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December 7, 2025
Christian Santos’ Father Said The Most Beautiful Words to Bay Ridge

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Christian Santo’s father spoke from his heart to the community. It’s such a beautiful speech.
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December 6, 2025
Jafet Jemmott, Missing Midwood High School Student: 15-Years-Old
Jafet Jemmott, a 15-year-old teen is missing from Rockaways since Friday, November 28th. He was last seen leaving his home in at 6:00 am. His friends call him by his middle name: Elijah.
He is a student at Midwood High School in Brooklyn. https://shorturl.at/WWiCE
His family really misses him. Prayers for his fast return.
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December 6, 2025
Latoue Nail Salon in Bay Ridge
Latoue Nail Salon at 8208 3rd Avenue
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December 6, 2025
Man Went Down Manhole on 72nd St Between 13th & 14th Ave. – 68th Pct Response VERY Slow
On Friday, December 6th, a man went down a manhole on 72nd Street between 13th and 14th Avenues at 8:41 pm. See video:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2021328822045450
The man paced around near the manhole.
Then he opened the cover to the manhole.
The man entered the manhole and pulled the cover back on.
Residents called 911 many times. They also called the 68th Precinct directly twice and they tweeted the NYPD to try and get help.
The first call was at 8:42 pm on Friday evening (as soon as the man entered the manhole). Yet, the 68th Precinct police did not respond until 12:45 am on Saturday.
The 68th Precinct officers did not open or even investigate around the manhole. Why didn’t they call another department or someone to investigate for the community?
At 2:07 am, the man came out of the manhole – 5 hours after he had gone done the manhole. ** Amazing Brooklynites ** kept their eyes on this manhole for hours because they knew something was wrong and the police did not investigate or provide any answers.
Dyker Heights is a neighborhood with families and people are concerned about safety. People look out for each other. Thank you to the Dyker Heights residents who kept an eye on the manhole, contacted the police many times and then shared what was going on their street.
This community also loves and respects the NYPD, but they need more help and accountability from the NYPD.
This is not the first time men have gone down a manhole. What is going on? Who are they trying to rob?
Will this come back and jump in the manhole when no one is watching? This community needs an investigation.
Three men arrested after allegedly going into Bensonhurst sewer
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December 6, 2025
Xiang Hotpot on Fort Hamilton Parkway
Xiang Hot Pot at 5816 Fort Hamilton Pkwy has several price points.
65 Kuho Sushi Hot Pot at 1701 – 65th Street at is more reasonably priced and good for people who are new to hotpot. Their hotpot sushi deal is probably the best around.
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December 6, 2025
House with Krampus on 72nd Street in Bay Ridge
Photo: Patrick Sullivan
December 5th is when Krampus is said to roam the streets for naughty children.
This Bay Ridge home on 72nd Street between 3rd & 4th Avenues has a large Krampus. Bay Ridge residents take their decorating seriously. At the bottom is this writing:
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December 5, 2025
Astoria, Queens Wins in Court Against Bike Lane
A Queens judge, Cheree Buggs ruled that NYC has to remove the half-installed bike lane on 31st Street.
The judge found that the NYC Department of Transportation fell short on safety measures and failed to properly address concerns about how the redesign would impact traffic, access for emergency vehicles, parking, loading/unloading for local businesses, and pedestrian safety.
News:
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/05/queens-judge-orders-city-to-nix-half-installed-queens-bike-lane
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December 5, 2025
Pop-Up Pantry Open on 12/6 on 88th Street
There is a popup pantry on 88th Street – it’s midblock between 3rd and 4th Avenue.
Some of our neighbors have needed it due to inflation and rising costs.
Please consider donating UNOPENED, non-expired shelf stable food to the pop-up pantry in Bay Ridge.
https://www.instagram.com/88thstreet.pantry?igsh=MWN2M2EycmJ5MGpxNg==
Or you can donate from the Amazon list or through venmo: https://shorturl.at/2TOCQ
Thank you to Jackie for setting up the pop-up pantry and responding to our community’s needs.
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December 5, 2025
Don’t Use the Mailbox on 79th Street & 6th Ave
A Bay Ridge resident shared that the mailbox on 6th Avenue & 79th Street in Bay Ridge has glue on it.
A $3,000 rent check was taken from the box and a new name was added as the recipient.
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December 5, 2025
Tolins Christmas Wonderland- Brooklyn Store Sold Christmas Decorations – Great Santa
Tollins Christmas Wonderland was this amazing store at 1849 86th Street. It was on 86th Street off 18th Avenue (where New Utrecht turns into 86th Street). It’s been closed for many years.
Tollins was a giant Christmas store and they sold decorations that other stores locally didn’t have.
On the second floor was a beautifully decorated room where you could get your picture taken with Santa.
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December 4, 2025
Is This Building Coming to 4th Avenue and 92nd Street in Bay Ridge?
This 11-story building doesn’t look like affordable housing.
This building is being planned for 92nd Street between 4th and 5th Avenues in Bay Ridge. It’s owned by Efthimios Zisimopoulos (aka Tim Ziss). You probably remember his name because of the Nathan’s flip. Info: https://shorturl.at/nSFSg
From: https://is.gd/uAZNjK
Today, Community Board 10 shared the photo of the building above in their email. This is what the property looks like now:
The new condo owners will be able to sit on their balconies on the 92nd Street side and have a great view of the gas station and clothing bin, which has been overflowing for years.
On Monday, December 8th, Community Board 10 will be discussing this property because in order to build that high, Community Board 10 will have to vote in favor of a zoning map amendment from C8-2 (BR) to C4-4D (BR) and zoning text amendment.
IMPORTANT: If the zoning is changed for this building, this will also allow some other property owners in this district to build that high.
In June, the Brooklyn Paper reported that a 9-story was coming to this property. Six months later, it’s an 11-story building.
The Zoning and Land Use Committee of Community Board 10 will take place on Monday, December 8th at 7:00 pm as a hybrid meeting over Zoom and in person at the District Office, 8119 5th Avenue. If you would like to register to participate iDecember 8th meeting on Zoom, register here: https://bit.ly/44aeVhW .
On Tuesday, January 20th at 7:00 pm there another CB 10 meeting. This will involve a full CB 10 vote at the Dyker Beach Golf Course at 1030 86th Street – this meeting is in-person only.
If you are unable to join us and would like to submit comments, you may send email to: [email protected] or write to CB 10 ‘s District Office at 8119 5th Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11209.
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December 3, 2025
SuperFresh Grocery Store is Taking Over Century’s 87th Street Home Store in Bay Ridge
From the Home Reporter
Wayne Daren Schneiderman of the Home Reporter broke the story that Century’s Home Store on 87th Street is going to become a SuperFresh grocery story.
The Home Reporter has the story on the cover of the paper, but I didn’t see it online yet.
Century’s owner, the Gindi family sold the property to the Abed family for $28 million dollars.
News: https://shorturl.at/uGX80 The actual address is: 423 88th Street. Info about the sale: https://traded.co/deals/new-york/retail/sale/423-88th-street
Sam Abed is the owner of several SuperFresh stores including the one at 242 Bay Ridge Avenue. These stores operate under the Key Food banner.
Senator Andrew Gounardes was at a Superfresh grand opening in our area, so when it was announced that the Abel Family purchased the property months ago, Gounardes should have congratulated the Abeds and shared that Superfresh was coming to 87th Street. News:
https://theshelbyreport.com/2019/10/21/superfresh-opens-brooklyn-store
Many residents were disappointed to hear that Superfresh was the new grocery store opening in our area because residents wanted a Trader Joes, due to their lower cost groceries.
For years, Councilman Justin Brannan kept stringing people along saying “Stay tuned” when someone asked on Facebook if Trader Joes was coming to Bay Ridge. Brannan also would write updates like this:
Meanwhile, Justin Brannan knew how the Trader Joes deal was killed. Trader Joes made plans to come to Trader Joes, but Justin Brannan and an unregistered lobbyist had other plans for that property. A reporter shared why Trader Joes didn’t come to Bay Ridge here:
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Christian Santo’s father spoke from his heart to the community. It’s such a beautiful speech.

