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December 30, 2021
New NYC Property Tax Commission Report
Two days before 2022 begins, the NYC Property Tax Commission released another report. (See here)
*Not one elected leader in our area has written anything about this report.
The NYC Property Tax Commission said that homes should be taxed by the market value (same as the last report) and the tax rate should be 0.814 percent (which was missing from the old report)
The Property Tax Commission said this plan should be phased in during five years. Meaning: We won’t see relief unless Senator Gounardes acts!
The Property Tax Commission talked about targeted relief for seniors, veterans and people with mid and low incomes. It didn’t call for any modifications for people who have been overtaxed by NYC and NYS for years.
Senator Andrew Gounardes should have received the rate from the property tax commission before this report came out and we should see a plan on his website for our community (but there’s nothing there).
This has been a very light year for NYS legislatures. It’s discouraging Gounardes accepting PAC money when he is supposed to be representing people in this area. Gounardes didn’t meet with Mayor de Blasio to resolve the tax issue or do anything for home owners during Covid.
Last Spring, I also asked Mathylde Frontus to help us on this issue.
The Property Tax Commission could not find a reason for our community and others to continue to receive increases, but we did even last year. The property tax commission knew that using assessed value growth caps allowed for inequitable taxes to be collected.
By the first week of January 2022, Senator Gounardes should be rallying and protesting outside of Governor Hochul’s office, like the other senators do to be heard. Gounardes should be introducing a bill to help his community because the Property Tax Commission failed.
Senator Gounardes office is closed this week.
How does a senator close his office to the community when the Covid Omicron virus is surging through Brooklyn?
In July 2020, Councilman Justin Brannan said on Twitter that NYC Council gave home owners a tax break, yet we all received an increase in 2021! (See here)
Senator Gounardes did not step up for this community in the last three years. Gounardes continued to tell people that he had a circuit breaker bill in 2019-2020, (Senate bill 7540) but that went nowhere. (See here).
For 2021, he resubmitted the same bill (Senate bill S857) and he didn’t do anything to get it out of committee AGAIN.
The Circuit Breaker wouldn’t helped all home owners in the area that were being overcharged. This is what the Property Tax Commission showed:
Gounardes’ solution wasn’t going to do much for people.
The Property Tax Commission wants to slowly phase the new rate in during the next five years. Senator Gounardes should be stepping in because Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Marine Park home owners have paid their share for many years. *Incidentally, there are other neighborhoods in NYC where there unfair rates existed as well.

* One reason we may not have seen Senator Gounardes moving on property taxes —> Andrew Gounardes accepted A LOT of donations from people in 11215, especially from 2018 to 2020. The zip code 11215 belongs to Park Slope, an area that Senator Gounardes does not represent. (See here) I don’t know if all of these people are home owners, but I did find some of them in Acris. Why is 11215 funding Gounardes when Kevin Parker is the senator there?
Finally, the group of people who made up this Property Tax commission are named in the booklet. Senator Gounardes should have objected to at least one of those people and called for a property tax expert and a member from our community to be on the commission.
During the Brooklyn meeting, one of member on the Property Tax Commission did not show up for the Zoom meeting (yes I was there, but they have the videos up and you will be able to hear why she wasn’t there.)
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December 30, 2021
Narrows Botanical Garden Has House Plants
Narrows Botanical Garden in Bay Ridge has houseplants for $5 or $10 donations to NBG.
You can stop by when NBG is open or message them on FB to set up a time. (See here) The NBG entrance is located across the street from 6917 Shore Road.
They have succulents which will grow into……..
THIS:
This one is face growing and like sun or shade:
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December 30, 2021
Electric Scooter on the Verrazzano Bridge
Wild moment New Yorker guns his electric scooter on the Verrazzano Bridge. #NewYorkcity #VerrazanoBridge #Portauthority #nypd #nyc #Verrazzano #ericadams pic.twitter.com/0tggjeJENM
— NY Actions (@NY_ACTIONS) December 30, 2021

