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July 28, 2022
Why Did Andrew Gounardes Give $50,000 To An Organization Instead of Purchasing Security Cameras for Schools in His District?
Senator Gounardes shared the above photo on Facebook and wrote that he gave $50,000 to an organization. (See here) Usually, Gounardes is very secretive and does not share how money was spent in our district.
After the shootings this past Spring, the news discussed locking the entrances doors on all NYC schools for security. Everyone must realize now that school shooters are on suicide missions, so schools should be secured. The news explained why they aren’t locked. (Story here)
We should have seen Andrew Gounardes take action for every school in his district. Investing in security cameras for the entrance doors for every school in the district should have been a priority to him.
Solar-powered Ring cameras are easy to install and they don’t need to be wired into the electrical system. For less than $300, every school could have received a camera that can be accessed from a password-protected app on a phone or computer. Some schools would need more than one camera, but they are very affordable!
While a locked school door isn’t going to stop a shooter, it may delay a shooter from entering the building and give the police time to get there.
Why does Andrew Gounardes forget he represents Brooklyn when he goes to Albany?
Giving money to NYAGV doesn’t change anything for anyone in Gounardes’ district. That group should raise their own money! They have a 212 phone number and we have never seen any of them in Brooklyn, when guns appeared in our community.
I looked up the anti-gun group NYAGV, which stands for New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. On their Facebook page, it shows they put out endorsements in the last election. (See here) I guess Gounardes wanted to buy an endorsement from the group!
There is no way that Governor Kathy Hochul would have wanted to give New Yorkers Against Gun Violence money, as they endorsed her primary challenger, Tom Suozzi. (See here)
The other gun advocacy group that used to be in our area, Moms Demand Action, was silent in our community this year when guns were found outside of high schools in our area. (See here and here)
Two years ago, neither Andrew Gounardes or Moms Demand Action said a word when 28 rounds were filed from AR-15 in Dyker Heights. The man didn’t go to jail and no one demanded action. (Info) I wrote and called Moms Demand Action several times, but never heard back.
Bay Ridge business owner, Sammy Hamden went to the news when he was shot at because not one politician spoke to him about the shooting. Gounardes’ office is just a few blocks from Hamden’s business. Sammy Hamden wanted the community to know what happened so we could be safe. (See here)
We need to do a lot better because Andrew Gounardes has underestimated safety in our community and carelessly gave $50,000 to a group, instead of taking action to secure schools.
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July 28, 2022
No Parking After 4:00 pm on 5th Avenue on 7/29
Bright neon signs are up all over 5th Avenue to remind Ridgites not to park on 5th Avenue from 4 – 11 pm tomorrow due to the Fun on Fifth Festival.
Many 5th Avenue businesses are participating in Open Streets and some have entertainers and prepared specials for the event!
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July 28, 2022
Aloha Poke & Boba Shop Opened on 3rd Avenue
Aloha Poke & Boba opened at 7308 – 3rd Avenue. Their menu is on Seamless here.
I saw their pretty bright yellow storefront and I couldn’t figure out what business was there before.
Sushi Jiro Japanese Restaurant was there.
Congratulations to the owners! May they have a lot of success being a poke and boba shop!
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July 27, 2022
Condolences to the Dog Owner Who Lost Their Dog Tonight Near Shore Road
I saw someone shared what happened to your dog tonight.
The kind person was riding in Uber on the Belt Parkway. Her driver hit your dog on the Belt Parkway by the rest stop area before Cannonball Park around 9:30 pm tonight. The driver tried to swerve and couldn’t stop due to potentially causing an accident with other cars. This good person took the driver’s license plate number (she’s a dog owner too, so she feels terrible.)
You were probably in the area playing with the dog and saw it happen or your dog went missing and you are just finding out now. I’m so sorry. We were praying for you tonight because we know how terrible it is to lose a good dog.
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July 27, 2022
Andrew Gounardes Didn’t Share the Debate Link – David Yassky Did
David Yassky shared the link to the Zoom debate with Andrew Gounardes. Yassky said that he previously represented 30% of the new district.
Why didn’t Andrew Gounardes share the link to the debate? He must not have wanted Bay Ridge to know. On social media, a few of the people who are close with Gounardes are the only ones talking about the debate.
Andrew Gounardes thought that quietly gerrymandering Bay Ridge was alright. Bay Ridge had been gerrymandered for years by the Republicans, so we were shocked that when Andrew had the chance to do the right thing for Bay Ridge, he didn’t.
The courts had to step in and ruled the congressional maps w3ere unconstitutional. The report specifically mentioned our district.
Now a lot of money will be wasted on having a second election in August. We should have seen Andrew Gounardes calling for fair districts, but he didn’t.
Gounardes represents only 20% of the district and would not be a good leader in this district. Why? This is a waterfront district. Gounardes hasn’t improved our waterfront – the bike path is a mess!
What Andrew didn’t realize in redistricting Brooklyn, is that he would have an opponent. Thankfully, David Yassky is a moderate Democrat and that’s a good thing! He’s represented Brooklyn before and we need to hear more from him!
The video of the debate is not on Schnepps Media Youtube page yet. (That’s here) If I see it, I will share it. If you see it, please share a link!
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July 27, 2022
White Castle is Returning to Coney Island 8/14
White Castle is opening at a new location at 3015 Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island on August 14th.
Michael Quinn shared the news in a TikTok video.

