Could the Oldest House in Bay Ridge Be Destroyed?
Teunis Bergen’s old homestead is for sale, and the realtor suggests the buyer could knock it down.
Author: Henry
The Bad Old Days: A Man with a Grenade and the Siege of Fifth Avenue
In 1982, George Dalton threatened to detonate multiple explosives near 77th Street, leading to an almost 10-hour standoff that ended on a dark hill in Owl’s Head Park.
Did Verrazzano Really Ever Sail into New York?
Reviving an old controversy about whether our bridge’s namesake was actually a pirate and a fraud.
True Crime Bay Ridge: A Mafia Murder on Shore Road
James Hawkes took his terrier, Spot, for a walk. It was a cloudy Sunday, February 6, 1938, and it had probably either just stopped raining or was about to start. […]
Will Bay Ridge Subway Stations Ever Have Elevators?
The short answer: probably, sort of, eventually, maybe.
True Crime Bay Ridge: The Shell-Shocked Killer on Marine Avenue
The horrifying story of Thomas McFarland, who raped and murdered his niece and mother-in-law in 1935.
How Shore Road Was Ruined
The full and tragic 100-year story of how Bay Ridge’s greatest natural wonder became full of cars, apartment buildings and a highway.
Primary 2017: The Case for Justin Brannan
Why you should vote for Brannan in the Democratic primary on September 12.
Bay Ridge’s Forgotten Slaves
Bay Ridge has a troubled history of systemic racism, from its founding to the present.
True Crime Bay Ridge: The Many Murders of John Kilbride
A young art student was killed in Bay Ridge in 1899 and dumped in the bay. His killer remained undiscovered for decades—until two more people were murdered.