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.
Culture
The Roles an Islamic Center Plays in Bay Ridge
A board member of Beit El-Maqdis talks about hate crimes, community classes, religious services, protest marches and more.
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.
In Bay Ridge, a Vigil for Undocumented Immigrants
Organizers held candles on Fifth Avenue in support of DREAMers and the #Dream7.
In Bay Ridge, No More Burgers With Rarebit
Maybe you will go to Wales or learn to make one at home, but dude, I’m out of luck.
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. Hawkes lived at 9203 Third Avenue, in a building long since torn down. Despite the weather, the 15-year-old planned to walk almost a mile; he […]
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.
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.