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  • The First “Towers” of Bay Ridge

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

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  • 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.

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  • Could the Oldest House in Bay Ridge Be Destroyed?

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

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

    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.

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  • Will Bay Ridge Subway Stations Ever Have Elevators?

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

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Empty Bowls Bay Ridge 2015

Empty Bowls Raises $2K for Hungry in Bay Ridge

That’s a lot of food for people who need it.

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Death At Ridge Boulevard Apartment Being Investigated As Potential Suicide

Local news outlets have reported that a man fell to his death from an apartment building on Ridge Boulevard near 68th Street.

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Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan

How is a No-Show at Local Debates the Front-Runner in the Special Election?

Why Staten Island Republicans don’t have to defend their views in public.

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Voting in Bay Ridge: We Kinda Stink at This

The New York City Voter Assistance Advisory Committee recently released their full report on 2014 election turnouts.

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Campaign posters for the special election in Brooklyn and Staten Island

FAQ: What You Need to Know About the #NY11 Special Election

An FAQ for today’s congressional election in Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach, Gravesend, parts of Sheepshead Bay and Staten Island.

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Local Muslim Democrats Endorse Gentile for Congress

“Vincent Gentile has shown leadership on issues that impact the Muslim community,” according to a statement.

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Green Party Candidate James Lane on Staten Island

Interview: Candidate James Lane on Eric Garner, Michael Grimm and the Bay Ridge Food Co-op

Talking with the Green Party candidate for congress about what’s important to our neighborhood.

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The Whore-Shaming The NY Post Needs

But not even half the one it deserves.

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March2Justice 2015 protest against police brutality and racial profiling

Bay Ridgers Join March to D.C. Against Police Brutality and Racial Profiling

The 250-mile #March2Justice also passed through Staten Island and Baltimore.

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Swinburne Island in Lower New York Bay

The Secrets Of That Abandoned Island Off Bay Ridge

Taking a boat out to Swinburne Island to uncover its history, first as a quarantine station for diseased immigrants, now as an abandoned bird sanctuary.

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  • 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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