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September 15, 2021
Cancelled Bartolo Colon in Brooklyn on 9/25
This has been cancelled – money is being refunded.
Bartolo Colon will be signing autographs at E&J Boutique on Saturday, September 25th. I remember his nickname used to be Big Sexy and that he played on many teams including the Yankees and Mets.
If you want to purchase tickets in advance of the signing call 718-775-8471 to avoid waiting on a long line the day of the event.
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September 14, 2021
Feed the People Bus in Bay Ridge
This church in Bay Ridge is doing a great job at feeding people. The line for food goes around the block.
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September 14, 2021
Shots Fired in Bay Ridge – 87th and 5th Avenue
Around 1:15 pm, gun shots were fired on 5th Avenue and 87th Street in Bay Ridge early this afternoon.
Two men wanted to kill one guy. See the video of the shooting here This is a video from the other side of the street – see here. A window on the apartment above Lonestar was broken by a stray bullet (See here) and the door frame of their store. How scary….we are lucky this situation wasn’t deadly because there were people outside of Lonestar.
The video is so fast and if the shooter had better aim, more lives would have been changed.
They are shooting in our neighborhood in the early afternoon! Thankfully, children were still in school at that time. The two men didn’t fear getting caught or going to jail.
Councilman Brannan said that men were looking for someone at the barber shop. (See here) The whole area is sectioned off. (See here)
Brannan thought an arrest was coming soon, but no one was arrested.
The Citizen App shows video of the 68th Precinct officers investigating (it also says there was additional shots heard at 82nd Street. (See here)
Thankfully, no one was killed.
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September 14, 2021
Building Has Been Empty Since Before Covid-19
Sadly, this building has been empty for a long time – even before Covid-19.
It’s on the corner on 86th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway.
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September 14, 2021
Brooklyn Bards at Kelly’s Tavern – 9/17
On Friday, September 17th, The Brooklyn Bards are playing at Kelly’s Tavern from 9 – 12 pm.
Kelly’s Tavern is at 9259 – 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge.
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September 14, 2021
OLA Clothing Drive on September 19th

Our Lady of Angels is having a clothing drive on Sunday, September 19th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.
It’s a great time to clean our your drawers and get ready for Fall!
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September 13, 2021
How Do Lobbyist Work Bills Into NYC Council
Lobbyists file with NYC (some don’t, but then can get fined). Lobbyists approach politicians with what changes they would like to make. I was told that some even write the bill for the pol to submit.
I saw this lobbyist filing with Justin Brannan’s name on it (See here) and you can see the NYC Intro Bill number is 2349, so you search for that number.
Then magically, a bill appears by one of the politicians. (See here)
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September 13, 2021
Stephanie Wong Spoke Out for Sunset Park Against Keith Bray and the DOT’s One- Directional Plan for 8th Avenue
Community Board 10 had a Traffic and Transportation Committee Meeting last week.
I was cheering for Stephanie Wong and the united group of people present at the meeting. Stephanie Wong went “all Brooklyn” on Keith Bray and the DOT’s ridiculous one-way direction plan in Sunset Park. I was raised in Sunset Park and the people are all heart and speak their mind. They stand up for each other.
Stephanie Wong told the DOT: “You don’t live here. We live here. We work here and we shop here – not you. You sit at your desk in front of your computer. We know what we need – not you. This plan is for DOT – it’s not for us.“
Wong requested a better plan where the community has a say. This plan did not include the community and DOT has failed. She said, “We are not invisible. We have raised our voices.” Then she spoke in Cantonese and the community cheered for her! (Stephanie Wong, if you ever see this, please run for office because Brooklyn needs you.)
Peter Abbate was awake and easily roused the crowd. They cheered for him because the community was not involved in this plan (95% of the merchants are against the plan). Abbate was able to point out many problems with this plan.
Although Sunset Park is represente by Carlos Menchaca, he was not present at the meeting as he is terrm-limited and will be out of office in January. No other elected official was present for this meeting. Councilman Justin Brannan should have been there to support Abbate as the end of our district is involved. Abbate called out the DOT representatives for not revealing who was supporting this one-way plan.
The meeting was at Park Asia which was a great move by Community Board 10. I like that an interpreter was present to include everyone as well! You can watch the meeting here:
Community Board 10 Members did a great job standing up for our area and Sunset Park as well.
Jayne from Community Board 10 is the principal of PS 69. SHE KNOWS THAT COMMUNITY AND CARES because her children and their families live there. A one-way conversion near the school didn’t solve the traffic problem and she fears that the one-way conversion will hurt 7th and 8th Avenue.

