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65th Street Gas Tanks

The First “Towers” of Bay Ridge

July 10, 2018February 26, 2019 Henry  Culture, Featured Article, History  65th Street, 65th Street gas tanks, 66th Street, Brooklyn Union Gas, Eighth Avenue, gas tanks, John C. Gallo Baseball Field, Kings County Lighting Company, Leif Ericson Park, Ninth Avenue, Parkville Youth Organization, PS 264, the Dust Bowl

The literal rise and fall of the 65th Street Gas Tanks, which dominated the local landscape for decades.

Barkaloo Cemetery

How an Ancient Cemetery Survived in Bay Ridge

June 4, 2018November 28, 2018 Henry  Culture, Featured Article, History  Barakloo Cemetery, cemetery, Harmanus Barkaloo, John Mackay, Mackay Place, Narrows Avenue, Revolutionary War Cemetery, Simon Cortelyou, Xaverian

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.

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.

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.

Accessibility protest in Bay Ridge

Will Bay Ridge Subway Stations Ever Have Elevators?

October 30, 2017February 12, 2018 Henry  Featured Article, News, Subways and Streets  69th Street, 86th Street, Bay Ridge Avenue, elevators, R train, subway

The short answer: probably, sort of, eventually, maybe.

Verrazano–Narrows Bridge

How Did Bay Ridge Get Stuck In a District With Staten Island Anyway?

May 7, 2015August 9, 2015 Henry  Featured Article, Government and Politics, History, News  congress, Dan Donovan, Leo C. Zeferetti, NY 11, redistricting, special election, Staten Island  3 Comments

We didn’t always share a congressmember with our neighbor across the bridge.

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Featured Articles

  • 65th Street Gas TanksThe First “Towers” of Bay Ridge
  • Barkaloo CemeteryHow an Ancient Cemetery Survived in Bay Ridge
  • Teunis Bergen houseCould the Oldest House in Bay Ridge Be Destroyed?
  • George Dalton Fifth AvenueThe Bad Old Days: A Man with a Grenade and the Siege of Fifth Avenue
  • Accessibility protest in Bay RidgeWill Bay Ridge Subway Stations Ever Have Elevators?

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