OLPH Has a Replica of Jesus’ Tomb

OLPH has a replica of Jesus’ tomb outside the church on 5th Avenue and 60th Street to help bring alive the Easter story for the community.
What a wonderful thing for a church to do!
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April 16, 2022Beyond Dance is on 3rd Avenue & 80th Street

Congratulations to Jen, the owner of Beyond Dance for opening a fresh new dance studio at 8009 – 3rd Avenue – it’s beautiful! See their website here.

You can tell how happy the children are to dance at their new studio! See instagram for more pics.
This used to be where Painted Pot was, but the whole place has been done over!

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April 16, 2022Norma’s Arts and Crafts Store Closed – Bay Ridge

This is the saddest store closing in Bay Ridge. This was Norma’s Arts and Craft Store at 7813 3rd Avenue.

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April 15, 2022Hundreds Marched in Brooklyn on Good Friday

Hundreds of Catholics participated in the Good Friday walk in Bensonhurst today. (See videos)
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April 15, 2022Century 21 Department Store Acquires Another Property Before They Build on 86th Street in Bay Ridge

ASG Equities, the real estate used by the Gindi family purchased all of the property that went with the Century 21 Department Store on 86th Street in Bay Ridge.
They purchased it from Julian and Sharon Smith Family Trust. (See here)

Now they are ready to build something great on 86th Street.
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April 15, 2022Manhattan Receives Free Garbage Cans

Erik Bottcher, a new NYC Councilman representing Greenwich Village and Hell’s Kitchen, offered his constituents rat-proof garbage cans for their building from the NYC Department of Sanitation.
Too bad Bay Ridge doesn’t have a Councilmember to distribute these cans to the community.
In our area, garbage cans keep disappearing. The NYC Department of Sanitation removed garbage cans from Fort Hamilton Parkway so garbage flies around the Avenue.
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April 15, 2022Easter Pics For Pets at My Natural Pet on 5th Ave.

My Natural Pet Store at 8318 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge will have an Easter Bunny in the shop for people to take pictures with their pet from 1:00 – 4:00 pm.
Pics are free with any purchase. Photography is not provided – bring your phone to take photos.
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April 15, 2022Bay Ridge Man Gave First Aid at 36th Street

Connor Armstrong, a 34-year-old from Bay Ridge retold his story about being on the N Train with the shooter on April 12th to The Tablet. (Story)
When Armstrong exited the train at 36th Street, he helped give first aid to passengers who were shot.
After helping people, Connor walked from 36th Street to the Barclays Center and got on the 4 train to Manhattan to go to work.
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April 15, 2022Baseball For 12-17 Year Old Children – 68th Pct

The 68th Precinct shared that their Blue Chip Baseball teams are free for children 12 – 17 years. This is for both boys and girls.
The first practice is April 20th. Teams meet twice a week. They aren’t just doing baseball with the young people, they are teaching them financial literacy, offering homework help, college prep and having field trips!
Contact: [email protected] to register.
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April 15, 2022Want to Buy a Funeral Home in Coney Island?

The Coney Island Memorial Chapels and parking lot is up for sale.
This is Coney Island’s only funeral home. The asking price is 4.5 million. (See here)
Will it stay a funeral home or will a developer sweep in and put up a huge development?
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April 15, 2022Need a New Portraits or Family Photos? $50

Caitlyn K, a local photograph is doing $50 mini sessions next week only! See more of her photos here.

Fifteen edited images – 30 minutes – $50 (that’s a good deal!). You can book her here
Indoor – Outdoor in Brooklyn
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April 14, 2022Max Rose Criticizes Amazon

In February 2019, Max Rose signed this letter asking Amazon to come back and reconsider Queens. (See here) Amazon wasn’t leaving NYC – just that location. They must have laughed when they saw that letter.
Now Rose is criticizing Amazon and calling their actions thuggish. (See here)
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