Joe from the Community Board 10 said the bus stops were too far apart for the seniors.
Josephine made sure everyone’s concerns were presented at the meeting.
Steve Harrison said this change would hurt the commercial cyclists on 8th Avenue. I always appreciate Steve’s view because he sees things from different angles and always presents a unique view on something.
Dean from Community Board 10 called out the Mayor for trying to push this on the community before the mayor left office. Dean’s a great representative for the community.
When I went on social media to see what the people said about the meeting, people spoke out against Abbate and didn’t seem to understand that Sunset Park is fighting this because it will hurt small businesses. (See here)
Sunset Park is an immigrant community and the area is constantly taken advantage of. Someone is doing the wrong thing here and Bay Ridge will be affected because 65th Street and 7th Avenue will become more dangerous.
Finally, if you are passionate against this one direction plan, I urge you to send Keith Bray a message here. WHY? Keith Bray hates to be bothered and will do whatever he can to get rid of you so he doesn’t have to hear from you ever again. (We got our street paved right away when we bothered him.) So if you have something to say – let him know!
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September 13, 2021
Thursday Night – San Gennaro Feast Begins
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September 13, 2021
Garbage at Dyker Park
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It’s understandable when there is a lot of garbage at the park on Monday after a holiday weekned.
By Tuesday, people are over having the garbage around. (See here)
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September 13, 2021
Les Miserables in Bay Ridge This Weekend
This weekend and next weekend, Les Miserables School Edition will be performed at the Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater in Bay Ridge.
Some talented students in our community spent their Summer practicing and performing to bring the community some entertainment.
See showtimes and get tickets here.
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September 13, 2021
A Baby Killed in Brooklyn Because Speed Cameras Don’t Stop Speeding… Politicians Want to Add More to Pretend They Do
A baby girl is dead…..and hardly anyone even spoke about it. (NY Post) We can’t imagine how terrible this is for the new mother who lost her baby.
The baby’s life was stolen from two parents who loved her and were walking around with her in a stroller in Brooklyn. A car crashed into another car and hit the stroller. The Post wrote: “The baby flew 15 to 20 feet in the air upon impact.” (Source)
The driver took off and tried to take another vehicle. He was caught and arrested. Then the Daily News wrote that he had 91 school zone speeding tickets.
It is so hard to listen to the news coverage on this. What these parent went through is absolutely horrifying. People heard the crash and then they heard the baby’s father crying out. I don’t think there is anything worse that could happen to people.
How were there no red flags to law enforcement or to DMV? Gounardes red light camera bill just charges $50 each time someone speeds by one of these cameras doesn’t include points on the license and isn’t strong enough to stop people from speeding (a license should be suspended after 10 tickets)
Senator Andrew Gounardes, who introduced the speed cameras should have had an outside agency study the effectiveness of the speed cameras by now.
Senator Gounardes wrote on social media that he feels outrage. If he felt outrage, then tomorrow he will change the law.
Instead of making the law effective to stop speeding, Gounardes keeps pushing for more red light cameras to collect revenue. See Ydanis tweet:
We have seen Gounardes’ political pals, Justin Brannan, Brad Lander and Jumaane Williams get numerous tickets and Gounardes remained silent. Gounardes was silent when Councilman Brannan received 16 speed camera tickets. (See here)
Prayers from politicians don’t cut it when a baby is dead. Update: Gounardes played politics and did a presser with Eric Adams. He didn’t do anything to change the law. Instead social media talked about his tax for tech companies, which will ultimately be passed onto the consumer. Governor Hochul did not mention this incident because Senator Gounardes did not bring it to her attention. WHY? Because it’s just another day of ignoring problems in Brooklyn.
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This has been cancelled – money is being refunded.

Bartolo Colon will be signing autographs at E&J Boutique on Saturday, September 25th. I remember his nickname used to be Big Sexy and that he played on many teams including the Yankees and Mets.

If you want to purchase tickets in advance of the signing call 718-775-8471 to avoid waiting on a long line the day of the event.

This church in Bay Ridge is doing a great job at feeding people. The line for food goes around the block.

Around 1:15 pm, gun shots were fired on 5th Avenue and 87th Street in Bay Ridge early this afternoon.

The video is so fast and if the shooter had better aim, more lives would have been changed.

They are shooting in our neighborhood in the early afternoon! Thankfully, children were still in school at that time. The two men didn’t fear getting caught or going to jail.

Councilman Brannan said that men were looking for someone at the barber shop. (See here) The whole area is sectioned off. (See here)

Brannan thought an arrest was coming soon, but no one was arrested.

