The First “Towers” of Bay Ridge
The literal rise and fall of the 65th Street Gas Tanks, which dominated the local landscape for decades.
Culture
The Fort Hamilton Armybase Should Close!
Reviving an idea more than a century old to abolish the military installation and build a public park.
How an Ancient Cemetery Survived in Bay Ridge
The Barkaloo Cemetery, home to at least one veteran of the American Revolution, has been at the corner of Mackay Place and Narrows for almost 300 years.
What Islamophobia Looks Like Today
Khaled Beydoun came to Bay Ridge to discuss his new book, American Islamophobia.
True Crime Bay Ridge: On Shore Road, the First Mafia Murder in New York
In 1902, a few teenage boys swimming off 73rd Street discovered the almost-beheaded corpse of a Brooklyn grocer, which would lead police to one of the earliest organized gangs in the city.
Hundreds March in Bay Ridge for Palestinian Rights
Local Palestinian–Americans and their supporters rallied on the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, or Catastrophe, as Trump moved the American Embassy to Jerusalem.
In Bay Ridge, An Art Exhibit Inspired by the Amazon
AMAZON: Invisible Landscape, at Stand4 Gallery on 78th Street, consists of works by participants in LABVERDE, a residency in the rainforest.
Protesters Challenge the NRA in Dyker Heights
When it leaked that the gun group would hold a fundraiser in a few hours, activists mobilized.
A Bay Ridge Gallery Asks Big Questions About the Nature of Art
The Dailylife project at Stand4 asks participants to challenge preconceived notions and social conditioning.
The Bad Old Days: The Mad Mail Bomber Who Struck Bay Ridge
In 1982, a booby-trapped package killed a woman on 91st Street. A decade later, the killer struck again. And again. And again. And again.