@thisismichaelquinn #whitecastle #coneyisland #brooklyn #nyc #trending #viral #fyp ? original sound – thisismichaelquinn

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July 27, 2022
R Train in the Summer – 95th Street Station
The R train makes its last stop at 95th Street then heads back to Manhattan.
These riders were still sleeping as Ridgites were heading to work. Don’t look at the floor of the train – it will remind you how bad it had to smell.
Money has been set aside by NYC to help people, but those coming to our district aren’t receiving help.
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July 27, 2022
Michael Ragusa Explained Bay Ridge Well on Arthur Aidala’s Show
On July 26th, Michael Ragusa, who announced that he will be running the Bay Ridge City Council seat was on the Arthur Aidala talk show.
Ragusa said he was never a politician and he worked with all different types of people. He said people are concerned with inflation, crime and taxes.
Michael Ragusa stated that he looked at the Compstats. He read the stats for sex crimes (up 116%) and grand larceny was very high. Bath Beach and Bensonhurst is high in murders and rapes.
I like that Ragusa is a regular person and so motivated!
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July 27, 2022
Vaping Lounge on 3rd Ave Closed – New Place
We saw the Vape Rite Lounge closed on 7322 3rd Avenue.
There was a new bright yellow sign. The sign says: “Coming Soon. Stay Tuned.”
The same sign has been on a storefront on 5th Avenue for many months. It looks like a pineapple – so maybe a juice place?
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July 26, 2022
Baby James is Up For Adoption in Bay Ridge

This cute striped orange kitty is for adoption at Itty Bitty Kitty in Bay Ridge.
He also has a brother named Bailey. If you are interested in adopting him, fill our the adoption application at ittybittykittyny.org
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July 26, 2022
3rd Avenue Needs to Be Maintained – Senator St.
Why are all those shrubs overgrown on 3rd Avenue? It’s a mess! There is graffiti on the building and the it’s not being maintained.
There has to be some general maintenance.
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July 26, 2022
Dead Man Found in Dyker Heights – 72nd Street
Around 11:30 am, a dead man was found in the driveway at 931 -72nd Street between 10th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway in Dyker Heights. (Story here).
The article states that the deceased man had no signs of trauma.
Photo by Jessie H.
The security camera shows that another man brought the body to the back of the driveway on a hand truck. (See video) How awful for this man and the person who found him!
Photo by Jessie H.
The medical examiner has to determine the cause of death. The article doesn’t say if the home owner knew the man.
RIP. Prayers for this man’s family and friends as this news will be shocking and awful for them.
Strangely, a man’s body being dropped off in someone’s driveway has not made it to the news or any politician’s social media pages.
That area is represented by Senator Gounardes, Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus and Councilman Justin Brannan. Update: Brannan tweeted these song lyrics:
Gounardes continued campaigning like nothing happened in his district:
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Senator Gounardes shared the above photo on Facebook and wrote that he gave $50,000 to an organization. (See here) Usually, Gounardes is very secretive and does not share how money was spent in our district.

After the shootings this past Spring, the news discussed locking the entrances doors on all NYC schools for security. Everyone must realize now that school shooters are on suicide missions, so schools should be secured. The news explained why they aren’t locked. (Story here)

We should have seen Andrew Gounardes take action for every school in his district. Investing in security cameras for the entrance doors for every school in the district should have been a priority to him.

While a locked school door isn’t going to stop a shooter, it may delay a shooter from entering the building and give the police time to get there.

Why does Andrew Gounardes forget he represents Brooklyn when he goes to Albany?

Giving money to NYAGV doesn’t change anything for anyone in Gounardes’ district. That group should raise their own money! They have a 212 phone number and we have never seen any of them in Brooklyn, when guns appeared in our community.

I looked up the anti-gun group NYAGV, which stands for New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. On their Facebook page, it shows they put out endorsements in the last election. (See here) I guess Gounardes wanted to buy an endorsement from the group!

There is no way that Governor Kathy Hochul would have wanted to give New Yorkers Against Gun Violence money, as they endorsed her primary challenger, Tom Suozzi. (See here)

The other gun advocacy group that used to be in our area, Moms Demand Action, was silent in our community this year when guns were found outside of high schools in our area. (See here and here)

Two years ago, neither Andrew Gounardes or Moms Demand Action said a word when 28 rounds were filed from AR-15 in Dyker Heights. The man didn’t go to jail and no one demanded action. (Info) I wrote and called Moms Demand Action several times, but never heard back.

