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May 21, 2023
28-Story Building for 62nd Street & 8th Avenue. Why Doesn’t It Need a Special Permit or Review?
Helen Klein, journalist for the Brooklyn Reporter shared the story of the 28-story building for 62nd Street and 8th Avenue. (See story)
Community Board 10 mentioned the development on 62nd Street, but I don’t recall CB 10 mentioning that the building was twenty-eight stories. They also did not share that photo of the building.
In 2017, a different building was proposed for the area. (See here).
It’s sad that there hasn’t been any pushback over this. Once one oversized building slips in, others will want to around the neighborhood.
Who is the developer for this building?
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Topics: Sunset Park | No Comments »
May 21, 2023
REUNITED! German Shepherd Missing
Update: Good News! Koda and his family have been reunited!
Koda, a German Shepherd, went missing in Bay Ridge around 2:15 pm this afternoon. Koda was near 68th Street and Shore Road.
Koda is a brown-and-tan German Shepherd and he is not wearing a collar.
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Topics: Bay Ridge | No Comments »
May 21, 2023
Tess Kuhlman – Fontbonne Freshman Seriously Injured – GoFundMe Set Up
Update: Tess is well – Thank God! (See here)
Tess Kuhlman, a Fontbonne Hall Academy freshman was injured in a serious accident on Cross Bay Boulevard in Queens on May 17th. (News about the accident here) More info – See here.
Tess is a twin. She and her sister, Lucy play on the Fontbonne basketball team. The Tablet did a story about them in January. (See here)
Update: “Tess was in surgery all day and the doctors were very pleased with how it went and Tess can now start to heal.“
Fontbonne Hall Asks all to pray this prayer for Tess:
Loving God,
We come before you today in need of your healing hand. In you, all things are possible. Hold Tess’ heart within yours, and renew her mind, body, and soul. You gave us life, and you give us the gift of infinite grace. Give Tess the strength to move forward. Guide her towards better health, and give her the wisdom to identify those around her to help her get better.
A GoFundMe was set up for the family here.
Prayers for Tess, and the Kuhlmann Family.
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Topics: Bay Ridge | No Comments »
May 21, 2023
Norwegian Day Parade in Bay Ridge – May 2024
The Wicked Monk in 2023
On Sunday, May 19th, the Norwegian Day Parade will take place in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The parade starts at 1:30 pm.
The Norwegian Day Parade steps off on 83rd Street and 3rd Avenue. The parade continued down 3rd Avenue until 75th Street. Then everyone will on 5th Avenue. The parade ends at Leif Ericson Park on 76th Street, where there is a review stand and characters from Frozen.
Starts 1:30pm
The Leif Bar is celebrating!
After the parade and ceremony are over, there is an after party at the Swedish Football Club at 725 – 65th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues).
The Gjoa Club at 850 – 62nd Street also has a party.
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May 21, 2023
Bay Ridge Restaurants With Outdoor Seating That Allow Dogs
I don’t know of any restaurant in Bay Ridge that allows dogs to dine inside with their owners. Only service dogs are allowed inside of restaurants. It’s a NYC health code violation. (See here)
We have seen well-behaved dogs sitting next to their owner’s chair at these outdoor places:
1) Saravá – The Modern Bistro at 6819 3rd Avenue has an outdoor dog-friendly area in the back
2) Brooklyn Firefly‘s Outdoor Cafe at 7003 3rd Avenue
3) Brooklyn Brew at 310 – 79th Street has outdoor seating and water bowl for dogs.
4) Caffe Cafe Coffee Shop at 8401 – 3rd Avenue.
5) BurgerFi at 719 – 86th Street has water bowls outside for dogs
6) Cebu Restaurant’s outside cafe at 8801 – 3rd Avenue
7) Paneantico 9124 3rd Avenue – they will bring a dog sitting outside a water bowl.
8) Rocco’s Pasticceria at 9402 – 4th Avenue has outside seating
Other Areas of Brooklyn:
1) Duet Restaurant at 6181 Strickland Avenue in Mill Basin has a doggie menu and outdoor seating.
2) More dog-friendly places in NYC (See here)
Staten Island
Flagship Brewery in Staten Island is dog friendly. They have a dog club night when it’s $20 all you can drink and eat pizza! (See here)
Manhattan
Boris and Horton is a cafe at 195 Avenue A in the East Village allows pets in a separate section to walk around. (See here)
Upstate New York Resort
There is a dog-friendly resort Upstate called The Emerson. (See here)
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Topics: Bay Ridge | No Comments »
May 21, 2023
Help Wanted: Director for the Bay Ridge BID
The Bay Ridge BID is looking for an Executive Director. Salary $70-80K
See requirements and apply here until June 5th.
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Topics: Uncategorized | No Comments »
May 20, 2023
Great Chicken Wings – Bay Ridge House of Wings
Fantastic chicken wings from Bay Ridge House of Wings at 8812 3rd Avenue.
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May 20, 2023
Norwegian Viking Boat in Bay Ridge

