Public Safety – Hey Ridge

Protesters Challenge the NRA in Dyker Heights

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

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.

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.

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

In surrounding communities, they’ve fallen dramatically.

Did Our Parking Obsession Get a Senior Killed?

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

A Bay Ridge Official’s Attack on Immigrant IDs

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

A Ghost Bike in Bay Ridge Is On the Wrong Corner

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

The End of the Hookah Bar?

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?

So far, not that many.

The Streets in Bay Ridge Are Collapsing Again

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