Bay Ridge business owner, Sammy Hamden went to the news when he was shot at because not one politician spoke to him about the shooting. Gounardes’ office is just a few blocks from Hamden’s business. Sammy Hamden wanted the community to know what happened so we could be safe. (See here)

We need to do a lot better because Andrew Gounardes has underestimated safety in our community and carelessly gave $50,000 to a group, instead of taking action to secure schools.

Bright neon signs are up all over 5th Avenue to remind Ridgites not to park on 5th Avenue from 4 – 11 pm tomorrow due to the Fun on Fifth Festival.

Many 5th Avenue businesses are participating in Open Streets and some have entertainers and prepared specials for the event!

Aloha Poke & Boba opened at 7308 – 3rd Avenue. Their menu is on Seamless here.

I saw their pretty bright yellow storefront and I couldn’t figure out what business was there before.

Sushi Jiro Japanese Restaurant was there.

Congratulations to the owners! May they have a lot of success being a poke and boba shop!

I saw someone shared what happened to your dog tonight.

You were probably in the area playing with the dog and saw it happen or your dog went missing and you are just finding out now. I’m so sorry. We were praying for you tonight because we know how terrible it is to lose a good dog.

David Yassky shared the link to the Zoom debate with Andrew Gounardes. Yassky said that he previously represented 30% of the new district.

Why didn’t Andrew Gounardes share the link to the debate? He must not have wanted Bay Ridge to know. On social media, a few of the people who are close with Gounardes are the only ones talking about the debate.

Andrew Gounardes thought that quietly gerrymandering Bay Ridge was alright. Bay Ridge had been gerrymandered for years by the Republicans, so we were shocked that when Andrew had the chance to do the right thing for Bay Ridge, he didn’t.

The courts had to step in and ruled the congressional maps w3ere unconstitutional. The report specifically mentioned our district.

Now a lot of money will be wasted on having a second election in August. We should have seen Andrew Gounardes calling for fair districts, but he didn’t.

Gounardes represents only 20% of the district and would not be a good leader in this district. Why? This is a waterfront district. Gounardes hasn’t improved our waterfront – the bike path is a mess!

What Andrew didn’t realize in redistricting Brooklyn, is that he would have an opponent. Thankfully, David Yassky is a moderate Democrat and that’s a good thing! He’s represented Brooklyn before and we need to hear more from him!

The video of the debate is not on Schnepps Media Youtube page yet. (That’s here) If I see it, I will share it. If you see it, please share a link!

White Castle is opening at a new location at 3015 Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island on August 14th.

Michael Quinn shared the news in a TikTok video.

The R train makes its last stop at 95th Street then heads back to Manhattan.

These riders were still sleeping as Ridgites were heading to work. Don’t look at the floor of the train – it will remind you how bad it had to smell.

Money has been set aside by NYC to help people, but those coming to our district aren’t receiving help.

On July 26th, Michael Ragusa, who announced that he will be running the Bay Ridge City Council seat was on the Arthur Aidala talk show.

Ragusa said he was never a politician and he worked with all different types of people. He said people are concerned with inflation, crime and taxes.

Michael Ragusa stated that he looked at the Compstats. He read the stats for sex crimes (up 116%) and grand larceny was very high. Bath Beach and Bensonhurst is high in murders and rapes.

I like that Ragusa is a regular person and so motivated!

We saw the Vape Rite Lounge closed on 7322 3rd Avenue.

There was a new bright yellow sign. The sign says: “Coming Soon. Stay Tuned.”

The same sign has been on a storefront on 5th Avenue for many months. It looks like a pineapple – so maybe a juice place?

This cute striped orange kitty is for adoption at Itty Bitty Kitty in Bay Ridge.

He also has a brother named Bailey. If you are interested in adopting him, fill our the adoption application at ittybittykittyny.org

Why are all those shrubs overgrown on 3rd Avenue? It’s a mess! There is graffiti on the building and the it’s not being maintained.

There has to be some general maintenance.

Around 11:30 am, a dead man was found in the driveway at 931 -72nd Street between 10th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway in Dyker Heights. (Story here).

The article states that the deceased man had no signs of trauma.

The security camera shows that another man brought the body to the back of the driveway on a hand truck. (See video) How awful for this man and the person who found him!

The medical examiner has to determine the cause of death. The article doesn’t say if the home owner knew the man.

RIP. Prayers for this man’s family and friends as this news will be shocking and awful for them.

Strangely, a man’s body being dropped off in someone’s driveway has not made it to the news or any politician’s social media pages.

That area is represented by Senator Gounardes, Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus and Councilman Justin Brannan. Update: Brannan tweeted these song lyrics:

Gounardes continued campaigning like nothing happened in his district: