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February 2, 2022
CTown in Bay Ridge Locked Up The Energy Drinks
So the local C-Store in Bay Ridge put locks on energy drinks because of theft! What the hell is going on in our neighborhood?! pic.twitter.com/jcFHJAj7Za
— Heidi Chan-Sarantopoulos ??? (@heidi4brooklyn) February 2, 2022

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February 2, 2022
Sleds For Sale in Bay Ridge – Legends Sporting
Legends Sporting Goods at 8224 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge has sleds for sales. The large is $19.99 and the smaller circular one is $14.99.
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February 2, 2022
Free Vegetables in Bay Ridge on Saturday, 2/5
It’s good to know that BRCDC has people’s back in Bay Ridge.
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February 2, 2022
NYS Democrats Attempt to Rid Brooklyn of Two Hispanic Female Congresswomen with Redistricting

We live in a gerrymandered district. For most of my life, I didn’t know that. A few years ago, I learned about it when Justin Brannan and Andrew Gounardes cried about gerrymandering online.
The Democrats are attempting to crush Nicole Malliotakis and Nydia Velázquez with their gerrymandering plan for redistricting in Brooklyn.
Gerrymandering happens when district lines for a community are drawn going up and down blocks, rather than drawing straight lines around a neighborhood. Politicians want to get more voters that represent the political party in their district and get rid of voters that are opposite their party.
Currently, Bay Ridges district lines were made by the Republicans, so the Democrats SHOULD be doing the right thing and drawing better district lines. But they are not (See District 10 in the map below).
Their plan involves SUPER GERRYMANDERING BROOKLYN in areas where no one is watching them, like in poorer immigrant neighborhoods.
The purple line that is circled in red is the new CD -11.
NYS Democrats think no one will care because Hispanic people are busy working and not playing on social media, where all the conversation about redistricting exists.
The new district lines are spreading our Congressional District into Park Slope. Rumors are that it is either because Democrats like Robert Carroll (Source) or former mayor Bill de Blasio will run against Malliotakis.
Update 2/2/22: DeBlasio is thinking about running for Congress:
Staten Island doesn’t have enough people for a Congressional District, so it needs some in Brooklyn. But lumping Sunset Park and Park Slope with the district instead of Bensonhurst is ridiculous.
This change in district lines has Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez living in Jerry Nadler’s area, so she would have to move in order to run for Congress again. It’s a purposeful way to make sure that immigrants and first generation citizens in Sunset Park don’t get representation in government.
NYS Democrats think Brooklyn needs white men to be in Congress.
Sunset Park is 47% Hispanic and 32% Asian. These citizens do not need a white man to represent them and tell them what they need.
In 2020, this area fought against Industry City. Many City Council members Nydia Velázquez spoke out for them. Men in adjacent districts (like Senator Gounardes) were silent and did not hear the people and their needs.
You won’t see Andrew Gounardes and Justin Brannan calling out for fair district lines because women politicians are under attack. Years ago, these men had a backroom deal that was noted in a newspaper. Brannan and Treyger banned together to help Gounardes. (See here) No male politician spoke up for Mathylde Frontus. Frontus had no problem speaking out for herself and a lot of community support.
Andrew Gounardes stands to benefit from the district line being redrawn.
Bay Ridge is connected to Park Slope on the Senate map as well. Andrew Gounardes has a lot of campaign contributions from that district, even though he doesn’t currently represent that area.
Gounardes only contribution on this topic is to play on Twitter:
Last year, Justin Brannan quietly gave $50,000 of our tax money to NY Law School to teach about redistricting. Reporter, Jaime DeJesus failed to mention that spending in his article about Brannan’s spending (See here)
Who learned about redistricting from NY Law School that Brannan paid for with our money:? State government politicians should be calling out the gerrymandering and the attempt to cancel Latina politicians in NYC. Lawyers for immigrant communities should be calling for fair representation in Sunset Park with Nydia Velázquez.
Redistricting is easy if you aren’t a jerk. Draw lines on a map to divide the neighborhood. Stop making SUPER gerrymandered maps because you are afraid of losing.
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February 2, 2022
Baci’s Valentine’s Menu in Bay Ridge
Baci Restaurant is at 8424 – 3rd Avenue. Call 718-333-5879 to make a reservation.
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February 1, 2022
Justin Brannan Is The Last Person Who Should Talk About the Environment After The East River Park Fiasco #Fail
We saw the tweet above from Justin Brannan.
Brannan was the Chair of NYC Council’s Resiliency and Waterfronts committee. He told the people that he would help.
Brannan knew that the people only had access to a heavily redacted East Side Coastal Resiliency “Value Engineering Study.” (See here)
Brannan’s staffer told the activists that he requested a hearing. Corey Johnson, the Speaker of NYC Council told the people that not one politician filed the paperwork to get a hearing. He said he would check again, but the answer was Justin Brannan didn’t file the paperwork to get a hearing, even though he told the people he would.
Brannan then ducked from responding to the people. It’s well documented here, here and here.
The East River Park had all of it’s trees removed this Fall. Justin Brannan is the last person who should be talking about the environment. NYC lost a park.
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February 1, 2022
NYC Subways – Some Things Never Change
A little Macarena never hurt anyone:
@ohthatsjaeee Reply to @elizanel I’m not even gonna sit here and act like they don’t put in work. ?@jayeast4 @therealducksauce (IG) #nyc #subway #hebeasty ? original sound – Jaedon-King ??

