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Teunis Bergen house

Could the Oldest House in Bay Ridge Be Destroyed?

April 6, 2018February 14, 2019 Henry  Culture, Featured Article, History, News, Real Estate  7535 Shore Road, 7539 Shore Road, homestead, shore road, Teunis Bergen  2 Comments

Teunis Bergen’s old homestead is for sale, and the realtor suggests the buyer could knock it down.

Tops honey bear

How Bay Ridge Got Its “Honey Bear”

March 27, 2018February 26, 2019 Erica  Arts, Culture  Fnnch, honey bear, Jenna Morello, street art, Third Avenue, Tops

An artist met an artist, who met a family business—next thing you know, Third Avenue has a new public artwork.

In Bay Ridge, the Civil War in Yemen is Close to Home

March 20, 2018November 28, 2018 David  Activism and Volunteerism, Community News, Government and Politics, News  Salam Arabic Luthheran Church, Sanders-Lee Bill, Trump administration, Yemen, Yemen Civil War, Yemeni–American community

Talking with activists and survivors about the underreported crisis and what you can do.

Switch street art Bay Ridge

Talking With Bay Ridge’s Anti-Trump Street Artist

February 12, 2018February 9, 2018 Erica  Activism and Volunteerism, Arts, Culture  77th Street, anti-Trump, graffiti, McLouglin Funeral Home, street art, Switch  7 Comments

“I understand that people might find my work offensive. I totally get that. I find him to be fundamentally offensive, so I get it.”

George Dalton Fifth Avenue

The Bad Old Days: A Man with a Grenade and the Siege of Fifth Avenue

January 30, 2018February 26, 2019 Henry  Culture, Featured Article, History  77th Street, bomb, Fifth Avenue, George Dalton, grenade, Indoor Outdoor Gardener, Oliva and Varriale, The Bad Old Days  1 Comment

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.

Beit El-Maqdis

The Roles an Islamic Center Plays in Bay Ridge

January 23, 2018January 22, 2018 David  Community News, News, Places, Public Safety  Beit El-Maqdis, hate crimes, Issam Mualla, Martin Luther King Day march, mosque, Sixth Avenue

A board member of Beit El-Maqdis talks about hate crimes, community classes, religious services, protest marches and more.

Verrazano Bridge

Did Verrazzano Really Ever Sail into New York?

January 3, 2018July 18, 2018 Henry  Culture, History  Dutch, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Henry C. Murphy, Italian-Americans, Verrazano Bridge  2 Comments

Reviving an old controversy about whether our bridge’s namesake was actually a pirate and a fraud.

Bay Ridge Candlelight Vigil

In Bay Ridge, a Vigil for Undocumented Immigrants

December 27, 2017 David  Activism and Volunteerism, Culture, Government and Politics, News  Andrew Gounardes, Bay Ridge for Social Justice, candlelight vigils, DACA, DREAM Act, immigrants, immigration

Organizers held candles on Fifth Avenue in support of DREAMers and the #Dream7.

In Bay Ridge, No More Burgers With Rarebit

December 1, 2017December 3, 2017 Brian  Food and Drink, Local Business  business closures, Longbow  10 Comments

Maybe you will go to Wales or learn to make one at home, but dude, I’m out of luck.

Nino Columbo

True Crime Bay Ridge: A Mafia Murder on Shore Road

October 31, 2017November 8, 2018 Henry  Culture, History  Anthony Bonasera, Christina Oliveri, Johnny Bath Beach, Johnny Oddo, mafia, murder, Nino Columbo, Oliver Street, True Crime Bay Ridge

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. […]

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