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May 14, 2023
Peace By Piece Food Distribution in Bay Ridge
Peace by Piece Shop at 6931 3rd Avenue is giving out food boxes on May 20th to those who need it.
Stop by the store with ID with a Bay Ridge address to sign up for a box.
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May 14, 2023
Three-Alarm Fire at 8416 12th Avenue in Dyker
Early this morning there was a three-alarm fire at 8416 – 12th Avenue in Dyker Heights. More than 100 firefighters went to fight this fire! (Info here)
The fire was first reported around 4:30 am and was not put out until around 6:00 pm. (See videos here)
Thick, dark smoke emerged from the corner home.
Photo from video here
The street was covered with firefighters working to put out the flames.
#FDNY members are currently operating at a 3-alarm fire at 8424 12th Avenue in #Brooklyn. pic.twitter.com/CPuTI7qG3M
— FDNY (@FDNY) May 14, 2023

Two firefighters were injured while putting out this fire.
Photo from video here
This house is completely burnt out. I wonder what the cause of the fire was.
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May 14, 2023
Community Board 10 Meeting on Monday 5/15
There is a Community Board 10 Meeting on Monday, May 15th at the Fort Hamilton Senior Center at 9941 Fort Hamilton Parkway.
Don’t worry about getting there at 7:00 pm, they spend the first 20-25 minutes asking politicians to share information with the community.
The politician’s staffer shows up and is usually say unimportant things like: (Name of Politician) wanted to say Hi (or Happy whatever holiday is upcoming.) I am not joking – there is very little information shared and the staffers should be embarrassed for wasting people’s time!
Do you think Senator Andrew Gounardes’ staffer is going to say that Andrew Gounardes pushed Congestion Pricing, but that Uber and Lyft are exempt from the $23 fee that residents will pay for driving into Manhattan?!
Will Justin Brannan’s staffer explain why Brannan voted for this on Thursday or why he has not adjusted the NYC budget so that schools are not defunded AGAIN? (See here)
You can view this meeting online here.
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May 14, 2023
Brannan is Silent – $295 Million Cut to Education
The Working Families Party shared the above graphic that 295 Million will be cut from NYC schools and almost $42 million will be cut from NYC Libraries.
Why hasn’t Councilman Justin Brannan, the Head of NYC Council’s Finances made changes in the budget so schools aren’t cut again?
Last year, NYC Council cut schools and didn’t follow the procedures for the budget. (See here) Justin Brannan did not tell us that, but a court proceeding did.
The current NYC budget for nonprofits is ridiculous and we should have seen Brannan take action for schools!
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May 13, 2023
Palestinian Nakba 75 Was Smaller in Bay Ridge This Year – Larger Protest in Manhattan
Today was the Palestinian Nakba Day. There was hardly any mention about the gathering in Bay Ridge this year, so their turnout was a lot smaller.
They were still able to make some noise and have a good size turnout – see Danny Arensberg’s photos below (scroll to the right to see more).

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A post shared by Danny Arensberg (@dannyarensberg)

Two years ago, Bella Hadid marched with the Palestinians in Bay Ridge. (See here)
#FreePalestine #NakbaDay pic.twitter.com/Qln8Cpdr5p
— soul khan (@soulkhan) May 13, 2023

This year, Al-Awda NY was outside of An-Noor Social Center on 5th Avenue and 71st Street urging Palestinians to join the protest in Manhattan.
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May 13, 2023
Car on Fire – 86th Street & 13th Avenue
Picture from video here
What is causing parked cars to go on fire? Around 3:45 pm, a car was on fire on 86th Street and 13th Avenue.
Firefighters extinguished the fire. (See here)
Picture from video here
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May 13, 2023
Six Months After the Election, Iwen Chu Finally Opened an Office
Photo by the Bay Ridge Dems
An experienced politician took longer to open an office than brand new politicians. #Embarrassing
Iwen Chu took six months since winning the election in November to open an office at 6605 Fort Hamilton Parkway, the same address she worked for Abbate for many years!
District Leaders, like Chris McCreight and Mark Hanna, pictured above like to show up for photos, but they were silent and should have helped Chu set up months ago. Everyone wants to be a district leader, but no one wants to work.
If a Republican was this lazy, McCreight would have ranted on social media about it. Instead, everyone was silent!
Andrew Gounardes and Justin Brannan did not attend the Friday afternoon office opening.
We asked Senator Chu about the two rapes in her area and Iwen didn’t respond.
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May 13, 2023
Brannan and Gounardes Shredding Event in Bay Ridge Was a Disaster
Today, there was a shredding event sponsored by Justin Brannan and Andrew Gounardes.
The first shredding truck wasn’t working and there was a fire. (See here) Update: Brannan shared photos tonight.
Residents were told to come back because a second shredding truck was coming. When the Ridgites returned, the second truck wasn’t working either.
Why didn’t Justin Brannan put out a message on social media telling people that the shredding event was cancelled?
Residents did not see Councilman Brannan at his event.
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May 13, 2023
Donuts Continue on Narrows and 69th Street
Vincent shared the photo above. Cars continue to speed and “doing donuts” on Narrows ands 69th Street.
Didn’t Councilman Brannan tell everyone YEARS ago that he was working on this situation? Brannan doesn’t have solutions for problems in our area!
Nothing was done!
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May 13, 2023
Plant Sale Today at NBG in Bay Ridge
Photo from Clayton’s video – see here
NBG is having a plant sale today from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
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May 12, 2023
Who Does Gounardes Work For? Uber and Lyft Exempt from Congestion Pricing
Andrew Gounardes pushed hard for congestion pricing. We couldn’t figure out who was benefitting from this bill.
Councilman Joe Borelli pointed out that Uber and Lyft will not have to pay the congestion pricing increases that the residents in NYC will.
Why didn’t Andrew Gounardes tell Brooklyn residents that?
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May 12, 2023
The Bay Ridge Library Will Be Closed for 4 Weeks
The Bay Ridge Library7223 Ridge Blvd will close for building maintenance on Friday, May 19, 2023. The branch will be closed for at least four weeks.
The book drop will be closed for the duration of the closure. You will not accrue any late fines, or you can return them to any other Brooklyn Public Library branch.
During this closing, please visit these nearby branches for all your BPL needs:
Dyker Library 8202 13th Avenue
Fort Hamilton Library 9424 Fourth Avenue
McKinley Park Library at 6802 Fort Hamilton Parkway
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Peace by Piece Shop at 6931 3rd Avenue is giving out food boxes on May 20th to those who need it.