While the person shooting the video is surprised this is going on at 7:00 am in NYC, no one else is surprised.
@ohthatsjaeee If y’all don’t let me go to work in peace I swear son ? #nyc #fyp #madearly ? original sound – lilyachty

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February 1, 2022
Looking for Steven Banker…..Bay Ridge Help
Steven Banker’s family is looking for him. If you see him, please tell him to reach out to his family, so they know he’s okay. They love him and are worried because they can’t find him.
Steven is a homeless man that is usually on 5th Avenue between 67th and 75th Streets. If you have any information about Steven, can you please message the family here.
He’s 6 feet tall, balding and a gentle giant.
Steven has a broken middle finger that doesn’t bend.
Last week, Steven was at Lutheran Hospital – he was treated and released.
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February 1, 2022
Early Morning Flyover on 2/2
There’s a flyover tomorrow morning at 8:15 am. It’s 3000 feet up so it’s going to be hard to see.
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February 1, 2022
Become a School Guard in NYC – Take the Test for Free
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February 1, 2022
Why Didn’t We Know That There Was Problems At This Bay Ridge Business A Long Time Ago?
This week, a family will bury their 22-year-old son. He went out in Bay Ridge with his friends to have some drinks and relax after working all week.
How are we here and why did the community not have any warning about this business?
Two politicians are stating that Catrina’s Restaurant is a place where there is:
Why haven’t we heard about these incidents in our local papers? Answer: Because our local papers are filled with press releases and stories made from politicians social media.
According to the New York SLA website (State Liquor Authority), Catrina’s Restaurant was fined on December 16, 2022 for $1500.
Why hasn’t the 68th Precinct mentioned that there were “unruly fights” outside of Catrina’s Restaurant at their meetings? The newspaper says these were known. (See here)
If there were sexual assaults at Catrina’s where is this noted in the Crime stats? Young women should be informed about where sexual assaults are happening so they can avoid those places.
Why hasn’t Andrew Gounardes and Justin Brannan’s included the names of businesses who aren’t following the law in Bay Ridge in their social media and newsletters? We don’t need more pictures of the politicians posing – we need information.
Bay Ridge isn’t that “small town” when elected officials aren’t sharing pertinent information so people can keep themselves safe.
ALL WE KEEP HEARING IS CRIME IS DOWN. We know it’s not.
Community Board 10 has a Committee for liquor license. Catrina’s has a liquor license in our area since 2018. They were renewed on 3/12/20 and they will be up for renewal in three months – 5/31/22.
What other businesses aren’t following the laws and why is this “well-documented” information not been shared anywhere?
Councilman Brannan and Senator Gounardes wrote the letter below to the Liquor Authority:
Why is there only one letter?
Why doesn’t Andrew Gounardes ever write a letter for himself? Why are we paying for him to have a staff when all he does is sign the Councilman’s letter?
I saw some Ridgites hailing the politicians for writing this letter. No Bay Ridge resident would hail writing a letter, if they knew about the last letter these politicians wrote. (See here) Please don’t expect so little from people who we elected and are being paid to take action for this community.
The politicians wrote a similar letter in October after the shooting outside of Chill Hookah Bar. (See here) Despite their letter, Chill’s liquor license was renewed on November 1, 2021.
Neither Brannan or Gounardes let the community know that Chill’s liquor license was renewed on November 1, 2021 and will continue to 10/31/2023.
Senator Gounardes failed to alert the community in his printed newsletter that cost thousands to print in color and mail out.
Andrew Gounardes also has failed to hold a Townhall meeting since taking office (he held an Education Townhall one year, but not a general Townhall meeting).
During the pandemic many senators held townhall meetings online (Like This), but Gounardes failed to have any meetings where the public could ask questions. Now that people can meet because 80% of NYC is vaccinated, Gounardes should be holding a Townhall.
According to the SLA website, Chill was fined $3,000 on November 12th this year. Again – no paper or politician reported this to the community.

What are politicians doing to help businesses to conquer the underage drinking, illegal drugs and fights outside of these places?
Everyone in the community should know which businesses in our community are obeying the law and which aren’t.
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February 1, 2022
Bay Ridge Rocks for February
Bay Ridge Rocks showed their cute tiger rock for the Lunar New Year.
February is Black History Month so they put Langston Hughes Poem, My People on the rock.

The rock reads: “The night is beautiful, So the faces of my people. The stars are beautiful, So the eyes of my people. Beautiful, also, is the sun. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people.” -Langston Hughes
Bay Ridge Rocks is amazing!
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Legends Sporting Goods at 8224 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge has sleds for sales. The large is $19.99 and the smaller circular one is $14.99.

It’s good to know that BRCDC has people’s back in Bay Ridge.

We live in a gerrymandered district. For most of my life, I didn’t know that. A few years ago, I learned about it when Justin Brannan and Andrew Gounardes cried about gerrymandering online.

The Democrats are attempting to crush Nicole Malliotakis and Nydia Velázquez with their gerrymandering plan for redistricting in Brooklyn.

Gerrymandering happens when district lines for a community are drawn going up and down blocks, rather than drawing straight lines around a neighborhood. Politicians want to get more voters that represent the political party in their district and get rid of voters that are opposite their party.

Currently, Bay Ridges district lines were made by the Republicans, so the Democrats SHOULD be doing the right thing and drawing better district lines. But they are not (See District 10 in the map below).

Their plan involves SUPER GERRYMANDERING BROOKLYN in areas where no one is watching them, like in poorer immigrant neighborhoods.

The purple line that is circled in red is the new CD -11.

NYS Democrats think no one will care because Hispanic people are busy working and not playing on social media, where all the conversation about redistricting exists.

The new district lines are spreading our Congressional District into Park Slope. Rumors are that it is either because Democrats like Robert Carroll (Source) or former mayor Bill de Blasio will run against Malliotakis.

Update 2/2/22: DeBlasio is thinking about running for Congress:

Staten Island doesn’t have enough people for a Congressional District, so it needs some in Brooklyn. But lumping Sunset Park and Park Slope with the district instead of Bensonhurst is ridiculous.

This change in district lines has Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez living in Jerry Nadler’s area, so she would have to move in order to run for Congress again. It’s a purposeful way to make sure that immigrants and first generation citizens in Sunset Park don’t get representation in government.

NYS Democrats think Brooklyn needs white men to be in Congress.

Sunset Park is 47% Hispanic and 32% Asian. These citizens do not need a white man to represent them and tell them what they need.

In 2020, this area fought against Industry City. Many City Council members Nydia Velázquez spoke out for them. Men in adjacent districts (like Senator Gounardes) were silent and did not hear the people and their needs.

Andrew Gounardes stands to benefit from the district line being redrawn.

Bay Ridge is connected to Park Slope on the Senate map as well. Andrew Gounardes has a lot of campaign contributions from that district, even though he doesn’t currently represent that area.

Gounardes only contribution on this topic is to play on Twitter:

Last year, Justin Brannan quietly gave $50,000 of our tax money to NY Law School to teach about redistricting. Reporter, Jaime DeJesus failed to mention that spending in his article about Brannan’s spending (See here)

Redistricting is easy if you aren’t a jerk. Draw lines on a map to divide the neighborhood. Stop making SUPER gerrymandered maps because you are afraid of losing.

Baci Restaurant is at 8424 – 3rd Avenue. Call 718-333-5879 to make a reservation.