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What an amazing photo shared by CBDER! That’s the Viking boat going to Owl’s Head Park for the kids to enjoy!
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May 20, 2023
Learn English in Bay Ridge or Nearby in Brooklyn – Free
1. PS 264 has classes to learn English on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm. 718-240-2770. Register here. There are other NYC schools outside of Bay Ridge which have free classes as well. (Info)
2) The Arab American Association has classes.
3) The Bay Ridge Center offers ESL Classes to adults 60+ in five week sessions. Call: 714-748-0650
4) The Sunset Park Library and the New Utrecht Library have classes on Monday and Wednesday from 10AM-1PM. This is the form to register: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeC_Fd6wsA…/viewform
5) FDR High School has free English Classes. (See here) Call Thalia: 718-449-5000 ex. 2303
6) CUNY Colleges such as Kingsborough Community College and Brooklyn College have free classes. (More info here)
7) Kingsborough ESL and Food Handlers Program
8) Red Hook Mutual Aid does ESL classes. 646-484-9677
9) Women for Afghan Women had online ESL Classes. 646-494-4054
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Topics: Bay Ridge | No Comments »
May 20, 2023
Mailbox Outside of 11228 Post Office Has Glue

A kind neighbor shared that there is glue in the slot of the mailbox outside of the post office at 8320 13th Avenue (the 11228 Post Office)
All reactions:

This has happened before in Dyker Heights. Mail thieves are trying to trap envelopes with checks so they can use chemicals to remove your name and then get money from your account.
Deposit your mail inside the post office or use another box that isn’t sticky!
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Topics: Dyker Heights | No Comments »
May 20, 2023
Seussical Production by Genesis Program at Xaverian is a Hit! (Show on May 20th as Well)
Middle school students in the Genesis Program at Xaverian High School performed Seussical. Their play was a hit.
Tonight, Saturday, May 20th, they are performing it again at 6:00 pm.
Great play for children – tickets sold at the door – 7100 Shore Road.
Topics: Bay Ridge, Uncategorized | No Comments »
May 20, 2023
APS Installed on 3rd Ave/96th St. & 86th & Ridge
Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) have been installed on the corners of 3rd Avenue and 96th Street (same block as Met grocery store). These are being installed all over NYC – see here.
The ASP devices communicate WALK and DON’T WALK to pedestrians who are blind or are visually impaired (they beep). Ron shared the above photo.
APS have been installed at 86th Street and Ridge Blvd as well. This morning.
Also seen in the photo are the red studded plates which were installed at intersections, which are also to help visually-impaired residents.
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Topics: Bay Ridge | No Comments »
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Helen Klein, journalist for the Brooklyn Reporter shared the story of the 28-story building for 62nd Street and 8th Avenue. (See story)

Community Board 10 mentioned the development on 62nd Street, but I don’t recall CB 10 mentioning that the building was twenty-eight stories. They also did not share that photo of the building.

In 2017, a different building was proposed for the area. (See here).

It’s sad that there hasn’t been any pushback over this. Once one oversized building slips in, others will want to around the neighborhood.

Who is the developer for this building?

Update: Good News! Koda and his family have been reunited!

Koda, a German Shepherd, went missing in Bay Ridge around 2:15 pm this afternoon. Koda was near 68th Street and Shore Road.

Koda is a brown-and-tan German Shepherd and he is not wearing a collar.

Update: Tess is well – Thank God! (See here)

Tess Kuhlman, a Fontbonne Hall Academy freshman was injured in a serious accident on Cross Bay Boulevard in Queens on May 17th. (News about the accident here) More info – See here.

Tess is a twin. She and her sister, Lucy play on the Fontbonne basketball team. The Tablet did a story about them in January. (See here)

Update: “Tess was in surgery all day and the doctors were very pleased with how it went and Tess can now start to heal.“

Fontbonne Hall Asks all to pray this prayer for Tess:

A GoFundMe was set up for the family here.