The Citizen App shows video of the 68th Precinct officers investigating (it also says there was additional shots heard at 82nd Street. (See here)

Thankfully, no one was killed.

Sadly, this building has been empty for a long time – even before Covid-19.

It’s on the corner on 86th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway.

On Friday, September 17th, The Brooklyn Bards are playing at Kelly’s Tavern from 9 – 12 pm.

Kelly’s Tavern is at 9259 – 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge.

Our Lady of Angels is having a clothing drive on Sunday, September 19th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.

It’s a great time to clean our your drawers and get ready for Fall!

Lobbyists file with NYC (some don’t, but then can get fined). Lobbyists approach politicians with what changes they would like to make. I was told that some even write the bill for the pol to submit.

I saw this lobbyist filing with Justin Brannan’s name on it (See here) and you can see the NYC Intro Bill number is 2349, so you search for that number.

Then magically, a bill appears by one of the politicians. (See here)

Community Board 10 had a Traffic and Transportation Committee Meeting last week.

Stephanie Wong told the DOT: “You don’t live here. We live here. We work here and we shop here – not you. You sit at your desk in front of your computer. We know what we need – not you. This plan is for DOT – it’s not for us.“

Peter Abbate was awake and easily roused the crowd. They cheered for him because the community was not involved in this plan (95% of the merchants are against the plan). Abbate was able to point out many problems with this plan.

The meeting was at Park Asia which was a great move by Community Board 10. I like that an interpreter was present to include everyone as well! You can watch the meeting here:

Community Board 10 Members did a great job standing up for our area and Sunset Park as well.

Jayne from Community Board 10 is the principal of PS 69. SHE KNOWS THAT COMMUNITY AND CARES because her children and their families live there. A one-way conversion near the school didn’t solve the traffic problem and she fears that the one-way conversion will hurt 7th and 8th Avenue.

Joe from the Community Board 10 said the bus stops were too far apart for the seniors.

Josephine made sure everyone’s concerns were presented at the meeting.

Steve Harrison said this change would hurt the commercial cyclists on 8th Avenue. I always appreciate Steve’s view because he sees things from different angles and always presents a unique view on something.

Dean from Community Board 10 called out the Mayor for trying to push this on the community before the mayor left office. Dean’s a great representative for the community.

When I went on social media to see what the people said about the meeting, people spoke out against Abbate and didn’t seem to understand that Sunset Park is fighting this because it will hurt small businesses. (See here)

Sunset Park is an immigrant community and the area is constantly taken advantage of. Someone is doing the wrong thing here and Bay Ridge will be affected because 65th Street and 7th Avenue will become more dangerous.

It’s understandable when there is a lot of garbage at the park on Monday after a holiday weekned.

By Tuesday, people are over having the garbage around. (See here)

This weekend and next weekend, Les Miserables School Edition will be performed at the Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater in Bay Ridge.

Some talented students in our community spent their Summer practicing and performing to bring the community some entertainment.

See showtimes and get tickets here.

A baby girl is dead…..and hardly anyone even spoke about it. (NY Post) We can’t imagine how terrible this is for the new mother who lost her baby.

The baby’s life was stolen from two parents who loved her and were walking around with her in a stroller in Brooklyn. A car crashed into another car and hit the stroller. The Post wrote: “The baby flew 15 to 20 feet in the air upon impact.” (Source)

The driver took off and tried to take another vehicle. He was caught and arrested. Then the Daily News wrote that he had 91 school zone speeding tickets.

It is so hard to listen to the news coverage on this. What these parent went through is absolutely horrifying. People heard the crash and then they heard the baby’s father crying out. I don’t think there is anything worse that could happen to people.

How were there no red flags to law enforcement or to DMV? Gounardes red light camera bill just charges $50 each time someone speeds by one of these cameras doesn’t include points on the license and isn’t strong enough to stop people from speeding (a license should be suspended after 10 tickets)

Senator Andrew Gounardes, who introduced the speed cameras should have had an outside agency study the effectiveness of the speed cameras by now.

Senator Gounardes wrote on social media that he feels outrage. If he felt outrage, then tomorrow he will change the law.

Instead of making the law effective to stop speeding, Gounardes keeps pushing for more red light cameras to collect revenue. See Ydanis tweet:

We have seen Gounardes’ political pals, Justin Brannan, Brad Lander and Jumaane Williams get numerous tickets and Gounardes remained silent. Gounardes was silent when Councilman Brannan received 16 speed camera tickets. (See here)