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March 7, 2021
Bay Ridge Community Refrigerator at Vinny’s Pet Store
Vinny’s Pet Shop added a refrigerator to the front right-hand side of the shop. It is a shared refrigerator and pantry space dedicated to perishable and non-perishable human and pet goods for all to use.

The fridge runs on community donations only.

Vinny’s Pet Store is at 451 Bay Ridge Avenue. The store is open every day.
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March 7, 2021
NYPD Patrolling Shore Road 3/6
Yesterday, a several NYPD cards were patrolling Shore Road between 80th and 90th Street for several hours.
The police pulled over one perosn and residents said they heard the police say, ” Roll down your windows and put your hands on the wheel.”

Go 68th Precinct!
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March 6, 2021
Owls Head Park Isn’t Big Enough To Have One Wheelchair Swing!
At Community Board 10’s Meeting this week, they discussed the redesign of Owls Head and JJ Carty Park.

A NYC Parks Representative said Owl’s Head Park was not big enough for one wheelchair swing!
In the Fall, Parks had virtual meetings and pretended to be interested in resident’s ideas for the park. We heard child talk about amazing ideas for the playground. (See here) The design produced seemed a lot more generic and less magical than what was discussed last Fall.
When the park is redone – it will be new and the children will love it. Well, the children who can play there will love it.
The redesign of Owl’s Head Park did not correct any issues that currently exist. And parents won’t be given an enclosed area for small children to run in.
The redesign of JJ Carty Park didn’t even include the legendary whale. These designers didn’t seem to understand the needs of the community or that the park’s history was important to the people.
Strangely both parks were designed without any swings for handicapped children. How are park designs in NYC allowed to leave out children in wheelchairs in 2021?
How did Councilman Brannan let the design to to CB 10 without including all children? He put the money into the project and didn’t follow through.
Theresa Monteforte-Caraballo, who knows the families from our area because of her work (Grandma’s Love) spoke out for handicapped children.
Listen to Parks tell Theresa there is not enough room at Owl’s Head Park:

That’s complete nonsense! There’s plenty of room in Owls Head Park!
CB 10 usually has me cheering. This morning, I am disappointed and surprised they didn’t back Theresa. There should have been more people speaking up for at least one park to be inclusive. No one voted against it!!
This four million dollar plan will allow handicapped children and the families to go to Owls Head Park and use the path to the swing area and watch other children swing.
There’s not eight feet of room for a swing like this?!
That’s VERY sad.
If there is no room at Owl’s Head Park for a handicapped swing, then why wasn’t this park area in Bay Ridge made into an accessible park for handicapped children?
A million dollars is being spent for that area in Bay Ridge to be made into a large poop collecting area with synthetic grass….also known as a dog park.
Owls Head Park is a huge park…there’s space for one wheelchair swing!
If you see this isn’t fair and believe we can do better, please write to NYC Parks Commissioner Silver.
When things get gross at our parks and it fires me up, I write to Commissioner Silver – he responds and makes things happen! (Link to Commissioner Silver)
Here’s my sample – you can copy and paste this or make your own:
Dear Commissioner Silver,
Owl’s Head Park is being redesigned without a wheelchair accessible swing. No park in Bay Ridge has made accommodations for children in wheelchairs. We don’t want to leave these families out. Can you help include this in the plan or let me know who I can contact to get help. Thank you!
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March 6, 2021
Bay Ridge Rocks Spreads Green Happiness
The kind people at Bay Ridge Rocks hid these rocks around the community to bring shamrock smiles!
A child is going to be excited to find one of these surprises!
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March 6, 2021
Garbage Piling Up In Bay Ridge
Update: Garbage was picked up.
The snow is gone – there isn’t a trace of it around any more.
Yet the sanitation pickups for this area still aren’t happening.
Garbage set out several nights ago is still sitting on our streets for people to maneuver around.
We need new NYC Council Representative because this shouldn’t be happening to this area. On weekends, families should see a clean area!
If NYC noticed that Sanitation workers were coming down with Covid (See article) – get them vaccinated and hire temporary staff.
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March 6, 2021
Curtis Sliwa is at 86th Street Talking About Animal Rights & Being Mayor of NYC
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March 5, 2021
Artist Addresses Anti-Asian Hate in NYC
It’s sad that WE NEED messages like this around NYC.
But we need them because there are a lot of haters.
Artist, Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya took action with her art.
The beautiful and strong messages tell bigots to stop the hate.
The reality here is this negativity can’t be part of life in Brooklyn.
Why? Because it hurts a lot of children. And they are Brooklynites so we have to take care of them.
Don’t let people have to live in fear because of hate.
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March 5, 2021
Thomas Harkin’s Car Was Located and His Daughter Will Have It Soon
Bay Ridge resident, Thomas Harkin died in December. (See here) Many people remarked that he was the type of man who would give someone the shirt off his back.
Tom owned a 1980 Z28 Camaro that he kept in rented a garage in Bay Ridge.
His daughter couldn’t find any paperwork about the garage so asked for help on social media.
Christie shared pictures of her father’s car and a a Bay Ridge resident on Facebook messaged Christie to let them know where the car was being stored! Social media can be so helpful sometimes!
The Bay Ridge community cheered when Christie announced that the car was found!
RIP Tom Harkins.
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March 5, 2021
Friday Morning Collision on Shore Parkway
Picture from Video Here
There was a collision this morning around 7:00 am on Bay Parkway and Shore Parkway. (See video)
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March 5, 2021
St Paddy’s Day Cookie Sets at Sugar Coated Bakery
Sugar Coated Bakery at 1078 – 65th Street (off 11th Avenue next to Bove Realty) has St. Patrick’s Day cookie decorating kits. 718-259-9885
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March 4, 2021
Covid Vaccine Given at Home
Homebound residents can sign up to receive the COVID Vax at home (Here).
This is for the J&J Covid vaccine.
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March 4, 2021
Met Fresh
I love Met Fresh on 3rd Avenue and 96th Street – it’s so convenient.
I was sad to see this petition today.
There was an employee at Met that used to work at Foodtown.
Next time I go there there, I’ll ask one of them.
Update: I went there today and looked at the employees – they look content to be working there. I didn’t speak to any of them as they were busy, but I will.
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Vinny’s Pet Shop added a refrigerator to the front right-hand side of the shop. It is a shared refrigerator and pantry space dedicated to perishable and non-perishable human and pet goods for all to use.

