Primary 2018: The Case for Ross Barkan
Why you should vote for Ross on September 13 to give him a shot at unseating Marty Golden.
Democrats Finally Debate to Represent Bay Ridge in the State Assembly
Mathylde Frontus and Ethan Lustig-Elgrably faced off in Coney Island last week.
True Crime Bay Ridge: The Abducted Teenage Bride of PS 104
Frances Trotter was 14-years-old when she disappeared after school one afternoon. Her cousin, who also disappeared, was much older.
The Long-Forgotten History of Leif Ericson Park
The sprawling former parkway near the Bay Ridge northern border offers a microcosmic history of the community in the 20th century, from the Irish shantytown it replaced to the site of overdose and murder it became.
The First “Towers” of Bay Ridge
The literal rise and fall of the 65th Street Gas Tanks, which dominated the local landscape for decades.
The Fort Hamilton Armybase Should Close!
Reviving an idea more than a century old to abolish the military installation and build a public park.
How an Ancient Cemetery Survived in Bay Ridge
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.
What Islamophobia Looks Like Today
Khaled Beydoun came to Bay Ridge to discuss his new book, American Islamophobia.
True Crime Bay Ridge: On Shore Road, the First Mafia Murder in New York
In 1902, a few teenage boys swimming off 73rd Street discovered the almost-beheaded corpse of a Brooklyn grocer, which would lead police to one of the earliest organized gangs in the city.
Hundreds March in Bay Ridge for Palestinian Rights
Local Palestinian–Americans and their supporters rallied on the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, or Catastrophe, as Trump moved the American Embassy to Jerusalem.