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December 29, 2021
Met Fresh in Bay Ridge Has At Home Covid Tests
MetFresh on 3rd Avenue and 96th Street shared on Instagram that they have the On/Go Covid-19 Self Test in stock.
There is information about this test here.
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December 29, 2021
March Against Anti-Semitism in Brooklyn 1/2/22
Update: See the rally here.
On Sunday, January 2nd, Councilmember Inna Vernikov is holding a March on 86th Street and Bay Parkway at 12:00 pm. She organized this because of the incident at hate earlier this week on 86th Street in Bay Ridge.
The march is happening because of the awful incident that happened to two Jewish college students outside of Footlocker in Bay Ridge on December 26th (See here)
Originally the march was outside Footlocker on 86th Street in Bay Ridge (old flyer below). Councilman Brannan and Senator Gounardes should have backed her up. The reason for the march is to say people belong here. Moving the location, says they don’t.
Councilmember Vernikov’s district includes: includes Brighton Beach, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach and Midwood.
The NYPD did not mark this as a hate crime on Compstat.
Even though NYPD’s Hate Crime account on twitter shared this:
Update 12/30 : Fight Back Bay Ridge blamed the man for wearing the IDF sweatshirt. It’s very sad to see this as this is a diverse neighborhood and there is no reason for anyone to put their hands on anyone else.
Thankfully Brooklyn South Police’s message is a lot better:
And District Attorney, Eirc Gonzalez’ message is also correct:
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December 29, 2021
Brian Fox, Bay Ridge Republicans and the Police Union – LBA, Call Out Anti-Semitism
This afternoon, Brian Fox, some Brooklyn Republicans and members of the police, LBA spoke on 86th Street and called out the Anti-Semitism.
I’m impressed that they took the time to say this was important.
Teens and young adults are watching this and they are seeing what’s allowed and tolerated in our community. I’m glad there are people willing to stand up against hate.
Brian Fox called out Councilman Brannan, Senator Gounardes and Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus for being MIA. Each made a statement on Twitter – (see here) but Brian Fox wants them to do something about it.
Curtis Sliwa spoke about the college students not receiving help from any of the people in the community – who were walking by on 86th Street.
Councilmember Inna Vernikov is holding a March Against Anti-Semitic Attacks on January 2nd – see here.
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December 29, 2021
What’s Coming to Century’s Spot in Bay Ridge?
From Ripco Real Estate
People miss shopping at Century’s. A lot of people hoped that Century’s would re-open. Some people dreamed about Trader Joes taking a place on 86th Street.
Today, I saw Ripco Real Estate has a portfolio with all seven of the buildings for lease. It included TJ Maxx on 86th Street and the other Century building on 87th Street. (See here)
The possibilities for this location are endless – let’s hope some great businesses decide to move in!
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December 29, 2021
Chase Bank on 86th St in Bay Ridge Closed Today
Chase at 413 – 86th Street in Bay Ridge is closed.
The sign on the door read: “Our branch is temporarily closed due to New York City’s Covid-19 Workplace Vaccination Order.” (Like this one)
On Monday, December 27th, workers in New York City who interact with the public had to show proof they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as per Mayor de Blasio’s order.
Chase on 86th Street is the second bank in Bay Ridge to be closed this week. Chase Bank in Downtown Brooklyn is experiencing the same problem – see here AND Borough Park is also seeing the same – see here
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December 29, 2021
Citibank on 86th Street Temporarily Closed
The 86th Street Citibank is temporarily closed.
If you need customer service, go to the Citibank on 3rd Avenue and 75th Street.
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December 29, 2021
Free Virtual Acting Classes for Tweens & Teens
Free acting classes for tweens and teens will take place over Zoom every Friday from 4-5 pm starting on January 7, 2022 and ending June 24th.
To register go here
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December 29, 2021
Barclay Center Opened A Sensory Center Named After Grayson Matthews, Son of JWoww from Jersey Shore
Barclay Center now has the Grayson Matthews Sensory Center.
Jenni Farley (aka Jwoww) from the reality television show Jersey Shore, opened the sensory center in her son’s name. (Story here)
Farley’s son, Grayson went to the Barclay Center a few years ago for a wrestling event and experienced a lot of stress from the noise. (See the room)
Now people who need a quiet space because of the sound or even the lights, they can go to the Grayson Matthews Sensory Center and decompress.
Jenni Farley said that one in six people have sensory issues. She said that they will be working on creating a sensory room at Nework Airport next because she travels out of there.
The Brooklyn Cyclones opened a sensory room in 2019 (see here), back then it was something nice for a place to have, but by now every sports arena or center should have one just to be more inclusive and help families.
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December 29, 2021
CityMD in Bay Ridge is Temporarily Closed
CityMD is temporarily closed starting today, December 29th due to staffing shortage.
Why did CityMD close the Bay Ridge office? Channel 11 PIX said that with Covid surging, CityMD is at capacity and is trying to preserve their staff so they don’t need to close other locations. (See here)
Bay Ridge was one of thirty-one CityMD locations in New York and New Jersey that was closed.
Update 12/29 – More CityMD offices closed
The Sunset Park CityMD office is on the corner of 51st Street and 5th Avenue.
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Two days before 2022 begins, the NYC Property Tax Commission released another report. (See here)

