Mounted NYPD Officers Jump Into Action to Help in Bay Ridge
Patricia shared this amazing story of kindness from the Mounted NYPD officers in our area. They are the officers that ride on horses and are so friendly!
The mounted police officers are amazing! The female officer on the left is the one most of us see regularly!
It’s nice that people are capturing and sharing stories like this.
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February 5, 2021Two Bikes Stolen in Strongarm Robberies
Cyclists be careful. Two Ridigites had their bicycles taken today.
On 71st and Narrows a man stole someone’s bike just before 7:30 pm. (See here)
Around 2:00 pm, a person had their bike taken by force on 82nd and Ridge Blvd. (See here)
Bikes can be replaces – people can’t.
Update: Justin Brannan said the thieves are targeting delivery workers on ebikes. That’s terrible, but at least its not kids/teens. (Brannan hasn’t been speaking up about crime, so at least he is being helpful here).
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February 5, 2021Bay Ridge DD Thief Strikes Another Dunkin Donuts in Bay Ridge
Around 6:30 pm tonight, another Dunkin Donuts in Bay Ridge was robbed at knifepoint.
This time the thief hit the DD at 6755 5th Avenue. It was probably the Bay Ridge DD Thief because a knife was used in the robbery.
Update: The police provided a photo of the Bay Ridge DD Thief here.
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February 5, 2021Chris Merloni in Bay Ridge
Actor, Christopher Merloni was filming in Bay Ridge this week and shared the picture above. His new show, which is a spinoff of Law and Order will premiere on April 1st. It’s called Law and Order: Organized Crime.
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February 5, 2021Bay Ridge Pizza Football Pizza
Bay Ridge Pizza is at 7704 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge. 718-680-5405.
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February 5, 2021Many Robberies in the Area
Reporter Jaime Dejesus from the Brooklyn Paper shared these crimes in Bay Ridge this week:
1) Ez Rx Pharmacy at 8802 4th Avenue was robbed on January 29th around 9:45 am. The three robbers broke the glass on the door and took $80,000 in drugs. (Story here)
2) A business on 74th between Ridge and 3rd Avenue had $1000 in tools taken from the premises around 8:20 am.
3) Home robbery on Ridge Boulevard and 92nd Street on January 25th. Jewelry worth $9,300 was taken while the woman was at work.
4) An 80 year old woman was robbed while shopping in Foodtown. They found her bag, but $500 was missing from it (plus her credit cards). January 30th)
See more here.
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February 5, 2021Bay Ridge Exit
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February 5, 202176th Street Row Houses…Realtor Called Them Barrel Houses
This house at 643 – 76th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues sold for $1,365,000.
It sold for more than they were originally asking (1,150,000).
The first floor is beautiful (See Here)
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February 4, 2021Dunkin Donuts Robbed This Morning
Update: Another DD in the area was robbed by knifepoint (see here). The 68th Precinct shared shared this picture of the DD Thief . (See here)
The Citizen App reported that early this morning before 7:00 am, Dunkin Donuts on 5th Avenue and 75th Street in Bay Ridge was robbed by a man with with a large knife.
No one was injured during the robbery.
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February 4, 2021Snowman in Bay Ridge
I love Bay Ridge Cinemas Instagram account. He always shares such interesting photos. The other day, I saw the account belongs to a photographer.
Some of the photos are so useful, like this one taken of Indoor / Outdoor Gardener at 8223 – 5th Avenue:
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February 3, 2021Brannan Accepted Money From Pac Tied to Real Estate Lobbying
Today, Gothamist wrote about Councilman Justin Brannan accepting Pac money today. (See here)
If you have been reading this blog for awhile, you know a few years ago, I supported Justin Brannan for NYC Council.
A lot has changed in a few years!
Justin Brannan used to be against REBNY.
Brannan used to be against lobbyists.
Will the Bay Ridge Democrats endorse a candidate that is connected with lobbyists?
Years ago, Brannan used to want to cut the red tape for residents. Now he cuts the red tape for developers.
If you were at the CB10’s Meeting two months ago, Brannan spoke for a hotel being built in Bay Ridge. The zoning of the area had to be changed (which opened that area up for other possible structures that Bay Ridge doesn’t need).
When Industry City in Sunset Park was going to be rezoned to benefit developers, Brooklyn fought back. Brannan did not, but he should have! Bay Ridge business owners would have been hurt by that development. Brooklynites spoke one after the other against Industry City’s plans and they withdrew them!
Weeks later, it was decided that waterfront will become a wind turbine and around 1,200 jobs will be created on the Brooklyn site.
Then there was the Angel Guardian Home fiasco. Why does NYC’s Lobbyist database show lobbyists involved with Angel Guardian Home?
Brannan shouldn’t have been at the Angel Guardian Landmarking meeting, as he is not the Councilman for that district! Gounardes should have done his job as he was very knowledgeable about landmarking (so much so that he was teaching classes in landmarking). There should not have been any donations from the developer to the politicians.
In 2018, Justin Brannan pushed this bill to help small business owners. After putting up the bill, he hasn’t done anything to help them. He’s hasn’t even mentioned the bill. (More info here) Brannan did not support SBJSA (Small Business Jobs Survival Act). (See info)
However, Brannan has continuously pushed for a drone bill. (See here) An article in Crain’s NY pointed out that Tech NYC, the city’s industry lobbying group, and the DJI Technology, were the lobbyist pushing for this. (See more info here)
No, I don’t want to see Brannan and Gounardes playing with a podium in front of a restaurant pretending they are advocating for businesses the afternoon after Nicole Malliotakis and the business owners had done the work. (Yes we caught that!)
We’ve been here before, Bay Ridge.
When politicians are more concerned about lobbyists and developers, they are no longer representing Bay Ridge. I hope there is a candidate that believes that $148,500 for a salary is decent and he/she can swear off lobbyists.
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February 3, 2021TD Bank on 99th Street in Bay Ridge is Closing in April
TD Bank on 99th Street and 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge is closing on April 23rd.
Everyone loves this bank and the drive through window. There is another TD Bank in Bay Ridge at 82nd & 5th Avenue.
You can always bring back the Tiffany Diner. I think I just dated myself!
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