Prayers for Tess, and the Kuhlmann Family.

On Sunday, May 19th, the Norwegian Day Parade will take place in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The parade starts at 1:30 pm.

The Norwegian Day Parade steps off on 83rd Street and 3rd Avenue. The parade continued down 3rd Avenue until 75th Street. Then everyone will on 5th Avenue. The parade ends at Leif Ericson Park on 76th Street, where there is a review stand and characters from Frozen.

The Leif Bar is celebrating!

After the parade and ceremony are over, there is an after party at the Swedish Football Club at 725 – 65th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues).

The Gjoa Club at 850 – 62nd Street also has a party.

I don’t know of any restaurant in Bay Ridge that allows dogs to dine inside with their owners. Only service dogs are allowed inside of restaurants. It’s a NYC health code violation. (See here)

We have seen well-behaved dogs sitting next to their owner’s chair at these outdoor places:

1) Saravá – The Modern Bistro at 6819 3rd Avenue has an outdoor dog-friendly area in the back

2) Brooklyn Firefly‘s Outdoor Cafe at 7003 3rd Avenue

3) Brooklyn Brew at 310 – 79th Street has outdoor seating and water bowl for dogs.

4) Caffe Cafe Coffee Shop at 8401 – 3rd Avenue.

5) BurgerFi at 719 – 86th Street has water bowls outside for dogs

6) Cebu Restaurant’s outside cafe at 8801 – 3rd Avenue

7) Paneantico 9124 3rd Avenue – they will bring a dog sitting outside a water bowl.

8) Rocco’s Pasticceria at 9402 – 4th Avenue has outside seating

Other Areas of Brooklyn:

1) Duet Restaurant at 6181 Strickland Avenue in Mill Basin has a doggie menu and outdoor seating.

2) More dog-friendly places in NYC (See here)

Staten Island

Flagship Brewery in Staten Island is dog friendly. They have a dog club night when it’s $20 all you can drink and eat pizza! (See here)

Manhattan

Boris and Horton is a cafe at 195 Avenue A in the East Village allows pets in a separate section to walk around. (See here)

Upstate New York Resort

There is a dog-friendly resort Upstate called The Emerson. (See here)

The Bay Ridge BID is looking for an Executive Director. Salary $70-80K

See requirements and apply here until June 5th.

Fantastic chicken wings from Bay Ridge House of Wings at 8812 3rd Avenue.

What an amazing photo shared by CBDER! That’s the Viking boat going to Owl’s Head Park for the kids to enjoy!

1. PS 264 has classes to learn English on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm. 718-240-2770. Register here. There are other NYC schools outside of Bay Ridge which have free classes as well. (Info)

2) The Arab American Association has classes.

3) The Bay Ridge Center offers ESL Classes to adults 60+ in five week sessions. Call: 714-748-0650

4) The Sunset Park Library and the New Utrecht Library have classes on Monday and Wednesday from 10AM-1PM. This is the form to register: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeC_Fd6wsA…/viewform

5) FDR High School has free English Classes. (See here) Call Thalia: 718-449-5000 ex. 2303

6) CUNY Colleges such as Kingsborough Community College and Brooklyn College have free classes. (More info here)

7) Kingsborough ESL and Food Handlers Program

8) Red Hook Mutual Aid does ESL classes. 646-484-9677

9) Women for Afghan Women had online ESL Classes. 646-494-4054

A kind neighbor shared that there is glue in the slot of the mailbox outside of the post office at 8320 13th Avenue (the 11228 Post Office)

This has happened before in Dyker Heights. Mail thieves are trying to trap envelopes with checks so they can use chemicals to remove your name and then get money from your account.

Deposit your mail inside the post office or use another box that isn’t sticky!

Middle school students in the Genesis Program at Xaverian High School performed Seussical. Their play was a hit.

Tonight, Saturday, May 20th, they are performing it again at 6:00 pm.

Great play for children – tickets sold at the door – 7100 Shore Road.

Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) have been installed on the corners of 3rd Avenue and 96th Street (same block as Met grocery store). These are being installed all over NYC – see here.

The ASP devices communicate WALK and DON’T WALK to pedestrians who are blind or are visually impaired (they beep). Ron shared the above photo.

APS have been installed at 86th Street and Ridge Blvd as well. This morning.

Also seen in the photo are the red studded plates which were installed at intersections, which are also to help visually-impaired residents.