Composting is Still Required, But Single Family Homes Won’t Be Fined
The mayor said that composting fines are paused for some, while they educate NYC about composting.
Composting is still mandatory but only buildings with 30+ tenants will be fined for not composting.
The news wrote: “Enforcement will be expanded to all buildings by the end of the year.“
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April 17, 2025Good Friday Processions in Brooklyn – April 18th
1) OLPH has the Spanish stations of the cross outside on 5th Avenue and 60th Street starting at 9:00 am
2) Our Lady of Angels at 7320 – 4th Avenue will have the Stations of the Cross outside starting at 12:00 pm Noon in English. They also have the Stations in Spanish at 6:00 pm.
3) The Way of the Cross over the Brooklyn Bridge starts at 10:00 am at St. James Basicalla 250 Cathedral Place (Jay Street).
Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Brennan and the Greek Orthodox leader, Archbishop Elpidophoros are leading this one. They walk over the bridge and Brooklyn Bridge and will end at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox National Shrine at the World Trade Center.
4) Meet at St. Bernadette’s Church on 13th Avenue and 82nd Street at 7:30 pm on Friday, April 18, 2025.
Along with the priests from St. Bernadette’s, the priests from other parishes are participating: St. Anthanaius, St. Dominics, St. Finbar Our Lady of Guadalupe & Regina Pacis. This procession ends at OLG at on 15th Avenue and 72nd Street. They pray in English and Italian.
This was the procession in 2023:
5) Sacred Hearts & St. Stephen Catholic Church at 125 Summit Street Walk in Carroll Gardens will have a Good Friday procession at 7:00 pm. At 9:00 pm. 9:00 PM there is a Good Friday Service in Italian.
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April 17, 2025Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge Showed Up at the 68th Precinct’s Community Council Meeting
Photo: Dino D.
It was standing room only at the 68th PCT Community Council’s meeting as Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge residents talked with Captain DeSaro about safety on Wednesday, April 16th.
Dino D. shared the photo above and information about the positive meeting here:
Senator Andrew Gounardes, who represents Dyker Heights, where where the home invasion happened was not at the meeting. Gounardes spent last night ranting on social media about Donald Trump.
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April 17, 2025Free English Class in Bay Ridge – St. Andrew’s
St. Andrew’s Church at 6713 Ridge Blvd. has free English classes that begin on Tuesday, April 29th at 9:30 am. St. Andrew’s Church is the most relaxed and welcoming church that a person could walk into.
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April 17, 2025Mets Tickets Giveaway from Andrew at E & J
Andrew at E and J is celebrating his birthday by giving away four tickets to a NY Mets baseball game.
Comment “Happy Birthday” on this entry to enter the contest:
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April 16, 2025The Men Who Went Down the Sewer on 17th Avenue Wore Vests Like They Worked for NYC
The thieves planned their jump down into the sewer on 17th Avenue and 82nd Street. They showed up in neon vests, like they were working for NYC. Watch:
The police arrested three out of the five men and charged them.
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April 16, 2025Situation Out of Control – 8th Avenue & 55th St.
Picture from Video Below
Chaos erupted on 8th Avenue and 55th Street in Brooklyn.
When the NYPD and sanitation workers were clearing illegal street vendors and stores that had taken over too much of the sidewalk, people started stealing from the store while police officers were present.
Watch the video:
When the police and sanitation workers were trying to clear illegal street vendors and stores that were taking up too much of the sidewalk on 8th Avenue in Brooklyn, people in the area robbed the store even while the police were present. The police were telling them to back off,… pic.twitter.com/dHfYVf23L5
— Ying Tan (@YingTanForNY) April 16, 2025
Video: Ying Tan
This situation should never have been allowed to get to this level.
86th Street in Bensonhurst also has a vendor situation that is out of control.
The people seemed to laugh, as the police tried to stopped them from stealing. These grandmothers and grandfathers are not afraid of the police.
Yesterday. Assemblyman Lester Chang wrote on Facebook that he was going to protest the crackdown on the vendors on 8th Avenue and 54th Street:
Some of the politicians representing the area seem sympathetic to the illegal vendors, but they need to come up with a plan where these vendors can sell items that doesn’t interfere with the businesses on the Avenue. If the vendors chip in $20 and rent a private school schoolyard, gymnasium or church basement on a Saturday morning, that may help.
Update: Assemblyman Chang wrote that shopkeepers were unable to recover confiscated goods. They were not given a written summons or any instructions by agents. Assemblyman Chang wrote that there was no due process. He wrote that he will set up a community meeting with the Department of Sanitation.