We saw the tweet above from Justin Brannan.

Brannan was the Chair of NYC Council’s Resiliency and Waterfronts committee. He told the people that he would help.

Brannan knew that the people only had access to a heavily redacted East Side Coastal Resiliency “Value Engineering Study.” (See here)

Brannan then ducked from responding to the people. It’s well documented here, here and here.

The East River Park had all of it’s trees removed this Fall. Justin Brannan is the last person who should be talking about the environment. NYC lost a park.

A little Macarena never hurt anyone:

While the person shooting the video is surprised this is going on at 7:00 am in NYC, no one else is surprised.

Steven Banker’s family is looking for him. If you see him, please tell him to reach out to his family, so they know he’s okay. They love him and are worried because they can’t find him.

Steven is a homeless man that is usually on 5th Avenue between 67th and 75th Streets. If you have any information about Steven, can you please message the family here.

He’s 6 feet tall, balding and a gentle giant.

Steven has a broken middle finger that doesn’t bend.

Last week, Steven was at Lutheran Hospital – he was treated and released.

There’s a flyover tomorrow morning at 8:15 am. It’s 3000 feet up so it’s going to be hard to see.

This week, a family will bury their 22-year-old son. He went out in Bay Ridge with his friends to have some drinks and relax after working all week.

How are we here and why did the community not have any warning about this business?

Two politicians are stating that Catrina’s Restaurant is a place where there is:

Why haven’t we heard about these incidents in our local papers? Answer: Because our local papers are filled with press releases and stories made from politicians social media.

According to the New York SLA website (State Liquor Authority), Catrina’s Restaurant was fined on December 16, 2022 for $1500.

Why hasn’t the 68th Precinct mentioned that there were “unruly fights” outside of Catrina’s Restaurant at their meetings? The newspaper says these were known. (See here)

If there were sexual assaults at Catrina’s where is this noted in the Crime stats? Young women should be informed about where sexual assaults are happening so they can avoid those places.

Why hasn’t Andrew Gounardes and Justin Brannan’s included the names of businesses who aren’t following the law in Bay Ridge in their social media and newsletters? We don’t need more pictures of the politicians posing – we need information.

Bay Ridge isn’t that “small town” when elected officials aren’t sharing pertinent information so people can keep themselves safe.

ALL WE KEEP HEARING IS CRIME IS DOWN. We know it’s not.

Community Board 10 has a Committee for liquor license. Catrina’s has a liquor license in our area since 2018. They were renewed on 3/12/20 and they will be up for renewal in three months – 5/31/22.

What other businesses aren’t following the laws and why is this “well-documented” information not been shared anywhere?

Councilman Brannan and Senator Gounardes wrote the letter below to the Liquor Authority:

Why is there only one letter?

Why doesn’t Andrew Gounardes ever write a letter for himself? Why are we paying for him to have a staff when all he does is sign the Councilman’s letter?

The politicians wrote a similar letter in October after the shooting outside of Chill Hookah Bar. (See here) Despite their letter, Chill’s liquor license was renewed on November 1, 2021.

Neither Brannan or Gounardes let the community know that Chill’s liquor license was renewed on November 1, 2021 and will continue to 10/31/2023.

Senator Gounardes failed to alert the community in his printed newsletter that cost thousands to print in color and mail out.

Andrew Gounardes also has failed to hold a Townhall meeting since taking office (he held an Education Townhall one year, but not a general Townhall meeting).

During the pandemic many senators held townhall meetings online (Like This), but Gounardes failed to have any meetings where the public could ask questions. Now that people can meet because 80% of NYC is vaccinated, Gounardes should be holding a Townhall.

According to the SLA website, Chill was fined $3,000 on November 12th this year. Again – no paper or politician reported this to the community.

What are politicians doing to help businesses to conquer the underage drinking, illegal drugs and fights outside of these places?

Everyone in the community should know which businesses in our community are obeying the law and which aren’t.

Bay Ridge Rocks showed their cute tiger rock for the Lunar New Year.

February is Black History Month so they put Langston Hughes Poem, My People on the rock.

The rock reads: “The night is beautiful, So the faces of my people. The stars are beautiful, So the eyes of my people. Beautiful, also, is the sun. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people.” -Langston Hughes

Bay Ridge Rocks is amazing!