68th Precinct – New Officers and Bikes Seized

Welcome to the five new police officers at the 68th Precinct.

The Precinct also shared that they confiscated these bikes:

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Crash on Bay Ridge Parkway and 4th Avenue

Photo: Jenni K.

Jenni K. shared this picture taken around 8:00 am this morning on Bay Ridge Parkway and 4th Avenue. The crash knocked out the street light.

There was a crash on June 11th here and the streetlight across the street from here got knocked down.

A left turn signal for cars is needed here because pedestrians have not felt safe here for years.

From Senator to Bay Ridge Avenue on 4th Avenue needs to be studied. Andrew Gounardes and Justin Brannan don’t understand what needs to be done. A 61-year-old woman was killed when walking on Senator and 4th Avenue in July 2023 and the politicians failed to take action. (See news)

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Isaac Regnier From Bay Ridge Gets NYC Students a Day Off From School

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Isaac Regnier, an 8th grade student from Bay Ridge must be hero at his school. The NYC school calendar showed Monday, December 23, 2024 as a school day. Last Spring, Isaac called and emailed the Mayor and the NYC Chancellor, but did not get a response. So Issac took action and made a petition on Change.org. Almost 23,000 people signed it. (See petition)

This week, Mayor Adams called Isaac at his school and told Isaac that he was successful – Winter Break will have one more day because closed on Monday, December 23rd. (See story)

Thank you, Isaac Regnier!

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Vito LaBella is Against the City of Yes. Andrew Gounardes Supports the City of Yes

Vito LaBella submitted this testimony against the City of Yes. Andrew Gounardes quietly supported the City of Yes. At the St. Anselm Meeting, Andrew Gounardes was there with his baseball cap on, but did not speak.

If you think the City of Yes is bad, wait until you see Andrew Gounardes’ video about Faith Based Housing (See here)

Andrew Gounardes has been too interested in what lobbyists want.

a) Community Board 10 heard a presentation from one company about car sharing. Get Around, a new car-sharing company was given street parking on several streets in Bay Ridge. Our community already had several car-sharing companies that rented lots in the area. Community Board 10 did not reveal that Andrew Gounardes supported this company. (See here) The company didn’t survive in NYC. This video shows why Gounardes should not be a senator: (See here)

Justin Brannan made Bay Ridge lose parking because he was lobbied over loading zones. (See here) CB 10 spoke about the loading zones, but did not mention Brannan and the lobbyists. Like Gounardes’ GetAround Cars, CB 10 was not allowed to vote on this either.

b) Red Light Camera company, American Traffic Solutions (More info here)

c) Donations from the Tebele Family – Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force- Andrew Gounardes should recuse himself because he accepted this money. Charles Tebele is on the EDC. (See here)

d) Last November, Andrew Gounardes and Grubhub were in political pac against Bay Ridge. Both Grubhub and Gounardes (as well as others) contributed $5000 each to make a campaign against Justin Brannan’s opponent. Gounardes was not transparent about this PAC. He is listed below as Andrew for New You. Look at the other groups who are involved:

e) Andrew Gounardes gave a $50,000 check to New Yorkers Against Violence. That week, the group was giving out endorsements to Democrats. When Faridun Mavlonov was shot and killed on 20th Avenue and 63rd Street, there was no New Yorkers Against Violence or Moms Demand Action in Brooklyn. Andrew Gounades didn’t do anything with Iwen Chu. (Info)

f) Why did Andrew Gounardes accept money from the Greater New York Auto Dealers Association Political Action Committee to represent car dealerships? Is this why dealership vehicles are parked all over our community? On Poly Place, Gounardes told the community that the vehicles would be removed, but he never took action on that street.

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Grey Striped Cat Found on 92nd St & Battery Ave

This morning a hungry striped cat was by 129 Battery Avenue. He stopped (here – see video) for breakfast.

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Writing Workshop for High School Students

Six week writing workshop for high school students at 361 Lewis Ave. at, Macon Street in Bed Stuy. (Register here)

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Is Fishing Happening at the Mailbox on 3rd Avenue and 84th Street or the Mail Facility?

A Bay Ridge resident shared that he recently mailed a check to a charity. He put the envelope in the blue mailbox on the corner of 3rd Avenue and 84th Street in Bay Ridge. Thank you to this neighbor for sharing this information!

The Bay Ridge resident was contacted by his bank because his stolen checks were listed for sale on the Dark Web. Checks are sold to thieves who whitewash them to use. The resident was lucky because the bank was able to cancel the account number before anything was done.

This resident told the police and the police did not seem to care. He also reported it to the Postal Inspector.

A few weeks ago, there was a note on the two mailboxes on 75th and 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge also saying that checks were stolen! More residents were trying to give neighbors a heads-up that thieves have targeted these boxes with glue and they are stealing checks.

The Post Office is going to want to take away these boxes, but people in our community use these boxes. A clever Bay Ridge woman (with beautiful hair) recommended that the mailboxes be secured in indoor locations, like banks.

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Bensonhurst – Man Trying Side Doors

This morning around 9:00 am, a man was going to homes on 77th Street and 20th Avenue, He was checking the front and side doors of the home. Make sure your doors are locked.

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Bay Thai Restaurant on 3rd Avenue Closed

Bay Thai Restaurant at 6735 3 Avenue closed. They were doing delivery and pick up only in October. A for rent sign is in the window.

This restaurant was there for many years and will be missed in Bay Ridge!

The staff said they were moving to Jersey City.

Other Thai Restaurants to try:

Come on Thai at 7803 – 3rd Avenue

Thai Leaf at 611 – 86 Street

Rice Pot Thai at 1972 -86th Street in Bensonhurst

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Gus Constantellis Headlining NY Comedy

Gus Constantellis, a comedian from Bay Ridge is headlining New York Comedy Club for New York Comedy Festival on November 12th! (Tickets here)

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Anti-Palestinian Attack in Brooklyn – Why Did the Police Wait So Long to Share the Information?

On Friday, October 25th at 11:57 om, a 32-year-old woman and 31-year-old man were punched in the face multiple times. (Source) The four attackers said Palestinian slurs as they hit the couple. This happened on the Flatbush Avenue Extension near Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn. This area is Brooklyn Commons – it used to be called Metrotech.

The woman has a serious eye injury. The man had a gash on his face. They were taken to Methodist Hospital. (Source)

The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating. If you have information call the Crimestoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

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Information about this attack was shared late on Thursday, October 31st. Why was there such a delay in sharing this information?

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Eight Million for a Generic Park Setup at Russell Petersen Playground in Bay Ridge?

Is Justin Brannan laughing because eight million dollars is being spent on a generic park setup?

Eight million dollars is too much to pay.

The parks Brannan has been involved with look like they come from a kit, while other new parks in NYC look amazing. (See here)

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