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July 29, 2022
Why Did Andrew Gounardes Wait So Long to Look at Safety at the 86th Street School Site?

Senator Andrew Gounardes shared the picture above and wrote on social media today that he looked at the safety concerns around the new school on 86th Street with the Department of Transportation today.
This location was named a location for a school in February 2019 – why did it Senator Gounardes so long to look at the safety of the area? (Source)
In 2019, the local paper printed about the deal behind the school. (Source) When people asked on social media about the property, Councilman Brannan said there was no deal. Brannan also said a hotel was not being built next to the school. (See here) Avid Hotel is being built there. (See here)
This January, some of the details of that property came out in a publication outside of our district. (Source) At that point, we should have seen Senator Gounardes and experienced members of CB 10 take action for the community.
Senator Gounardes should have investigated the school situation when he was aware that corruption happened. His friendship with Justin Brannan interferes with his position to speak up for our community.
A second school property on 5th Avenue was owned by the owner of Nathans. here was absolutely no reason that deal should have continued.
I wrote to Community Board 10 and they were annoyed that I asked them about it. Some people don’t think the community has the right to question things when corruption happens in the community.

We should have seen CB 10 address the issues in the article because the decision where a school was being placed in our community should not have been made by a man, who sent his child to private school. How do we know that? On June 5th, Andrew Gounardes posted a picture of himself with his friend and his child at her school on Twitter.
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July 29, 2022
Fun on Fifth is Tonight in Bay Ridge
Fun on Fifth is happening tonight from 5:00 – 10:00 pm in Bay Ridge. The open streets to stroll are from 72nd Street to 85th Street and 5th Avenue.
Cool Stuff:
79th Street – Urban Steam Lab has a fun interactive game for children to play – catapult wars!
78th Street and 5th Avenue: See Coney Island’s strong man and escape artist, Adam Rinn will perform three times – 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 pm – this is going to be good!
76th Street: Bean Post – it’s one of the best place in Bay Ridge!
73rd Street: The Brooklyn Bards will be outside of Schnitzel Haus at 7319 – 5th Avenue at 7:00 pm. Love the Brooklyn Bards!
72nd Street: PC’s Bar at 7215 – 5th Avenue has DJ Frankie and there will be games!
71st Street: Storytelling Project will be at 7130 – 5th Avenue.
83rd Street: Even if you don’t have a pet, stop by My Natural Pet because there is always something cute going on during the festival.
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July 28, 2022
David Yassky Explained to Brannan How to Get Universal Health Coverage
David Yassky is running for the NYS Senate – to represent Bay Ridge/Sunset Park and Downtown Brooklyn.
Yassky’s a graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School.
Councilman Justin Brannan was disingenuous with his tweet yesterday. He purposely didn’t use the @ symbol so he could rally the Brannanites, but not let David Yassky know he was referring to him.
Yassky noticed the snarky tweet and he didn’t shy away from it.
David Yassky answered Brannan on how universal coverage could be achieved and explained why the socialist way to healthcare isn’t the best. His answer was informative and straightforward.
Why didn’t Councilman Brannan know this?
Councilman Brannan is friends with Gounardes. If David Yassky wins, he isn’t going to be silent like Gounardes is. He’s ready to talk frankly to Brannan…..and that’s what we need.
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July 28, 2022
68th Precinct Working Hard on 3rd Avenue
Many NYPD cars and officers were on 3rd Avenue and 72nd Street around 8:00 pm tonight. Something happened with this caravan. (See here)
Early in the day, the Citizen App showed a robbery at Dunkin Donuts. (See here)
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July 28, 2022
Brittany Ramos DeBarros….If Only Andrew Gounardes Didn’t Vote to Gerrymander Our District
Brittany Ramos DeBarros was on Channel 1 tonight. She said that she is able to speak to the everyday people because she understand the struggles that working class people go through because she and her family struggled.
Brittany Ramos DeBarros was in the army from 2011 – 2019. She went to Afghanistan and served as a strategic communication officer. When Brittany came home from the Afghanistan, she realized soldiers were lied to. She became an activist for veterans. Today, a bill for Veteran’s was voted down in Congress and Brittany was upset by it.
Brittany believes that she can energize many different types of community because she represents many groups of people. She was sincere and likeable. If you want to speak with her, she will be in Bay Ridge on Sunday:
When Brittany was asked about Max Rose, she didn’t talk about Max Rose at all, she spoke about corruption and problems in the community that she was outraged by. Very classy and professional move! Brittany used that time to passionately speak out against poor living conditions for families with low incomes and veteran health care too.
Brittany could have spoken about Rose – she campaigned for him last time. Max Rose became the typical politician and was afraid to speak out against corruption in our district. Britney isn’t afraid.
Brittany Ramos DeBarros chances at winning this seat were hurt by her own party. Senator Andrew Gounardes voted for district maps that gerrymandered our district, even though Gounardes spoke out against gerrymandering for years.

