Red Light Cameras Allow Repeat Offenders to Rule in NYC. Andrew Gounardes Doesn’t Get It.
A truck driver killed Amanda Servedio on Tuesday night in Queens. Andrew Gounardes’ red light cameras allow repeat offenders to rule in NYC:
The red light cameras are not a replacement for officers on the street. The city has to take control of this problem. (See the story here)
The company selling the camera contributed to Gounardes (Info)
We need a new senator Bay Ridge!
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October 24, 202468th Precinct Police Have the Belt Parkway Insurance Scammer’s Car
The scammers car is parked outside of the 68th Precinct. (Click on the video below).
@pretty_virgo28 I hope they catch their wicked asses #insurancefraud#dashcam ? sad SpongeBob music – michael
If you don’t know who the Belt Parkway Scammers are, (Watch this Video)
Residents who care about this community looked up the license plate and noticed that their car received tickets in this area.
Today, the news reported that the car was in the police possession and that $8000 in damage was caused to the other car. (See article)
Hopefully, the new Captain will announce the arrest of these individuals soon.
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October 24, 2024Halloween Festival in Bay Ridge – October 26th
On Saturday, October 26th there is a Halloween Street Festival in Bay Ridge – come out and stroll from 3:00 – 9:00 pm. There will be trick-or-treating, free activities for kids, pumpkin decorating, live music and great food.
Put on your costume and do Trick or Treating will on 5th Avenue from 81st to 83rd Streets from 3:00 pm onward (candy will run out – so go early)
Come out and celebrate Bay Ridge with the community – the streets are closed from 72nd Street to 85th Street.
Live music: The Bender Band will be at Mussels Brick Oven Pizza at 5th Avenue and 80th Street at 3:30 pm.
Schnitzel Haus will have The Other 3 playing starting at 4:00 pm.
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October 24, 2024Senator Andrew Gounardes Thinks People Who Have a Baby Should Get Money
When New York State cut afterschool programs in our community, Andrew Gounardes failed to tell parents and our community. Gounardes is terrible about informing people about important information.
When parents and the CEC rallied for the afterschool programs, Andrew Gounardes didn’t stand with the parents.
A few politicians worked on funding some afterschool programs. But PS 104 did not get funded. That would be fine if it was all wealthy parents, but it isn’t.
Andrew Gounardes said in a video today that he thought people who had a child should receive $1,800.00. (See here)
Families in need of food and rent are able to get help from many different government programs. There is no reason to give out $1800 more. This is part of the “entitled mentality” that exists right now. Offer education or job programs in communities to help new parents.
In NYS, about 208,000 children are born each year. New York State couldn’t fund afterschool at PS 104, but Gounardes thinks NYS has three hundred seventy-four million four hundred thousand dollars for this new program.
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October 24, 2024Open House at Ms. Jenn’s Little Achievers on Sunday, 10/26 – Fifth Avenue in Bay Ridge
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October 24, 2024Hit-And-Run Driver Killed Bay Ridge Resident
In September, twenty-four Macoto-Morale killed Reina-Gaon with his SUV in Bay Ridge. It was a hit-and-run crash. (Story here) He turned himself in.
Reina-Gaon was 74-years- and the grandfather of twenty grandchildren. #JusticeForReina
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October 23, 2024Clowns for Children’s Birthday Party & Other Entertainment – Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 11209
Clowns, Magicians, Characters, Face Painters &
Other Entertainers For Your Party
Clowns
1.Erika Kirkland owns Best Clowns 212-614-0988 http://www.bestclownsnyc.com
2. Party Happily Ever After – clowns from here don’t wear makeup (so kids aren’t scared). We saw Anna Banana ([email protected]) and she was great with the kids. One hour – up to ten kids includes: full face-painting, balloon animals, cotton candy, singing, dancing, games and a magic show $235 – if you need them longer or have more kids, you have to let them know.
3. Binx the Clown1945 50th Street 718-314-7887
4. Canos Magic 6224 Fort Hamilton Pkwy. His website has music so lower your sound if you are at work or have sleeping kids. http://www.canosmagic.com 718-333-5263. Good for little kids and bigger kids too. This guy is popular as we see his truck in Bay Ridge on the weekends. *Uses live animals too!
Characters – costume characters come to your party & entertain the children
1. Book Your Kids Party– princesses and other characters. Friend used for both her daughter’s and son’s birthday and they were awesome. They also use animals.
