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Protesting the NRA

Protesters Challenge the NRA in Dyker Heights

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 David  Activism and Volunteerism, Community News, Culture, Government and Politics, News, Public Safety  Knights of Columbus, NRA, protest

When it leaked that the gun group would hold a fundraiser in a few hours, activists mobilized.

Joan Kipp newspaper cover

The Bad Old Days: The Mad Mail Bomber Who Struck Bay Ridge

April 9, 2018August 2, 2018 Henry  Culture, History, Public Safety  91st Street, Bay Ridge Community Council, Craig Kipp, Howard Kipp, Joan Kipp, The Bad Old Days, Zip-Gun Bomber

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.

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.

More Bay Ridge Pedestrians Injured on Fourth Avenue Since Safety Measures Rejected

January 22, 2018July 18, 2018 Brian  Public Safety, Subways and Streets  Community Board 10, Community Board 7, crash data, Fourth Avenue, NYC Department of Transportation, pedestrians, safe streets  3 Comments

In surrounding communities, they’ve fallen dramatically.

Helen Malinowski crash

Did Our Parking Obsession Get a Senior Killed?

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 Brian  News, Public Safety, Subways and Streets  car accidents, Community Board 10, Helen Malinowski, safe streets  1 Comment

An introduction to daylighting and other traffic problems, and what role they might have played in Helen Malinowski’s death last weekend.

Malliotakis and Castorina

A Bay Ridge Official’s Attack on Immigrant IDs

December 13, 2016February 12, 2018 David  Government and Politics, News, Public Safety  IDNYC, immigrants, lawsuits, New York State Assembly, Nicole Malliotakis, Ron Castorina, Staten Island

Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis is suing the city to force the mayor to retain undocumenteds’ addresses—which would undermine the entire IDNYC program.

Bay Ridge Ghost Bike

A Ghost Bike in Bay Ridge Is On the Wrong Corner

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 Henry  News, Public Safety, Subways and Streets  bicycles, ghost bikes, Rigoberto Diaz

The well-intentioned memorial for a cyclist killed by an SUV actually belongs in Sunset Park.

Bay Ridge hookah bars

The End of the Hookah Bar?

March 22, 2016June 28, 2016 David  Government and Politics, Local Business, News, Public Safety  hookah, hookah bars, shisha, smoking, tobacco, Vincent Gentile

Legislation moving through the city council addresses what our councilmember calls the “elephant in the room.”

How Many People Were Shot in Bay Ridge This Year?

December 8, 2015 Henry  News, Public Safety  gun violence, guns, shootings  1 Comment

So far, not that many.

64th Street Sinkhole

The Streets in Bay Ridge Are Collapsing Again

August 19, 2015August 18, 2015 Henry  News, Public Safety, Subways and Streets  64th Street, 73rd Street, 78th Street, Community Board 10, sinkholes  2 Comments

So many sinkholes! It’s starting to feel like 2012.

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