Stop by the store with ID with a Bay Ridge address to sign up for a box.

Early this morning there was a three-alarm fire at 8416 – 12th Avenue in Dyker Heights. More than 100 firefighters went to fight this fire! (Info here)

The fire was first reported around 4:30 am and was not put out until around 6:00 pm. (See videos here)

Thick, dark smoke emerged from the corner home.

The street was covered with firefighters working to put out the flames.

Two firefighters were injured while putting out this fire.

This house is completely burnt out. I wonder what the cause of the fire was.

There is a Community Board 10 Meeting on Monday, May 15th at the Fort Hamilton Senior Center at 9941 Fort Hamilton Parkway.

Don’t worry about getting there at 7:00 pm, they spend the first 20-25 minutes asking politicians to share information with the community.

The politician’s staffer shows up and is usually say unimportant things like: (Name of Politician) wanted to say Hi (or Happy whatever holiday is upcoming.) I am not joking – there is very little information shared and the staffers should be embarrassed for wasting people’s time!

Do you think Senator Andrew Gounardes’ staffer is going to say that Andrew Gounardes pushed Congestion Pricing, but that Uber and Lyft are exempt from the $23 fee that residents will pay for driving into Manhattan?!

Will Justin Brannan’s staffer explain why Brannan voted for this on Thursday or why he has not adjusted the NYC budget so that schools are not defunded AGAIN? (See here)

You can view this meeting online here.

The Working Families Party shared the above graphic that 295 Million will be cut from NYC schools and almost $42 million will be cut from NYC Libraries.

Why hasn’t Councilman Justin Brannan, the Head of NYC Council’s Finances made changes in the budget so schools aren’t cut again?

Last year, NYC Council cut schools and didn’t follow the procedures for the budget. (See here) Justin Brannan did not tell us that, but a court proceeding did.

The current NYC budget for nonprofits is ridiculous and we should have seen Brannan take action for schools!

Today was the Palestinian Nakba Day. There was hardly any mention about the gathering in Bay Ridge this year, so their turnout was a lot smaller.

They were still able to make some noise and have a good size turnout – see Danny Arensberg’s photos below (scroll to the right to see more).

Two years ago, Bella Hadid marched with the Palestinians in Bay Ridge. (See here)

This year, Al-Awda NY was outside of An-Noor Social Center on 5th Avenue and 71st Street urging Palestinians to join the protest in Manhattan.

What is causing parked cars to go on fire? Around 3:45 pm, a car was on fire on 86th Street and 13th Avenue.

Firefighters extinguished the fire. (See here)

An experienced politician took longer to open an office than brand new politicians. #Embarrassing

Iwen Chu took six months since winning the election in November to open an office at 6605 Fort Hamilton Parkway, the same address she worked for Abbate for many years!

District Leaders, like Chris McCreight and Mark Hanna, pictured above like to show up for photos, but they were silent and should have helped Chu set up months ago. Everyone wants to be a district leader, but no one wants to work.

If a Republican was this lazy, McCreight would have ranted on social media about it. Instead, everyone was silent!

Andrew Gounardes and Justin Brannan did not attend the Friday afternoon office opening.

We asked Senator Chu about the two rapes in her area and Iwen didn’t respond.

Today, there was a shredding event sponsored by Justin Brannan and Andrew Gounardes.

The first shredding truck wasn’t working and there was a fire. (See here) Update: Brannan shared photos tonight.

Residents were told to come back because a second shredding truck was coming. When the Ridgites returned, the second truck wasn’t working either.

Why didn’t Justin Brannan put out a message on social media telling people that the shredding event was cancelled?

Residents did not see Councilman Brannan at his event.

Vincent shared the photo above. Cars continue to speed and “doing donuts” on Narrows ands 69th Street.

Didn’t Councilman Brannan tell everyone YEARS ago that he was working on this situation? Brannan doesn’t have solutions for problems in our area!

Nothing was done!

NBG is having a plant sale today from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Andrew Gounardes pushed hard for congestion pricing. We couldn’t figure out who was benefitting from this bill.

Councilman Joe Borelli pointed out that Uber and Lyft will not have to pay the congestion pricing increases that the residents in NYC will.

Why didn’t Andrew Gounardes tell Brooklyn residents that?

The Bay Ridge Library7223 Ridge Blvd will close for building maintenance on Friday, May 19, 2023. The branch will be closed for at least four weeks.

The book drop will be closed for the duration of the closure. You will not accrue any late fines, or you can return them to any other Brooklyn Public Library branch.

During this closing, please visit these nearby branches for all your BPL needs:

Dyker Library 8202 13th Avenue

Fort Hamilton Library 9424 Fourth Avenue

McKinley Park Library at 6802 Fort Hamilton Parkway