The maps that Gounardes voted in favor of were was so bad that the courts ruled they were unconstitutional and ordered a master to remake the lines. (Info)
When the Master redid the congressional district map, he put more Republicans in the district. Too bad Andrew Gounardes didn’t have the integrity to do the job right, so that the district was fair.
For more information about Brittany, check her website here.
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July 28, 2022
Free Groceries For Those Who Need It – 7/30
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July 28, 2022
RIP Phil Guarino – Queens Man Found in Bklyn
RIP Phil Guarino. First, his black 2020 Mercedes was found in Queens and he was still missing.
Then his body was found in Dyker Heights earlier this week. He was only 28-years old.
Guarino was a construction worker, but recently left that job to take a city job.
Friends of Phil Guarino shared messages on Facebook when they hadn’t heard from him. They knew something was wrong when Phil didn’t return home to take care of his dog.
People who knew Guarino remembered him as being a good person.
The Daily News put the story on the front page of their paper with an awful title. Imagine how shocked family and friends of Phil Gurino must be. : (
Hopefully, the police will share a picture of the perp, so he can be caught. That may be difficult because it happened at night and surveillance videos taken at night are not as good as those taken in the daytime.
RIP Phil Guarino. Prayers for his family and friends.
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July 28, 2022
Ovington Avenue Foreclosure Mortgage Delayed

Documented NY shared that the foreclosure auction has been delayed for the building on Ovington Avenue where twenty families in our community invested their money to purchase condos. (See here)

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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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Senator Andrew Gounardes shared the picture above and wrote on social media today that he looked at the safety concerns around the new school on 86th Street with the Department of Transportation today.

This location was named a location for a school in February 2019 – why did it Senator Gounardes so long to look at the safety of the area? (Source)

In 2019, the local paper printed about the deal behind the school. (Source) When people asked on social media about the property, Councilman Brannan said there was no deal. Brannan also said a hotel was not being built next to the school. (See here) Avid Hotel is being built there. (See here)

This January, some of the details of that property came out in a publication outside of our district. (Source) At that point, we should have seen Senator Gounardes and experienced members of CB 10 take action for the community.

Senator Gounardes should have investigated the school situation when he was aware that corruption happened. His friendship with Justin Brannan interferes with his position to speak up for our community.

A second school property on 5th Avenue was owned by the owner of Nathans. here was absolutely no reason that deal should have continued.

I wrote to Community Board 10 and they were annoyed that I asked them about it. Some people don’t think the community has the right to question things when corruption happens in the community.

Fun on Fifth is happening tonight from 5:00 – 10:00 pm in Bay Ridge. The open streets to stroll are from 72nd Street to 85th Street and 5th Avenue.

Cool Stuff:

79th Street – Urban Steam Lab has a fun interactive game for children to play – catapult wars!

78th Street and 5th Avenue: See Coney Island’s strong man and escape artist, Adam Rinn will perform three times – 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 pm – this is going to be good!

76th Street: Bean Post – it’s one of the best place in Bay Ridge!

73rd Street: The Brooklyn Bards will be outside of Schnitzel Haus at 7319 – 5th Avenue at 7:00 pm. Love the Brooklyn Bards!

72nd Street: PC’s Bar at 7215 – 5th Avenue has DJ Frankie and there will be games!

71st Street: Storytelling Project will be at 7130 – 5th Avenue.

83rd Street: Even if you don’t have a pet, stop by My Natural Pet because there is always something cute going on during the festival.

David Yassky is running for the NYS Senate – to represent Bay Ridge/Sunset Park and Downtown Brooklyn.

Yassky’s a graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School.

Councilman Justin Brannan was disingenuous with his tweet yesterday. He purposely didn’t use the @ symbol so he could rally the Brannanites, but not let David Yassky know he was referring to him.

Yassky noticed the snarky tweet and he didn’t shy away from it.

David Yassky answered Brannan on how universal coverage could be achieved and explained why the socialist way to healthcare isn’t the best. His answer was informative and straightforward.

Why didn’t Councilman Brannan know this?

Councilman Brannan is friends with Gounardes. If David Yassky wins, he isn’t going to be silent like Gounardes is. He’s ready to talk frankly to Brannan…..and that’s what we need.

Many NYPD cars and officers were on 3rd Avenue and 72nd Street around 8:00 pm tonight. Something happened with this caravan. (See here)

Early in the day, the Citizen App showed a robbery at Dunkin Donuts. (See here)

Brittany Ramos DeBarros was on Channel 1 tonight. She said that she is able to speak to the everyday people because she understand the struggles that working class people go through because she and her family struggled.

Brittany believes that she can energize many different types of community because she represents many groups of people. She was sincere and likeable. If you want to speak with her, she will be in Bay Ridge on Sunday:

Brittany could have spoken about Rose – she campaigned for him last time. Max Rose became the typical politician and was afraid to speak out against corruption in our district. Britney isn’t afraid.

Brittany Ramos DeBarros chances at winning this seat were hurt by her own party. Senator Andrew Gounardes voted for district maps that gerrymandered our district, even though Gounardes spoke out against gerrymandering for years.

The maps that Gounardes voted in favor of were was so bad that the courts ruled they were unconstitutional and ordered a master to remake the lines. (Info)

When the Master redid the congressional district map, he put more Republicans in the district. Too bad Andrew Gounardes didn’t have the integrity to do the job right, so that the district was fair.

For more information about Brittany, check her website here.

RIP Phil Guarino. First, his black 2020 Mercedes was found in Queens and he was still missing.

Then his body was found in Dyker Heights earlier this week. He was only 28-years old.

Guarino was a construction worker, but recently left that job to take a city job.

Friends of Phil Guarino shared messages on Facebook when they hadn’t heard from him. They knew something was wrong when Phil didn’t return home to take care of his dog.

People who knew Guarino remembered him as being a good person.

The Daily News put the story on the front page of their paper with an awful title. Imagine how shocked family and friends of Phil Gurino must be. : (

Hopefully, the police will share a picture of the perp, so he can be caught. That may be difficult because it happened at night and surveillance videos taken at night are not as good as those taken in the daytime.

RIP Phil Guarino. Prayers for his family and friends.

Documented NY shared that the foreclosure auction has been delayed for the building on Ovington Avenue where twenty families in our community invested their money to purchase condos. (See here)

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.