Bay Ridge
I MAKES DA ART!Is there an issue that you’d like to discuss with State Senator Marty Golden? Well, if you’ve been unable to catch him at a civic meeting or stop by one of his two district offices [http://www.nysenate.gov/district/22], or can’t
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While most members of Congress were concerned with a government shutdown, Congressman Michael Grimm was concerned with getting down – with a gal in a Bay Ridge bar bathroom, according to witnesses. Brooklyn Magazine is reporting that the Republican congressman spent the Friday before the start of the shutdown “drinking and
bath beach
Source: NYC.govHealth Department trucks will be driving through Bath Beach, Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge today, weather permitting, to spray for the West Nile virus. According to the Department of Heath [http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/wnv/wnv-notice-20130822.pdf] (DOH), the effort hopes to curb potential
Bay Ridge
Clothing donation bins have been springing up all over Bensonhurst, and their presence has not produced the positive source of charity as intended. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle is reporting [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/clothing-donation-bins-don%E2%80%99t-bring-out-charitable-feelings-officials-say-2013-06-04-193000] that the bins have been illegally placed on public property and have
Bensonhurst
Photo by Erica ShermanCity Councilman David Greenfield believes that the lack of proper knowledge on laws and codes is the reason many small businesses are getting “gotcha” tickets and has proposed a bill to stop this. The bill would make it so that businesses have to be provided with a
Bay Ridge
Janna Doheny, after surrendering to authorities. (Source: Brooklyn DA)Janna Doheny, the owner of multiple units inside Brighton Beach’s posh Oceana condominium development, is charged with bilking more than $29,000 from Medicaid over the course of eight years, according to a new indictment revealed by the Brooklyn District
electoral process
The Great Bay Ridge Debate takes place next Tuesday, September 25, at 7:3o p.m. The debate is a chance to hear local pols go at it before the elections. Xaverian High School at 7100 Shore Road will host the war of words, and audience are encouraged to attend.
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Following the death of Amjad Barakat of Sheepshead Bay, who was struck by a hit-and-run driver [/sheepshead-resident-amjad-barakat-killed-in-bay-ridge-hit-and-run/] in Bay Ridge last night, State Senator Marty Golden has issued the press release below: State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn), in response to a tragic hit and run last evening on
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The following is a press release from the office of City Councilman Vincent Gentile: COUNCILMAN GENTILE CALLS TO REGULATE FOOD VENDORS IN SOUTHWEST BROOKLYN BAY RIDGE – The traditional brick and mortar shops are taking a beating and losing their customers to the restaurants on wheels who do not play by
18th Avenue
from Brooklyn Media Group (photo by Denise Romano)According to the Home Reporter, the Department of Sanitation has approved a one month pilot program to remove trash bins from 18th Avenue between Bay Ridge Parkway and 65th Street. The program was in response to complaints of overflowing receptacles being improperly
Food & Drink
Courtesy of Village VoiceMmm… doesn’t that roast beef look delicious? Well, it ain’t from Sheepshead Bay – home of the two best roast beef joints in the nation. It’s from a new Bay Ridge eatery called Ziggy’s. In terms of style, they seem to be more along