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29
Oct 2018

The Full, Epic History of “Cannonball Park”

A few acres at the tip of Bay Ridge provide a microcosmic history of that part of the neighborhood, from Coney Island-like amusements to Vietnam-era protests.
ByHenry Stewart136Views75 minRead time
17
Jul 2018

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…
ByHenry Stewart103Views107 minRead time
03
Jan 2018

Did Verrazzano Really Ever Sail into New York?

Reviving an old controversy about whether our bridge’s namesake was actually a pirate and a fraud.
ByHenry Stewart52Views12 minRead time
24
Jul 2015

The Bay Ridge Canon: Word of Honor by Nelson DeMille

An ongoing study of books and movies set in the neighborhood. This time, bestselling popular fiction about a post-Vietnam court martial set at Fort Hamilton.
ByHenry Stewart39Views8 minRead time
22
Jun 2015

The View From Here: A Photo Essay By Jason Jamal Nakleh

From a photographer living and working in his native Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
ByJohn Avelluto35Views0 minRead time
12
Jun 2015

Secret Little Bay Ridge Park Soon to Be Open to All

The MTA will remove its No Trespassing signs, thanks to inquiries from this blog.
ByHenry Stewart46Views4 minRead time
13
May 2015

Demand Bike and Pedestrian Access to the Verrazano!

How a grassroots movement could reverse what Robert Moses wrought.
ByHey Ridge37Views4 minRead time
01
May 2015

The Secrets Of That Abandoned Island Off Bay Ridge

In Lower New York Bay, between Sea Gate and Staten Island, lie two tiny islands, easily seen from the foot of the Verrazano Bridge: Hoffman and Swinburne, a couple of…
ByHenry Stewart91Views6 minRead time
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