4th of July Parade in Brooklyn 7/3/22

The Independence Day Parade was moved to Sunset Park by Mayor Adams after the N train shooting early this year.

The parade is set to begin at 11:30 am. They are lining up on 59th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue. Then they will make a left and travel across on 5th Avenue to 43th Street.

I haven’t seen any flyers for this parade, but 311 said it is happening.

The NYPD has it on their calendar for street closures. (See here)

There is a parade in Downtown Brooklyn! Bring your kids, pets, bikes, floats, tractors, trucks and any other fun things and participate in the Parade! Line up is at 9:30 on Irwin Street with the Parade starting at 10:00.

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OLA Troop 23’s New Eagle Scouts

Seven young men at OLA became Eagle Scouts this year. Becoming an Eagle Scout is the highest achievement in scouting. The process takes a lot of time and commitment as the scouts have to demonstrate leadership while performing a project to benefit the community.

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Aqua Zumba & Salsa at Ft. Hamilton Army Base

Aqua Zumba & aqua fitness at the Fort Hamilton Army Base Pool June to September.

Drop in or sign up for multiple classes

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Abandoned Piano in Bay Ridge

Too bad someone doesn’t take it and make it into an art project like the Hope Pianos – see here

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Cat Missing in Bay Ridge – Near Ovington Ave.

This cat went missing on June 11th. If seen, please call: 917-588-9157 or 347-400-1405.

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Unpaid Tolls On The Verrazzano Narrows Bridge – Two Cars Get Seized

Some people are skipping the Verrazzano Bridge toll. Two vehicles were seized. Story here

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Riding On Top Of A Brooklyn Train

This group rode on the top of the train over the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn.

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Rainbow Over Shore Road Shared By Vinny

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68th Precinct Stops E-bike Rider With Gun

The 68th Precinct shared these photos today. They stopped an ebike rider who had a gun. The man also had pot and cash.

At a disastrous meeting this week, residents complained about ebikes riding on the sidewalk. Gounardes and Brannan said the delivery workers need the bikes because they are working. Neither politician was interested in developing a solution for the community.

The 68th Precinct should ask restaurants to label their ebikes with printable magnets ,so delivery people are accountable and non-delivery people are easy to spot.

Maybe the police stopping and checking in with e-bike riders will help get more guns off the street.

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RIP James Owens

Over the weekend, James Owens was reported missing by his friends since Wednesday, June 8th.

James’ obituary says he died on June 8th (See here) He was only 35 years old.

James’ wake and funeral are on June 14th at Leone Funeral Home 696 4th Avenue. (Info here)

Prayers for James’ family and girlfriend. RIP James.

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Car Fire on the Belt Parkway 6/10

From video

Around 10:30 pm, a car was on fire on the Belt Parkway in Bay Ridge. They video was filmed from the bike path. (See video)

Firetrucks sped through Bay Ridge to put out the fire. The surrounding area smelt terrible.

Hopefully, the person driving this car is alright.

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Instead of Correcting the Property Tax System, Justin Brannan Smiled Over School’s Budgets Being Cut and Property Tax Owners Getting A $150.00 Tax Break

As school budgets are cut, these NYC Council members, including Justin Brannan lined up for a photo.

Alexa Aviles, the Sunset Park Councilwoman shared the chart above in this tweet.

UPDATE: IF YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR SCHOOL’S BUDGET, GO HERE AND PUT IN THE NUMBER (WITHOUT THE PS)

Many schools will be picketing on Monday. Justin Brannan thinks it is cute to take photo, but these schools were shocked by their budgets that they had to write up this two-page letter. (See here)

The chart shows schools in poorer communities received budget cuts. The cuts are based on enrollment declining over the last two years. Chalkbeat published the attendance rates of schools here.

Did poorer communities lose more students during Covid?

Now on to the property tax rebate: I couldn’t find any information about the property tax rebate online. In the television interview, the politicians said they were giving the property tax rebate to keep people in NYC. But no one said how much the rebate was.

Brannan’s staffer was the only one talking about the tax rebate on social media. What he wrote isn’t true, according to what Brannan has written. (See here) In July 2020, Justin Brannan claimed residents were going to get a $300 property tax break. (See here)

When we received our bill that year, the city inflated the market value and charged us more tax.

Joe Borelli, a Councilman from Staten Island was on the news tonight. Borelli said the NYC property tax rebate was $150.00. The eligibility is based on income. The city is giving up 90 million for this – it’s not worth it.

Justin Brannan has failed to help his community and his press release on this issue will show how out-of-touch he is with his neighbors.

The leadership for our area is wrong. Anyone who was fighting for our community would have spoken out against this. (See here)

Andrew Gounardes failed to do anything about property taxes as well, except tweet about it.

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