2. Blue Balloon Parties has princesses, superheroes and other characters.
3. Fun Costume Parties
Rent Character Costumes (for someone you know to dress up)
1. Having a Party 8414 5th Avenue 718-865-3560 Marc is the owner and he is awesome. We ordered helium balloons for a party. He delivered before we were there and setup the balloons at all the tables so it looked great. Also, he sells balloons, but he didn’t mind that we brought some of our our balloons too.
Magicians
1. Magic Evan – Brooklyn magician – good with kids.
2. Razzle Dazzle Magic – she is very funny
Face Painting
1. Shellbell She’s in Bay Ridge. She also does balloon creations. Business website: shellbellfaces.com
2. Sharron does cute face painting. Her husband does balloon creations. 718-643-6411 or 917-620-7006
3. Lavina– does amazing face painting – she’s only available Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Check her Instagram – she does body painting for adults so skip those pics and look for the work she’s done on kids.
5. Brenda at Fun Faces – see: here
Where Every Face is a New Creation has Party Packages:
Other Entertainers
1. Roger, the Big Silly Guy. He’s good with kids – see: here
2.Smiles Entertainment– Does nice balloon creations and has a face painter friend
3. My Reptile Guys – John brings reptiles and talks a lot with the kids – they love it. (For little kids)
4.Clowning Around NY and NJ– Has Disney Characters and superheroes too. Daniella 347-838-1434
5. Partiart – makes fantastic balloon characters and draws caricatures (we didn’t see this part – just the balloon art) 917) 299-6886 (from Geritsen Beach)
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October 23, 2024Cats at Owls Head Park in Bay Ridge
There is an orange and white cat AND a multicolored cat (black, orange and white) at Owls Head Park – is anyone missing their cats?
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October 23, 2024Protesters Were on the Brooklyn Bridge Today
Maybe they went to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge to hang a banner?
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October 23, 2024Three Brooklyn Teens Arrested for Hazing – Went to Jail Overnight
Three teens on the James Madison High School JV Football team were charged with hazing another student. Two students were 14-years-old and one was thirteen years old. (News)
Pantsing is when someone runs up to someone and pulls down their pants. In the video, students said that the students were in jail overnight. The News called it forcible touching. (See video article) The students were charged as juveniles. The teens believe it is a game. (See other article)
The JV football season at James Madison has been cancelled. The coach was fired. (Source)
How awful for the student who was violated. ** Prayers for that student. ** What should have been a fun experienced turned into something humiliating.
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October 22, 2024CB 10 Gave Information About the Homeless Shelter Last Night, But Then Failed Bay Ridge
Almost a year after saying one sentence about the homeless shelter coming to 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge, Josephine provided basic information about the shelter.
Some residents living near the location for the homeless shelter received a letter about it about a week ago (I haven’t seen the letter or I would share it).
Councilman Brannan failed to talk to the people living in the Bay Ridge Towers. They protested outside his office and Brannan had his staffer take photos of the people to try to shame the people for protesting that Brannan failed to inform them!
Both Councilman Brannan and Josephine from Community Board 10 received the information from the City last November. (Josephine’s letter) (Councilman Brannan’s letter)
Andrew Gounardes received notice about the Bay Ridge shelter and didn’t share it on social media or in any of his mailings. It’s not near his or his wife house, so he doesn’t care.
State Senator Iwen Chu mreceived her letter on the same day about the 86th Street shelter (Brannan was the Council Representative of that area).
Last night, Josephine, the manager of CB 10 said that Brannan was going to have someone come in and talk to the residents. Brannan said last year that he was going to do that and he never did. Josephine knows this. Sadly, not one member of CB 10 called for CB 10 to take action and get someone in to speak.
In other neighborhoods, people would go to the state senator. For us, it’s Andrew Gounardes and Gounardes is too meek to speak out against Brannan. By now CB 10 should have stepped forward for the residents of the Bay Ridge Towers and called people in to speak about this shelter.
Many of the residents in that area are worried about safety – providing the people with information instead of withholding it for a year causes people to distrust the Community Board and politicians. All of these dead-end offices are terrible for our community.
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October 22, 2024Model Train Lovers….Bay Ridge Documentary on the Model Railroad Club
Years ago, there was an amazing group of people who ran the Bayridge Model Railroad Club. Every Christmas, they would let people stop in and see their trains. The group was in Bay Ridge for 70 years before they were evicted in 2019 and moved the setup to Kingston, NY. (See info)
A documentary about this unique group was made. On November 18th and 19th, they will have a showing this documentary in the East Village. (Why didn‘t they show it at the Alpine?) You can also view the documentary online from November 13th to December 2nd. (Info here)
I visited this group every Christmas to see their train display! They were a great group of people, who shared their passion for model trains with the community.
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