Jafet Jemmott, a 15-year-old teen is missing from Rockaways since Friday, November 28th. He was last seen leaving his home in at 6:00 am. His friends call him by his middle name: Elijah.

He is a student at Midwood High School in Brooklyn. https://shorturl.at/WWiCE

His family really misses him. Prayers for his fast return.

Latoue Nail Salon at 8208 3rd Avenue

On Friday, December 6th, a man went down a manhole on 72nd Street between 13th and 14th Avenues at 8:41 pm. See video:

The man paced around near the manhole.

Then he opened the cover to the manhole.

The man entered the manhole and pulled the cover back on.

Residents called 911 many times. They also called the 68th Precinct directly twice and they tweeted the NYPD to try and get help.

The first call was at 8:42 pm on Friday evening (as soon as the man entered the manhole). Yet, the 68th Precinct police did not respond until 12:45 am on Saturday.

The 68th Precinct officers did not open or even investigate around the manhole. Why didn’t they call another department or someone to investigate for the community?

At 2:07 am, the man came out of the manhole – 5 hours after he had gone done the manhole. ** Amazing Brooklynites ** kept their eyes on this manhole for hours because they knew something was wrong and the police did not investigate or provide any answers.

Dyker Heights is a neighborhood with families and people are concerned about safety. People look out for each other. Thank you to the Dyker Heights residents who kept an eye on the manhole, contacted the police many times and then shared what was going on their street.

This community also loves and respects the NYPD, but they need more help and accountability from the NYPD.