*Not one elected leader in our area has written anything about this report.

The NYC Property Tax Commission said that homes should be taxed by the market value (same as the last report) and the tax rate should be 0.814 percent (which was missing from the old report)

The Property Tax Commission said this plan should be phased in during five years. Meaning: We won’t see relief unless Senator Gounardes acts!

The Property Tax Commission talked about targeted relief for seniors, veterans and people with mid and low incomes. It didn’t call for any modifications for people who have been overtaxed by NYC and NYS for years.

Senator Andrew Gounardes should have received the rate from the property tax commission before this report came out and we should see a plan on his website for our community (but there’s nothing there).

This has been a very light year for NYS legislatures. It’s discouraging Gounardes accepting PAC money when he is supposed to be representing people in this area. Gounardes didn’t meet with Mayor de Blasio to resolve the tax issue or do anything for home owners during Covid.

Last Spring, I also asked Mathylde Frontus to help us on this issue.

The Property Tax Commission could not find a reason for our community and others to continue to receive increases, but we did even last year. The property tax commission knew that using assessed value growth caps allowed for inequitable taxes to be collected.

By the first week of January 2022, Senator Gounardes should be rallying and protesting outside of Governor Hochul’s office, like the other senators do to be heard. Gounardes should be introducing a bill to help his community because the Property Tax Commission failed.

Senator Gounardes office is closed this week.

How does a senator close his office to the community when the Covid Omicron virus is surging through Brooklyn?

In July 2020, Councilman Justin Brannan said on Twitter that NYC Council gave home owners a tax break, yet we all received an increase in 2021! (See here)

Senator Gounardes did not step up for this community in the last three years. Gounardes continued to tell people that he had a circuit breaker bill in 2019-2020, (Senate bill 7540) but that went nowhere. (See here).

For 2021, he resubmitted the same bill (Senate bill S857) and he didn’t do anything to get it out of committee AGAIN.

The Circuit Breaker wouldn’t helped all home owners in the area that were being overcharged. This is what the Property Tax Commission showed:

Gounardes’ solution wasn’t going to do much for people.

Finally, the group of people who made up this Property Tax commission are named in the booklet. Senator Gounardes should have objected to at least one of those people and called for a property tax expert and a member from our community to be on the commission.

During the Brooklyn meeting, one of member on the Property Tax Commission did not show up for the Zoom meeting (yes I was there, but they have the videos up and you will be able to hear why she wasn’t there.)

Narrows Botanical Garden in Bay Ridge has houseplants for $5 or $10 donations to NBG.

You can stop by when NBG is open or message them on FB to set up a time. (See here) The NBG entrance is located across the street from 6917 Shore Road.

They have succulents which will grow into……..

THIS:

This one is face growing and like sun or shade:

MetFresh on 3rd Avenue and 96th Street shared on Instagram that they have the On/Go Covid-19 Self Test in stock.

There is information about this test here.

Update: See the rally here.

