastic reply. (See document -WARNING: this PDF downloads to your computer)

Stephanie should consider running for office and represent our community in NYC York City Council.