Clothing Drive at Christ Church This Week

Christ Church at 7301 Ridge Blvd. is a drop off location for the Clothing Drive to support immigrants and asylum seekers.

Most needed items:

Gently used clothes: coats, warm clothes, shoes, hats, gloves, etc. Only donate items that are in good condition and something that you would wear. Clothes should be warm and comfortable (not dressy or office clothes)

New clothing: socks, underwear

Strollers

Personal hygiene products: toothpaste, toothbrushes, sanitary products, shampoo, soap, lotion, etc.

Luggage in good condition

Backpacks in good condition

Blankets

Towels

Diapers and wipes

Shoes

Reusable bags (e.g. Fresh Direct bags)

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Mayor Adams Stopped to See Office Wenjian Liu’s Family in Brooklyn

Officer Wenjian Liu from Dyker Heights was killed in 2015. It’s nice to see that Mayor Adams still remember his family. (Info)

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Bowling in Bay Ridge or Nearby in Brooklyn

1) Fort Hamilton Army Base – there are not more than 8 or 10 lanes. They don’t oil the lanes often. Inexpensive (cheaper than Melody Lanes)

The Fort Hamilton Army Base requires adults to have Real ID and do a background check

2) Bowl 360 is in Gravesend and it’s a nice bowling alley (it used to be Shell Lanes). They have a newly renovated place. $10 per person and that includes shores for two hours 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Arcade on the top floor.

3) Melody Lanes – 461- 31st Street

4) Funfest in Mill Basin has bowling and arcade games too. See the bowling birthday packages:

Funfest Mill Basin Bowl: Home

Staten Island

Rab Lanes

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NYC High School Student Essay Contest

NYC high school students can enter an essay between 500 and 1000 words by March 17, 2023 here.

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Gun Found in China New Star’s Bathroom Tonight

A gun was found in the men’s bathroom at China New Star Restaurant at 2212 Flatbush Avenue tonight around 9:00 pm. (See here)

Someone who was out celebrating the new year must have forgot it!

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Beautiful House on 76th Street in Bay Ridge

Real Houses of Bay Ridge shared this house with a beautiful paint job. Scroll to the right to see it closer.

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Restaurants with Specials in Bay Ridge

Here’s the specials we know about. If you know of a restaurant in Bay Ridge with a special – leave it in the comments and we will add it. Comments don’t publish

Monday Night Specials in Bay Ridge

1) Pippin’s Pub at 8814 – 3rd Avenue has $12.00 burger specials on Monday night. (Seen here)

2) Ariang Hibatchi Steakhouse at 8812 – 4th Avenue. Kids 10 and under eat free on Monday and Tuesday nights with purchase of an adult’s entree (one child with with adult). (Info here)

3) Kettle Black has 69 cent boneless chicken wings on Mondays with the purchase of a drink.

Tuesday Night Specials

• Pippins Pub at 8814 – 3rd Avenue has Tacos and tidbits special $13.00 (Seen here)

• Taco Tuesdays at Hobrah! 8618 3rd Avenue  Half off special taco (usually 2 different ones each week)

• Taco Tuesdays at Blue Agave – 7215B 3rd Avenue

• Delia’s Lounge 9224 3rd Avenue – Delias has Taco Tuesday night $14 for 2 shrimp tacos and a mango margarita
  

2) Kettle Black

3) Ariang Hibatchi Steakhouse at 8812 – 4th Avenue. Kids 10 and under eat free on Monday and Tuesday nights with purchase of an adult’s entree (one child with with adult). (Info here)

Wednesday Night Specials

• Buy one sundae get one free at Carvel  7517 3rd Avenue or 8612 – 3rd Avenue

• Salty Dog Wednesday Night 2 for 1 Burgers 7509 3rd Avenue

• Ginos – this special is on their website as soon as it loads.

• Pippins Steak Night $34.95 (Seen here)

• Rocco’s Pizza  7817 – 5th Avenue – Wacky Wednesday Pizza Special Price $10.95 – pickup
  

Thursday Night Specials

• Cebu 8801 3rd Avenue has a Thursday Tomahawk for Two special – tomahawk steaks with sides and a bottle of cabernet and tiramisu to share – seen here
  

• Ginos

• Schitzel Haus  7319 5th Avenue has a special prime rib dinner special on Thursdays.
  

Saturday Night Specials

• Something Greek  7616 3rd Avenue Something Greek Restaurant is known for it’s pastitsio (see here). On Saturday only, they makes yemista (pronounced yeh mista). It’s a stuffed stuffed peppers and tomato with potatoes. If you like stuffed peppers, you will love this. It’s the one thing on this page that I can tell you is amazing…..add pepper.
  

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Is a Bensonhurst Location For a Homeless Shelter Being Secretly Demolished?

Today, Councilwoman Susan Zhuang shared the above disapproved plan printed from the NYC Department of Buildings website. Zhuang contends that a building at 2501 – 86th Street is being secretly demolished to make way for a homeless shelter. (She shared photos here)

Brooklyn, you elected the right representative because today is Lunar New Year and Councilwoman Zhuang took the time to investigate this situation and share it. She’s serious about standing up for her community!

If a developer did this today on Lunar New Year and Shabbos, that would be very sneaky! See the video Susan shared here.

Councilwoman Zhuang has collected over 10,000 signatures against the homeless shelter.

The owner of that property filed to demo that building last year.

The property was purchased last February:

On Sunday at 3:00 pm, Councilwoman Zhuang will hold a press hearing outside of 2501 – 86th Street.

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Driveway Visitors Are Common in Dyker Heights

Thieves aren’t afraid of going into people’s driveways and trying their doors in Dyke Heights.

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Happy New Year, Brooklyn! Weekend Events…

Happy New Year to everyone who is celebrating this weekend! See Lunar New Year events here

See events happening in Bay Ridge this weekend here.

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Why Wasn’t Visitation Monastery and Property in Bay Ridge Landmarked?

When the news came that Visitation Academy and the monetary in Bay Ridge were closing, people began to ask why the buildings and wall were not landmarked. The monastery and walls are from 1855.

Property owned by religious organizations are rarely landmarked. Landmarking status can not be forced on a religious organization.

There are only four places in Bay Ridge that people had landmarked:

1. The Gingerbread House at 8200 Narrows Avenue. Landmarked in 1988.

2. 119 – 95th Street: The Bennet-Farrell-Feldmann House was built in 1847 and moved to 95th Street in 1913. It was landmarked in 1999. (See here)

3. The Fort Hamilton Casement Fort at 9275 Fort Hamilton Parkway built in 1825-1831 (Landmarked in March 2012 – see here) (Pictured here)

4. Doctors’ Row-Bay Ridge Parkway Historic District (between 4th and 5th Avenues) The residents on this block applied for landmarking over the 54 row homes that were built from 1906-1913, and it was landmarked in 2019. (See here) In 2022, they added the sign below.

Senator Street is on the National Register District, but this is just honorary and would not stop any building on the street from being taken down (as landmarking would). No one on Senator Street has applied for landmarking like they did on Bay Ridge Parkway.

People asked why Visitation and Fontbonne Hall haven’t been landmarked. Landmarking meetings continue to be virtual in NYC. (See here)

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Hello Beautiful…

Scroll to the right to see the rest of Glenn’s photos of a 1946 Chrysler Windsor.

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