Bay Ridge Union Center To Hold Open House, Studio Sale This Saturday, June 9

By on June 7, 2012  Events
Jun 072012
 

The Bay Ridge Union Center for the Arts [8101 Ridge Blvd], or BRUCA, will be holding their open house, as well as a sale of original studio creations, this Saturday, June 9, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Anyone considering taking a class at the facility – which bills itself as “the place for the Bay Ridge community to access challenging and well-taught classes in the arts for an affordable price,” will have the chance to speak with instructors – as well as sign up for summer art classes.

As an added bonus, BRUCA will host a sale of pottery, which is both “made and fired by artists in the BRUCA studio.”

For more info, please visit www.bruca.org, or contact Program Director Ed Huml at edhuml@bruca.org.

Judge Says Evidence Suggests Poly Officials Knew Of Sex Abuse Allegations Before 1991

By on June 7, 2012  News
Jun 072012
 

Source: Wikipedia Commons

Yesterday a Brooklyn federal judge ruled that there is enough evidence to suggest that officials at Poly Prep Country Day School [9216 7th Ave] were aware of sex abuse allegations against former football coach Phil Foglietta before 1991 – the year they claim to have first learned about them, reports Michael O’Keeffe for the Daily News.

The hearing, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cheryl Pollack, added new credibility to a law suit by former students that alleges school administrators have covered up sexual abuse since the 1960s.

“There have been serious questions raised as to whether defendants and their counsel were simply engaged in a good faith effort to vigorously defend this lawsuit or whether certain [aspects] of the alleged conduct was in furtherance of an effort to conceal the extent of the school’s knowledge and to hinder plaintiffs’ efforts in pursuing their case,” Pollak wrote in an order made public on Wednesday. Continue reading »

Big Ang’s Baby Boy Busted! 23-year-old son charged with drug dealing, conspiracy

By on June 6, 2012  News
Jun 062012
 

Big Ang, center (Image Source: Edwin Martinez1 via Flickr).

The son of beloved reality show character and reconstructive surgery connoisseur Angela “Big Ang” Raiola has apparently run afoul of the law.

Anthony D’Onofrio, age 23, who is known on the show Mob Wives by his nickname A.J., surrendered at Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct yesterday after being indicted as part of a “five-person narcotics ring” that allegedly sold Oxycodone, marijuana, and cocaine, writes New York Post reporters Larry Celona and Doug Auer. Continue reading »

Poly Prep Headmaster David Harman Responds To Accusations With Letter To Alumni

By on June 6, 2012  Featured story, Schools & Libraries
Jun 062012
 

Source: Wikipedia Commons

According to the Daily News’ Michael O’Keeffe, Poly Prep Country Day School [9216 7th Ave] headmaster David Harman sent a letter to alumni this week, just days after attorney Kevin Mulhearn filed papers in Brooklyn federal court accusing administrators of lying – and possibly perjuring themselves.

The accusations arose when school officials denied having knowledge of sex abuse allegations against football coach Phil Foglietta until 1991 – Something Mulhearn, the attorney for a group of plaintiffs who claim they were molested – with charges spanning decades of the coach’s career, disputes.

According to the report, Harman’s letter “appears to be an attempt to reassure alumni and parents that the administration sympathizes with Mulhearn’s clients,” but some alumni of the elite private school tagged it as both “tone deaf” and “soul-less.” Continue reading »

Cuomo Comes Out For Using Marijuana Decriminalization As Tool Against Stop And Frisk

By on June 5, 2012  News
Jun 052012
 

Source: Wikpedia Commmons

Yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo asked state lawmakers to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. And while he may not be courting the elusive “midnight toker” demographic just yet, the governor’s proposal spells good news for opponents of the city’s  stop and frisk policy, as reported by Margaret Hartmann for New York Magazine. Continue reading »

CEC 20 June Meeting To Be Held A Week From Wednesday

By on June 4, 2012  Schools & Libraries
Jun 042012
 

The Community Education Council for District 20 will be holding its June meeting one week from Wednesday, on June 13, 2012.

This month’s session is set to take place at P.S. 176 The Ovington School [1225 69th Street], beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Topics up for discussion will include the appointment of Lisa Sarnicola, principal of P.S. 506, honoring District 20 PTAs and PAs, and a farewell sendoff for CEC20 student member Sejndi Rusi.

For more information on this meeting – as well as future events, please visit cec20.org.

Gentile Introduces Bill To Lift Meter Regulations On All Holidays

By on June 4, 2012  Traffic & Transit
Jun 042012
 

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Did you ever wonder why you still have to pay for street parking on days when alternate side parking is suspended?

Last Thursday, City Councilman Vincent Gentile introduced legislation that would make feeding the meter during holidays no longer necessary. Continue reading »

Seen In Bay Ridge Weekender: Vikings

By on June 1, 2012  Seen In Photos
Jun 012012
 

"What's in your wallet?" (Image courtesy of David Tan)

David Tan captured the above image – which features Viking Fest participants posing in front of a replica ship in Owl’s Head Park – on May 19, 2012. For this shot, he used a Canon A-1 camera with Kodak Ektar 100 film.

For more of David’s impressive pics, please visit his blog at dtan.blogspot.com.

If you have photos you’d like us to publish as part of the Seen In Bay Ridge photo series, please send them to info@bayridgeodyssey.com. Be sure to let us know where the picture was taken and when, and how to credit the photo (i.e. by your real name, pen name, anonymously, etc.).

Tour De Brooklyn To Ride Through Bay Ridge This Sunday

By on June 1, 2012  Events
Jun 012012
 

Last year's Tour De Brooklyn (Source: Wikipedia Commons)

The 8th Annual Tour De Brooklyn, a 21.5 mile bicycle ride through the County of Kings, will be pedaling its way through Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights – with a rest stop at Dyker Beach Park – this Sunday, June 3. Click Here For More, Including A PDF Map Of The Route

Gounardes Keeps The Pressure On Golden

By on May 31, 2012  Politics
May 312012
 

In an election year when Democrats would like to see Republican State Senator Marty Golden vacate his seat, State Senate hopeful Andrew Gounardes is keeping the political pressure on, while making some valid points in the process.

One recent dispatch from the Gounardes campaign, sent with the subject line Gounardes Calls Out Golden For Ignoring Teachers, is the latest example. Continue reading »

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