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Fireworks in Bay Ridge Tonight
A lot of fireworks have been going off tonight.
I don’t know if it is because of the beautiful weather or if it just became Greek Easter.
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Overturned Vehicle – 18th Avenue & 63rd Street
Around 1;30 AM, the police and other emergency vehicles had to go help this person who flipped their vehicle on 18th Avenue and 63rd Street.
People who speed and flip their cars should be fined.
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Tapping Cinderella’s Shoe Was Found 83rd Street
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Michael Ragusa Ended His Run For NYC Council
After there were problems with signatures, Michael Ragusa withdrew from the election for NYC Council. (Story here)
Yesterday, The Post revealed their was forged signatures on Ragusa’s petition. City and State revealed the forged signatures were on sheets that a volunteer had collected. (Story here)
Remember Michael Ragusa is not a professional politician. How would he know that a volunteer would submit phony signatures?
Update: WOW…I heard more about this, it’s not what it seems. And the person involved should be embarrassed.
Avery Pereira said this:
Mike Ragusa had a lot of supporters in Bay Ridge because he was very passionate about representing the community. It’s sad that his run ended this way.
Corruption breeds in our community due to lobbyists and developers having some of our politicians. We need a new Council representative.
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Pier 69’s Kitchen Was Destroyed By Sunday’s Fire
On Sunday, there was a fire at Piet 69 Market at 10 Bay Ridge Avenue. The fire destroyed their kitchen. (See here)
Two of the women who worked at Pier 69 thoughtfully started a GoFund Me for the owners. (See here)
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Alec Brook-Krasny Said His Signature Was Forged on the Ballot Petition
Candidates running for election must get signatures from currently registered residents in their party.
Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny said his signature was forged on Michael Ragusa’s ballot petitions for NYC Council. (Story here)
The NY Post article also says GOP Committee member David Sepiashvili’s signature was on the petition, but he also did not sign it.
Mike Ragusa contacted Alec Brook-Krasny to apologize. Another article by City and State says who obtained the signatures for Ragusa. (See here)
Mike Ragusa issued this statement about investigating on social media:
Ari Kagan, Anna Belfiore-Delfaus and Avery Pereira all received challenges to their signatures. (Source) This is typical as candidates try to knock each other off the ballot so they have less opponents to face.
COUNCILMAN BRANNAN POSTED THIS ON TWITTER:
Ragusa withdrew from the election – info here
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Swimmer Rescued by NYPD at Coney Island
Around 5:30 pm tonight, a 35-year-old man went jumped into the water in Coney Island. He was seen struggling in the water, so a NYPD helicopter with a basket rescued the swimmer in the water at Coney Island Beach. (Videos here) (News here)
Hopefully the swimmer is okay.
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BRDC’s Iftar With Rapper – Two Advertisements
Bay Ridge Community Development Center is having an Iftar with a Syrian-American hip hop artist, Omar Offendum. They shared the above flyer.
Interestingly, the rest of the world sees this advertisement:
Why did they create two different ads for the Iftar?
It’s $50 for adults and $40 for children. Tickets here
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RIP Jason Gans – Only 21 Years Old
This afternoon, a motorcycle and SUV had a serious accident outside 800 Poly Place. (Info here and here)
Jason Gans, the 21-year-old man on the motorcycle, hit the back of a vehicle making a U-turn.
Jason was brought to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he died of his injuries.
A Go Fund Me was set up to defray the cost of his funeral. (See here)
The 54-year-old driver of the Chevrolet HHR stayed on the scene and was not charged. HOW WAS HE NOT CHARGED? There is a double solid line on that street. The driver should have at least gotten a summons for an illegal U-turn!
Motorcyclists need to organize because the driver should have been charged.
Update 4/15: This afternoon there were prayers on Poly Place for Jason.
Jason Gans lived in Bergen Beach.
RIP Jason. Gone way too soon. Prayers for his family, his girlfriend and friends.
Councilman Brannan should have mentioned this to the community. This is the road that was gerrymandered out of our City Council district, but those changes have not taken place yet.
Gounardes no longer represents the area around 800 Poly Place. Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton’s lives in Staten Island and doesn’t even know this accident occurred – even more than 24-hours later! No one is representing the area because it is all divided up to benefit the politicians – not the neighborhood.
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Orange & White Cat Found in Brooklyn
A nice person found this orange and white cat on 19th Avenue and 70th Street.
It’s a friendly, male cat. Proof of ownership is needed. (See here)
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Author, Krystal Marionakis Will Be at The Bookmark Shoppe on Sunday, April 23rd
Krystal Marionakis Will Be at The Bookmark Shoppe on Sunday, April 23rd at 1PM. Krystal will be reading from her book “When I Was Jus A Little Girl”, signing copies and discussing the book.
‘When I Was Just a Little Girl’ is a story of a girl learning life’s lessons through every day experiences in Brooklyn, where she grew up.
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Botox Party in Bay Ridge on Tuesday, April 20th
Now this is something we haven’t seen before in Bay Ridge!
On Thursday April 20th, starting 7pm, there will be a botox Party at South Brooklyn Foundry. Call for reservations. 718-333-5287.
South Brooklyn Foundry is at 6909 3rd Avenue.
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