This is not the first time men have gone down a manhole. What is going on? Who are they trying to rob?

Will this come back and jump in the manhole when no one is watching? This community needs an investigation.

Xiang Hot Pot at 5816 Fort Hamilton Pkwy has several price points.

65 Kuho Sushi Hot Pot at 1701 – 65th Street at is more reasonably priced and good for people who are new to hotpot. Their hotpot sushi deal is probably the best around.

Photo: Patrick Sullivan

December 5th is when Krampus is said to roam the streets for naughty children.

This Bay Ridge home on 72nd Street between 3rd & 4th Avenues has a large Krampus. Bay Ridge residents take their decorating seriously. At the bottom is this writing:

A Queens judge, Cheree Buggs ruled that NYC has to remove the half-installed bike lane on 31st Street.

The judge found that the NYC Department of Transportation fell short on safety measures and failed to properly address concerns about how the redesign would impact traffic, access for emergency vehicles, parking, loading/unloading for local businesses, and pedestrian safety.

News:

There is a popup pantry on 88th Street – it’s midblock between 3rd and 4th Avenue.

Some of our neighbors have needed it due to inflation and rising costs.

Please consider donating UNOPENED, non-expired shelf stable food to the pop-up pantry in Bay Ridge.

Or you can donate from the Amazon list or through venmo: https://shorturl.at/2TOCQ

Thank you to Jackie for setting up the pop-up pantry and responding to our community’s needs.

A Bay Ridge resident shared that the mailbox on 6th Avenue & 79th Street in Bay Ridge has glue on it.

A $3,000 rent check was taken from the box and a new name was added as the recipient.

Tollins Christmas Wonderland was this amazing store at 1849 86th Street. It was on 86th Street off 18th Avenue (where New Utrecht turns into 86th Street). It’s been closed for many years.

Tollins was a giant Christmas store and they sold decorations that other stores locally didn’t have.

On the second floor was a beautifully decorated room where you could get your picture taken with Santa.

This 11-story building doesn’t look like affordable housing.

This building is being planned for 92nd Street between 4th and 5th Avenues in Bay Ridge. It’s owned by Efthimios Zisimopoulos (aka Tim Ziss). You probably remember his name because of the Nathan’s flip. Info: https://shorturl.at/nSFSg

Today, Community Board 10 shared the photo of the building above in their email. This is what the property looks like now:

The new condo owners will be able to sit on their balconies on the 92nd Street side and have a great view of the gas station and clothing bin, which has been overflowing for years.

On Monday, December 8th, Community Board 10 will be discussing this property because in order to build that high, Community Board 10 will have to vote in favor of a zoning map amendment from C8-2 (BR) to C4-4D (BR) and zoning text amendment.

IMPORTANT: If the zoning is changed for this building, this will also allow some other property owners in this district to build that high.

In June, the Brooklyn Paper reported that a 9-story was coming to this property. Six months later, it’s an 11-story building.

On Tuesday, January 20th at 7:00 pm there another CB 10 meeting. This will involve a full CB 10 vote at the Dyker Beach Golf Course at 1030 86th Street – this meeting is in-person only.

If you are unable to join us and would like to submit comments, you may send email to: [email protected] or write to CB 10 ‘s District Office at 8119 5th Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11209.

Wayne Daren Schneiderman of the Home Reporter broke the story that Century’s Home Store on 87th Street is going to become a SuperFresh grocery story.

The Home Reporter has the story on the cover of the paper, but I didn’t see it online yet.

Century’s owner, the Gindi family sold the property to the Abed family for $28 million dollars.

News: https://shorturl.at/uGX80 The actual address is: 423 88th Street. Info about the sale: https://traded.co/deals/new-york/retail/sale/423-88th-street

Sam Abed is the owner of several SuperFresh stores including the one at 242 Bay Ridge Avenue. These stores operate under the Key Food banner.

Senator Andrew Gounardes was at a Superfresh grand opening in our area, so when it was announced that the Abel Family purchased the property months ago, Gounardes should have congratulated the Abeds and shared that Superfresh was coming to 87th Street. News:

Many residents were disappointed to hear that Superfresh was the new grocery store opening in our area because residents wanted a Trader Joes, due to their lower cost groceries.

For years, Councilman Justin Brannan kept stringing people along saying “Stay tuned” when someone asked on Facebook if Trader Joes was coming to Bay Ridge. Brannan also would write updates like this:

Meanwhile, Justin Brannan knew how the Trader Joes deal was killed. Trader Joes made plans to come to Trader Joes, but Justin Brannan and an unregistered lobbyist had other plans for that property. A reporter shared why Trader Joes didn’t come to Bay Ridge here:

At 2:07 am, the man came out of the manhole – 5 hours after he had gone done the manhole. Amazing Brooklynites kept their eyes on this manhole for hours because they knew something was wrong and the police did not investigate or provide any answers.