Fontbonne High School Offered To Be A Middle School For Visitation’s Students
Mr. Rocco Gentile, principal of Fontbonne Hall Academy invited students in grades 6th – 8th grade at Visitation to Fontbonne.
This would allow girls who have been together for years complete middle school together.
Bay Ridge residents thought that St. Pats or Bay Ridge Catholic should take the girls from Visitation. Both of those elementary schools are co-ed, so their parents probably would prefer the all-girls school.
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February 9, 2024What Happened at Big Chief Last Month?
Yesterday, the NY Post had an article about the December 18th visit at Big Chief. (Source) Yes, they waited until February to tell us about a December event.
Arjante Moss, 27, allegedly shoved the investigator out of Big Chief Exotics Smoke Shop in Bay Ridge on Dec. 18 and smashed a door on his arm when he realized the man was a law enforcement agent, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. (Source)
Moss was arraigned Wednesday in Brooklyn Supreme Court and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
His next court appearance is March 20th.
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February 8, 2024Win The Bay Ridge St. Paddy’s Day Parade Raffle
Only 300 tickets will be sold. The winner will be announced on March 24th at the Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Tickets will be sold at businesses in Bay Ridge. I saw Greenhouse Cafe at 7717 – 3rd Avenue sharing it on social media!
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February 8, 2024D & X Motor Inc. Is Opening on 5th Avenue
D & X Motor Inc. Is Opening at 8209 – 5th Avenue. First we were in the wave of smoke shops.
Now we are in the wave of scooter shops. Hopefully, they are being very safe and taking precautions with the batteries.
The Brooklyn Canine Club used to be in this location. (See here and here)
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February 8, 2024Coney Island Leaders Call Out the Casino Developers – Go Mathylde Frontus!
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Glad to see real leaders in Coney Island standing up for Coney Island – this is there home!
Former Assemblymember, Mathylde Frontus and others are calling out this project because it will just benefit the developers and not the people in Coney Island.
The developers are advertising jobs. People in Coney Island don’t want to be card dealers and servers for gamblers at the casino.
I will be surprised if Mayor Adams chooses to put a casino in Coney Island. When Adams was the Brooklyn Borough Presidents, he always had a New Years Celebration for the people in Coney Island. A casino will hurt this area of Brooklyn.
Councilman Justin Brannan has been lobbied over the casino. (See here).
Councilman Brannan held his inauguration in Coney Island and invited Robert Cornegy Jr., the man who has been pushing the casino. (Seen here) How disrespectful can you be to the people in Coney Island?
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February 8, 2024Organic Icorp On 18th Avenue Was Shut Down
Organic Icorp at 6902 – 18th Avenue was shut down. The sign says the establishment was closed for operating illegally.
The real question is will they be able to keep this store closed?
Several stores in the area were closed and opened right back up.
Stores at these locations were closed and reopened: 18 Avenue and 86 Street, 13th Avenue and 78th Street and 18th Avenue and 85th Street. Senator Andrew Gounardes votes for the legislation that allowed these shops. He should be working to close them. Instead he is posting pictures and playing on X (formerly Twitter).
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February 8, 2024Peppino’s At Mancini’s Pizzeria in Bay Ridge
I did a double take when I saw Joe from Peppino’s on Mancini’s Pizzeria instagram.
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February 8, 2024CEC 20 Passed a Bullying Reporting Resolution
Community Education Council 20 passed a resolution about bullying reporting.
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February 8, 2024Sunset Park Fire – Two Firemen Were Injured
There was a two-alarm fire at 666- 48th Street last night around 3:30 am. (See story)
Around twenty-four residents were displaced and being assisted by the Red Crosss. Two firefighters were injured. (Info)
The fire was caused by lithium-ion batteries for ebikes – they weren’t the original ones that came with the bikes. The man who owned the ebike admitted he purchased the battery off the street. (Spectrum News)
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February 8, 2024Chocolate Sale at 68th Precinct – Feb 11th & 13th
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February 7, 2024Visitation Academy in Bay Ridge is Closing
The rumors of Visitation Academy closing are true.
The school and monastery are both closing and the property will be sold. They are not landmarked. (Info here)
Strangely, the 7.5 acre property is not landmarked.
It would take at least two years to landmark the property. Landmarking will not keep the property the same as it is now. (See here) We know from Angel Guardian, landmarking was a complete waste of time.
Jean Bernieri, the principal of Visitation School sent a professional and sincere letter to parents on February 6th. Surprisingly, Rome decided that the monastery must be closed.
The principal is obviously very sad about the closing. Eight-five students are currently at Visitation Academy.
Then the Visitation Academy Board Members sent a letter inviting parents to the meeting on Friday. They school will help the families with placing their daughter in other schools next year.
Councilman Brannan wrote about the future sale of the school’s property, which was inappropriate as parents just found out the school closing! (See here) Parents are hoping the school can be saved or another parochial school can open in the same location.
The property isn’t even up for sale yet, so the Councilman can calm down over “affordable housing” on that block. He should have communicated rapidly about the homeless shelter with the residents living in The Towers!
I’m surprised the Councilman didn’t announce another school. :P
But Brannan did announce the formation of a “task force.” A task force in Bay Ridge means a group of people meet up, eat and take a photo. (We have seen this happen many times!) That photo goes into the newspaper to fool the community!
In all seriousness, when Councilman Brannan was involved with real estate deals, Brooklyn didn’t do well:
a) Angel Guardian Home- what a mess! (See here and here)
b) Nathan’s property – “an unregistered” lobbyist did well. (See here) The community lost Trader Joe’s (explained in the article: here)
c) The school at 8802 – 5th Avenue. Another school was needed so close to PS 264 on 89th Street and 4th Avenue? CB 10 members said PS 264 was looking for more students! (See here)
d) A new school across the street from a bar on 3rd Avenue and 68th Street (Bar: Three Jolly Pigeons) (See here) You can’t put a liquor store near a school, but a NYC Councilman could put a school across the street from a bar.
e) 2300 Cropsey Avenue. (See here) How did that property get rezoned for such a large structure without affordable housing? (See here)
f) A new high school on Ovington Avenue that CB 10 voted against because School Construction Authority refused to answer their questions. The block already has several schools for small children. (See here and here)
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February 7, 2024Thief Broke Into Building – Son Got Bit – 100th St.
A mother in Bay Ridge near 100th Street shared that a thief broke into her building and another building today.
Her brave son tried to subdue the guy and the thief bit him several times.
Thankfully, the wounds are superficial wounds, but her son had to be tested and he received antiviral medicine.
She shared it so everyone is aware of what happened and to be alert.
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