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In Bay Ridge, Artists Explore the Immigrant Experience

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 David  Arts, Culture  immigration, isabelle garbani, Reem Bassous, Stand4

At Stand4, a powerful and striking collection of 21st-century immigrant women’s art.

Bay Ridge Candlelight Vigil

In Bay Ridge, a Vigil for Undocumented Immigrants

December 27, 2017 David  Activism and Volunteerism, Culture, Government and Politics, News  Andrew Gounardes, Bay Ridge for Social Justice, candlelight vigils, DACA, DREAM Act, immigrants, immigration

Organizers held candles on Fifth Avenue in support of DREAMers and the #Dream7.

Unpacking Marty Golden’s 9/11 Hijacker B.S.

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 Brian  Government and Politics, News  immigrants, immigration, Marty Golden, sanctuary city, sanctuary laws

Golden invented a link between the 9/11 hijackers and the Muslim community in Bay Ridge while on Brian Lehrer’s radio show, but everything else that poured out of his mouth was also a steaming mess.

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Why the Mayor’s Mental Health Grant to the Arab-American Association is Good for Bay Ridge

October 3, 2016June 26, 2017 David  Community News, News  Arab-American Association of New York, immigration, mental health, NYU Lutheran hospital, the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City  6 Comments

The funding has been controversial, in part because it has been misunderstood.

Paul Moses

The Love-Hate Story of the Irish and Italians in New York

March 17, 2016 David  Culture, History  Catholics, immigration, Irish, Italians, tension

Professor Paul Moses lectured at the Bay Ridge Historical Society last night about the troubled and surprising history between two prominent ethnic groups.

Swinburne Island in Lower New York Bay

The Secrets Of That Abandoned Island Off Bay Ridge

May 1, 2015June 16, 2015 Henry  Culture, History  bird sanctuary, harbor seals, haunted places, immigration, Lower New York Bay, New York Bay, parks, quarantine, Swinburne Island, the Narrows, Verrazano Bridge  1 Comment

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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