This was absolutely stomach turning. In an attempt to bully over community opposition to the rezoning plan, the Department of City Planning announced at the last minute that they will be considering the Sunset Park Rezoning TOMORROW AT 10am. WTF?!!?! Excuse the editorializing: how in the HELL are community activists and residents supposed to get involved in the process when they have LESS THAN 48 HOURS TO [...]
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Councilman Gentile Announces Approval For Street Renaming In Honor of Bob Buonvino CITY HALL- The proposal to rename a Brooklyn street in honor of devoted Brooklyn resident, Bob Buonvino, which was first introduced by Councilman Gentile, was approved by the new York City Council at today’s Stated meeting. Councilman Gentile was a lead supporter of renaming the street of 18th Avenue and 83rd Street to “Robert M. Buonvino Place” in order to commemorate the productive and selfless acts of [...] But after a two day survey of 3rd avenue and 5th avenue in Bay Ridge, our reporting team found over 25 vacated or vacating storefronts. Perhaps the most unfortunate block of all is 3rd avenue, between Bay Ridge Avenue and 70th street. Here we found four empty store fronts. The remaining stores are niche food services, a used goods store, a deli and the famous fresh-bread Cangiano’s. With the exception of the Second Hand Goods store, all other businesses on the block could in some way be threatened by the pending July opening of the Key Food on Bay Ridge [...] The GED (General Equivalency Diploma) is essentially a High School Diploma, without the high school. If you’d like to take the GED test, you should probably prepare for it. Sunset Park Public Library (located at 5108 4th Avenue) will be offering free courses. The FREE program begins on July 7th (but you need to register [...] If you’ve made it this far but need help with pretty basic computer stuff, check out this Computer Basics Class courtesy of the Sunset Park Public Library (Bayridgistan.com loves free events). One coming up on Wednesday, July 1st, and then en espanol the following Tuesday, June 7th… schedule [...] In case you didn’t know, here’s the breakdown from the NYDN The 2009 fare hikes go into effect Sunday with the price of a single train ride or one-way bus trip rising 25 cents to $2.25. As bad as the hike is to cash-strapped straphangers, it could have been worse – much worse. Before the state approved a [...] Every Monday at the Bay Ridge Public Library– Chess for Kids! The Bay Ridge Library is Located at We got this from a Xaverian graduate (h/t). Apparently this list started on MySpace and Xaverian alumni just kept adding and [...] Work is coming along nicely on the Key Food on Bay Ridge Avenue (aka 69th street) and Third Avenue. Store owners tentatively plan to open in July, according to a representative of City Councilman Vincent J Gentile. (tip of the hat) [...] Did Bayridgistan jump the gun? Since we published that piece Mr. Capano’s been hard at work. Although, at his most recent filing, he only brandished a modest $3,450 in campaign funds, as Mr. Capano pointed out in a recent email to Bayridgistan, “since all [Campaign Finance Board] participants (including Gentile) must agree to a spending cap we are both limited to spending the same amount (about $160,000) for race. So with matching funds (6-1) I’m sure my campaign will be on equal financial footing when it comes to spending on this [...] |
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