On Sunday, January 2nd, Councilmember Inna Vernikov is holding a March on 86th Street and Bay Parkway at 12:00 pm. She organized this because of the incident at hate earlier this week on 86th Street in Bay Ridge.

The march is happening because of the awful incident that happened to two Jewish college students outside of Footlocker in Bay Ridge on December 26th (See here)

Originally the march was outside Footlocker on 86th Street in Bay Ridge (old flyer below). Councilman Brannan and Senator Gounardes should have backed her up. The reason for the march is to say people belong here. Moving the location, says they don’t.

Councilmember Vernikov’s district includes: includes Brighton Beach, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach and Midwood.

The NYPD did not mark this as a hate crime on Compstat.

Even though NYPD’s Hate Crime account on twitter shared this:

Update 12/30 : Fight Back Bay Ridge blamed the man for wearing the IDF sweatshirt. It’s very sad to see this as this is a diverse neighborhood and there is no reason for anyone to put their hands on anyone else.

Thankfully Brooklyn South Police’s message is a lot better:

And District Attorney, Eirc Gonzalez’ message is also correct:

This afternoon, Brian Fox, some Brooklyn Republicans and members of the police, LBA spoke on 86th Street and called out the Anti-Semitism.

I’m impressed that they took the time to say this was important.

Teens and young adults are watching this and they are seeing what’s allowed and tolerated in our community. I’m glad there are people willing to stand up against hate.

Brian Fox called out Councilman Brannan, Senator Gounardes and Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus for being MIA. Each made a statement on Twitter – (see here) but Brian Fox wants them to do something about it.

Curtis Sliwa spoke about the college students not receiving help from any of the people in the community – who were walking by on 86th Street.

Councilmember Inna Vernikov is holding a March Against Anti-Semitic Attacks on January 2nd – see here.

People miss shopping at Century’s. A lot of people hoped that Century’s would re-open. Some people dreamed about Trader Joes taking a place on 86th Street.

Today, I saw Ripco Real Estate has a portfolio with all seven of the buildings for lease. It included TJ Maxx on 86th Street and the other Century building on 87th Street. (See here)

The possibilities for this location are endless – let’s hope some great businesses decide to move in!

Chase at 413 – 86th Street in Bay Ridge is closed.

The sign on the door read: “Our branch is temporarily closed due to New York City’s Covid-19 Workplace Vaccination Order.” (Like this one)

On Monday, December 27th, workers in New York City who interact with the public had to show proof they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as per Mayor de Blasio’s order.

Chase on 86th Street is the second bank in Bay Ridge to be closed this week. Chase Bank in Downtown Brooklyn is experiencing the same problem – see here AND Borough Park is also seeing the same – see here

The 86th Street Citibank is temporarily closed.

If you need customer service, go to the Citibank on 3rd Avenue and 75th Street.

Free acting classes for tweens and teens will take place over Zoom every Friday from 4-5 pm starting on January 7, 2022 and ending June 24th.

To register go here

Barclay Center now has the Grayson Matthews Sensory Center.

Jenni Farley (aka Jwoww) from the reality television show Jersey Shore, opened the sensory center in her son’s name. (Story here)

Farley’s son, Grayson went to the Barclay Center a few years ago for a wrestling event and experienced a lot of stress from the noise. (See the room)

Now people who need a quiet space because of the sound or even the lights, they can go to the Grayson Matthews Sensory Center and decompress.

Jenni Farley said that one in six people have sensory issues. She said that they will be working on creating a sensory room at Nework Airport next because she travels out of there.

The Brooklyn Cyclones opened a sensory room in 2019 (see here), back then it was something nice for a place to have, but by now every sports arena or center should have one just to be more inclusive and help families.

CityMD is temporarily closed starting today, December 29th due to staffing shortage.

Why did CityMD close the Bay Ridge office? Channel 11 PIX said that with Covid surging, CityMD is at capacity and is trying to preserve their staff so they don’t need to close other locations. (See here)

Bay Ridge was one of thirty-one CityMD locations in New York and New Jersey that was closed.

Update 12/29 – More CityMD offices closed

The Sunset Park CityMD office is on the corner of 51st Street and 5th Avenue.