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April 16, 2025Boozy BINGO on Saturday in Bay Ridge
On Saturday, April 19th, there will be Boozy BINGO at The Bean Post at 7525 5th Avenue starting at 2:00 pm.
See more events in Bay Ridge this weekend:
See Easter Events in Bay Ridge:
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April 16, 2025Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s Sponsored Event, But You Also Have to Pay
When you are traveling, you visit the Chamber of Commerce to get information about local events in the area. These offices are usually incredible about helping tourists.
When people come to Brooklyn, they don’t get that from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. Strangely, their website has nothing for tourists, who will be visiting Brooklyn: https://www.brooklynchamber.com
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce admitted there was a spike in business closures in Brooklyn (especially restaurants). Why haven’t they done anything to help small businesses in Bay Ridge?
On April 24th, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is having an Economic Development Breakfast at Gargiulo’s to discuss inflation and tariffs.
The attendees have to pay $45 for the breakfast, even though the event was sponsored by The Coney (Casino) and several other businesses (some which are presenting at this event).
I think the Brooklyn Chamber of commerce needs a revamping. Two days ago they shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) and only 31 people engaged with it.
In February, they did a survey about 2024 and only 45 people engaged with it. How are they helping businesses in Brooklyn if hardly anyone is seeing their social media posts?
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April 15, 2025The Whole Brannan Family is Being Honored on April 28th at The Bay Ridge Manor
Alfadila Community Services is having a fundraiser on April 27th. Why is Alfadila honoring Councilman Justin Brannan, his wife and mother? You can read about it here:
https://alfadilacs.org/disability-fundraising-gala
I don’t recall them honoring Brannan before, so what’s different?
Why would they honor a politician, when there is so much corruption and silence in our community?
In 2024, Alfadila Community Services received $15,000 from NYC Council.
In 2025, Alfadila Community Services received $30,000 from NYC Council:
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April 15, 2025Three People Climbed Into the Sewer on 17th Avenue and 82nd Street in Bensonhurst
Yesterday around 5:30 pm, there was a lot of police cars on 17th Avenue and 82nd Street.
Someone shared on social media that men removed a sewer cap and climbed down. I thought they were being facetious. They were telling the truth.
The news reported that several people entered the sewer and one guy stayed behind and closed the sewer cap. (Source: https://is.gd/wgTKfA) The police took that man in custody first.
Channel News showed video tonight:
The police have two more of the men in custody (for a total of three) and are searching for two other people. (Source: https://is.gd/znYWCb)
Update: “The suspects have been identified as 25-year-old Zion McKenzie, 26-year-old Shawan Thompson and 39-year-old Willie Green. They face burglary, possession of a burglary tool, criminal mischief and criminal facilitation charges.” Source: https://is.gd/yqVgfj
The article stated: Right now, investigators are still trying to figure out who went down there and why. Can someone get to someone’s basement through the sewer and rob their home?
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April 15, 2025Why is the Brooklyn Conservative Party Playing Around with Elections?
Susan Zhuang and Bill Colton must be drinking champagne and laughing tonight. The Brooklyn Conservative Party is putting Susan Zhuang on the Conservative Party line on the ballot.
There is something strange here. Nick Badolato went to the trouble of signing up to run against Susan and getting the required signatures for the petitions. Then he refused the Conservative Party line on the ballot. (See story: https://is.gd/NWGvpn)
It sounds like the Conservative Party was trying to stop someone else from running on their line.
This isn’t the first time the Conservative Party used a placeholder candidate in an election. Read about a well-known backroom deal in our elections: https://is.gd/bjWz3C
I like Councilwoman Zhuang – she is a good representative and she is present to the community. But election time is the time when things get done because the incumbent and the challenger discuss the largest community problems.
For the 43rd Council district, the first issue is dirty streets. People post pictures of bulk garbage on street corners and papers/food scraps on the street (especially 86th Street). While the Councilwoman has a cleaning company come once in awhile, the dirty streets return fast.
Yes, this is the 43rd District this year
The second issue would be mental health or crime. We just saw the horrific story of a father/uncle cut his daughter and nieces with a knife. People who need help aren’t getting help, possibly because of language barriers. Robberies would be third.
Now that Susan Zhuang is running unopposed, those discussions about the community won’t happen. The Conservative Party eliminated the debates and new ideas for this district. They don’t live in District 43, so they don’t care!
Placeholder candidate eliminates democracy. The Conservative Party may have blocked someone who was actually interested in running for office and wanting to help people. Those people are rare and the party should be embracing those people to run for other offices.
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