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Oct
22
Hurricane Sandy Anniversary Approaches to Remind How Perilously Unprotected Southern Brooklyn Remains

Hurricane Sandy Anniversary Approaches to Remind How Perilously Unprotected Southern Brooklyn Remains

One week before the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Senator Andrew Gounardes, and local and federal officials spoke about the
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Jun
07
It’s 2019 & Some People Don’t Want Drag Queens Reading To Kids

It’s 2019 & Some People Don’t Want Drag Queens Reading To Kids

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGERRITSEN BEACH – “Drag queens are robbing children of their innocence,” people shouted outside the Gerritsen Beach Brooklyn
6 min read
Aug
21
Aviator’s After-School Program Helps Kids Soar

Aviator’s After-School Program Helps Kids Soar

Photo Courtesy of Aviator Sports CenterWith 1.1 million students, New York City’s public school system is the largest
4 min read
May
15

Bay Ridge Man Sentenced For Drunk Driving Death of 17-Year Old

After a 2016 drunk driving crash took the life of a 17-year cyclist [/drunk-driver-kills-teen-cyclist-gerritsen-beach-cops-say-sheepshead-bay/] in Gerritsen Beach, a measure of
1 min read
Feb
01
11 Arrested In Southern Brooklyn Drug Ring Bust

11 Arrested In Southern Brooklyn Drug Ring Bust

A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Yesterday morning, 11
2 min read
Jan
08
Extreme Cold Bursts Pipes Across Brooklyn

Extreme Cold Bursts Pipes Across Brooklyn

Photo: Flickr Creative Commons/ Jimmy JoeTemperatures hit the single digits [https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/brooklyn/historic] over the
3 min read
Mar
08
Woman Fatally Struck By Car In Gerritsen Beach Last Night

Woman Fatally Struck By Car In Gerritsen Beach Last Night

(Photo via New York City Alerts/twitter)Last night, a woman was struck and killed by a pick-up truck while
1 min read
Mar
03
Two Fires Blaze Through Sheepshead Bay Area Homes This Week

Two Fires Blaze Through Sheepshead Bay Area Homes This Week

(Photo by Diana Saez Rivera)Less than an hour ago, a fire sparked in the basement of a Sheepshead Bay
1 min read
Nov
16
Zero Neighborhood Input For Gerritsen Avenue Vision Zero Project, Residents Complain

Zero Neighborhood Input For Gerritsen Avenue Vision Zero Project, Residents Complain

Photo via NYC DOT.Major changes have started to come to fruition on Gerritsen Avenue, and a lot of residents
3 min read
Sep
08
Gerritsen Beach Vollies Get Grant Money From Schumer, And Gillibrand

Gerritsen Beach Vollies Get Grant Money From Schumer, And Gillibrand

Photo via Facebook/Gerritsen Beach Fire Department. [https://www.facebook.com/gerrittsenbeachfiredepartment/photos]The Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department, known
3 min read