The fridge runs on community donations only.

Vinny’s Pet Store is at 451 Bay Ridge Avenue. The store is open every day.

Yesterday, a several NYPD cards were patrolling Shore Road between 80th and 90th Street for several hours.

The police pulled over one perosn and residents said they heard the police say, ” Roll down your windows and put your hands on the wheel.”

Go 68th Precinct!

At Community Board 10’s Meeting this week, they discussed the redesign of Owls Head and JJ Carty Park.

A NYC Parks Representative said Owl’s Head Park was not big enough for one wheelchair swing!

In the Fall, Parks had virtual meetings and pretended to be interested in resident’s ideas for the park. We heard child talk about amazing ideas for the playground. (See here) The design produced seemed a lot more generic and less magical than what was discussed last Fall.

When the park is redone – it will be new and the children will love it. Well, the children who can play there will love it.

The redesign of Owl’s Head Park did not correct any issues that currently exist. And parents won’t be given an enclosed area for small children to run in.

The redesign of JJ Carty Park didn’t even include the legendary whale. These designers didn’t seem to understand the needs of the community or that the park’s history was important to the people.

Strangely both parks were designed without any swings for handicapped children. How are park designs in NYC allowed to leave out children in wheelchairs in 2021?

How did Councilman Brannan let the design to to CB 10 without including all children? He put the money into the project and didn’t follow through.

Theresa Monteforte-Caraballo, who knows the families from our area because of her work (Grandma’s Love) spoke out for handicapped children.

Listen to Parks tell Theresa there is not enough room at Owl’s Head Park:

That’s complete nonsense! There’s plenty of room in Owls Head Park!

CB 10 usually has me cheering. This morning, I am disappointed and surprised they didn’t back Theresa. There should have been more people speaking up for at least one park to be inclusive. No one voted against it!!

This four million dollar plan will allow handicapped children and the families to go to Owls Head Park and use the path to the swing area and watch other children swing.

There’s not eight feet of room for a swing like this?!

That’s VERY sad.

If there is no room at Owl’s Head Park for a handicapped swing, then why wasn’t this park area in Bay Ridge made into an accessible park for handicapped children?

A million dollars is being spent for that area in Bay Ridge to be made into a large poop collecting area with synthetic grass….also known as a dog park.

Owls Head Park is a huge park…there’s space for one wheelchair swing!

If you see this isn’t fair and believe we can do better, please write to NYC Parks Commissioner Silver.

When things get gross at our parks and it fires me up, I write to Commissioner Silver – he responds and makes things happen! (Link to Commissioner Silver)

Here’s my sample – you can copy and paste this or make your own:

Dear Commissioner Silver,

Owl’s Head Park is being redesigned without a wheelchair accessible swing. No park in Bay Ridge has made accommodations for children in wheelchairs. We don’t want to leave these families out. Can you help include this in the plan or let me know who I can contact to get help. Thank you!

The kind people at Bay Ridge Rocks hid these rocks around the community to bring shamrock smiles!

A child is going to be excited to find one of these surprises!

Update: Garbage was picked up.

The snow is gone – there isn’t a trace of it around any more.

Yet the sanitation pickups for this area still aren’t happening.

Garbage set out several nights ago is still sitting on our streets for people to maneuver around.

We need new NYC Council Representative because this shouldn’t be happening to this area. On weekends, families should see a clean area!

If NYC noticed that Sanitation workers were coming down with Covid (See article) – get them vaccinated and hire temporary staff.

It’s sad that WE NEED messages like this around NYC.

But we need them because there are a lot of haters.

Artist, Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya took action with her art.

The beautiful and strong messages tell bigots to stop the hate.

The reality here is this negativity can’t be part of life in Brooklyn.

Why? Because it hurts a lot of children. And they are Brooklynites so we have to take care of them.

Don’t let people have to live in fear because of hate.

Bay Ridge resident, Thomas Harkin died in December. (See here) Many people remarked that he was the type of man who would give someone the shirt off his back.

Tom owned a 1980 Z28 Camaro that he kept in rented a garage in Bay Ridge.

His daughter couldn’t find any paperwork about the garage so asked for help on social media.

Christie shared pictures of her father’s car and a a Bay Ridge resident on Facebook messaged Christie to let them know where the car was being stored! Social media can be so helpful sometimes!

The Bay Ridge community cheered when Christie announced that the car was found!

RIP Tom Harkins.

There was a collision this morning around 7:00 am on Bay Parkway and Shore Parkway. (See video)

Sugar Coated Bakery at 1078 – 65th Street (off 11th Avenue next to Bove Realty) has St. Patrick’s Day cookie decorating kits. 718-259-9885

Homebound residents can sign up to receive the COVID Vax at home (Here).

This is for the J&J Covid vaccine.

I love Met Fresh on 3rd Avenue and 96th Street – it’s so convenient.

I was sad to see this petition today.

There was an employee at Met that used to work at Foodtown.

Next time I go there there, I’ll ask one of them.

Update: I went there today and looked at the employees – they look content to be working there. I didn’t speak to any of them as they were busy, but I will.