Who knew there was that much money floating around the neighborhood? Story shamefully linkjacked from here.
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- A money manager based in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been indicted in a Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say operated for three decades and involved more than $40 million.
Philip Barry, who ran a [...]
One of the undiscussed issues in the Second Amendment debate is that privately owned firearms are not physically chained to the zip code in which they were purchased. That may seem trivial, but since guns are easily portable (and carry a significant street-value) they tend to travel from places where guns are cheap and plentiful [...]
According to NewsLI.com, a “Legislative Task Force on Reforming the New York State Juvenile Justice System” is trying to get to the bottom “increased rate of violence at state-run and licensed juvenile homes”.
Local quotable handshaker, State Senator Marty Golden had the following statement.
“I strongly believe that we must make it a legislative priority to eradicate the presence of violence amongst the youth of our society. Youth violence does nothing more than destroy our families, our schools, and our neighborhoods. I look forward to working with my colleagues and the task force to address the rise in such violence and reverse this trend. We must create opportunities for our youth to get help right away so as to prevent them from falling off of New York’s radar and being lost within society forever.””
For more on the story, check out the wonderful coverage offered on this story at [...]
The Brooklyn Eagle has this gem of an article about Bayridgistan (or the territory protected by the 68th precinct) being the safest area in South Brooklyn.
According to the Eagle “the biggest problem for the precinct seems to be noisy bars on Third Avenue between 88th and 90th streets, according to Rodriguez. Responding to public complaints [...]
Given some recent unfortunate events, ladies are encouraged to take their pocketbooks with them while going up to Holy Communion.
And you thought this was leading to a pedo [...]
Don’t just Complain about the cops… complain to the cops about the cops. Or at least let them know what you’re thinking. They can’t meet the community halfway if we don’t make at least some sorta step in their direction. So let’s pick their brains…
68th Precinct Community Council Meeting
(June 16, 730 pm)
The stationhouse is at 333 65th street (between 3rd and 4th avenues).
You can find the 68th Precinct’s crime statistics by going to their website (click here) and then clicking the “Crime Statistics” link (it’s next to the Deputy Inspector’s head). This will download a PDF of the most recent compstat crime statistic report. It’s a pretty simple looking document. Something like… [...]
Here’s the breakdown from New York 1
Former Congressman Vito Fossella is scheduled to report to jail today for the first of two weekends behind bars.
Fossella pleaded guilty Monday to driving under the influence charges related to his arrest in Virginia last May.
He was sentenced to five days in prison, but is getting credit for one [...]
This bit of goodness brought to you by the New York Times, and the Bay Ridge Bloggers that helped attract attention to the spot in the first place.
Here’s the piece from the New York Times.
The indictment charges that Mr. Rodriguez presided over a drug ring that sold up to 2,000 $20 bags of crack cocaine [...]