Dyker Heights Apartment Burglarized As Fire Escape Break-Ins Continue To Plague 6-8

By on March 28, 2013  News
Mar 282013
 
Image source: kthread via Flickr.

Image source: kthread via Flickr.

Jewelry and electronics continue to disappear from area homes, as a series of break-ins plague the 68th Precinct, which covers both Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge.

Please remember folks, if you have a fire escape then you probably want to lock the window(s) closest to it when you go out!

According to Brooklyn Paper’s Will Bredderman, a burglar [or group of burglars] exploited one unlocked fire escape window – taking the opportunity to enter a 14th Avenue apartment on March 19.

The victim claims to have left her flat, which sits between 68th Street and 69th Street, at 8:30 a.m.

When she returned at 2:50 p.m. her door was still locked – but two Nintendo game consoles, a Playstation, an iPad, a MacBook, two gold necklaces, and an engraved silver wedding band were all gone.

City Plans To Narrow Fourth Avenue As Golden, PBA Lobby Against Gentile-Backed Speed Camera Program

By on March 26, 2013  Featured story, Traffic & Transit
Mar 262013
 
A flier from the Fourth Ave safety workshop. (Image source: NYCDOT).

A flier from the Fourth Ave safety workshop. (Image source: NYCDOT).

As the NYC Department of Transportation unveils a series of traffic-calming measures for Fourth Avenue to mixed reactions, State Senator Marty Golden (R) and the police union are lobbying Albany lawmakers to nix a speed camera demonstration program previously approved by the New York State Assembly and supported by City Councilman Vincent Gentile (D).

At a March 21, meeting where city planners showcased the proposals, Bay Ridgites on both sides of the issue voiced strong opinions about the possible changes – which include narrowing a 13-block stretch of the busy thoroughfare from Ovington Avenue to 84th Street, as reported by Will Bredderman for Brooklyn Paper. Continue reading »

NYPD Officer Charged With DWI In Bay Ridge

By on March 12, 2013  Featured story, News
Mar 122013
 
Image source: pixabay.com.

Image source: pixabay.com.

An off-duty New York City police officer was arrested this past weekend and charged with driving under the influence on the streets of Bay Ridge, according to CBS 2.

Officer Lester Sanchez, 29, was arrested early Saturday at 4:53 a.m. in the confines of the 68th Precinct, which includes Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights.

Sanchez was reportedly charged with driving while intoxicated, refusing to take a breathalyzer test, and reckless endangerment.

This arrest arrives on the heels of several high profile and heart-breaking fatal crashes – including one involving an on-duty NYPD officer, and as police officials respond to widespread public outcry by announcing a series of sweeping changes to crash investigations.

The New York State Senate has also recently approved legislation, sponsored by retired NYPD officer and State Senator Marty Golden, that would stiffen punishments for drivers who flee the scene of accidents which result in property damage, serious injury, or death.

Bay Ridge Jewelry Burglaries Moving South

By on March 7, 2013  News
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As the jewelry burglary [jurglary?] trend in Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights continues, it’s apparently moving south.

When Bay Ridge Odyssey first began writing about the break-ins in January, the crimes were centered around 70th Street, as February passed the halfway mark, they had moved to the mid 70s.

Now, as reported in this week’s Brooklyn Paper by Will Bredderman, two incidents – including one attempted burglary and a successful one – occurred in the final days of February at locations in the high 70s and 80s.

While we haven’t verified that this shows the entire picture [all data was pulled second-hand from police blotters], it certainly makes for an interesting snapshot.

Here’s the timeline: Continue reading »

Seen In Bay Ridge Weekender: Guns N Rods

By on January 25, 2013  Seen In Photos
Jan 252013
 

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The above photo is by emilydickinsonridesabmx via Flickr, who writes:

Sign above the Bay Ridge Rod and Hunt Club (ibid) on Ft. Hamilton Parkway, on the border of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights Brooklyn.

Amusing that there is a target range in South Brooklyn, adjoining a pizzeria no less.

It was taken on September 11, 2010.

BID ASAP: 13th Avenue Merchants Try To Expedite Formation Of Business Improvement District

By on January 22, 2013  Business
Jan 222013
 
A BID tackles quality of life issues by supplementing city services such as sanitation(Image source: BKLYN guy via Flickr).

A Business Improvement District, or BID, tackles quality of life issues by supplementing city services such as sanitation (Image source: BKLYN guy via Flickr).

A group of 13th Avenue merchants want to turn their commercial stretch of Dyker Heights into a Business Improvement District, preferably before Mayor Bloomberg leaves office. Continue reading »

Coptic Christians Seek Refuge In Dyker Heights

By on January 17, 2013  News
Jan 172013
 
St. George Church with Mar Girgis Station, Old Cairo, Egypt (Image source: Bakar_88 via Flickr).

St. George Church with Mar Girgis Station, Old Cairo, Egypt (Image source: Bakar_88 via Flickr).

In the two years since the Arab Spring uprising and subsequent overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak caused Egyptian society to descend into chaos and disorder – hundreds of Coptic Christians fleeing violence and religious persecution in their native land have found a second home in Southwest Brooklyn, as reported by Will Bredderman for Brooklyn Paper.

Four hundred refugees have joined the Coptic Orthodox Church of Saint George [1105 67th Street] in Dyker Heights – Brooklyn’s only Coptic church, since Mubarak was forced from office, according to Father Mina Yanni. Continue reading »

Community Board 10 To Hold General Meeting January 28

By on January 16, 2013  Events
Jan 162013
 

440px-Billy_Clark_town_crier_Nantucket-220x300Community Board 10 will hold its monthly general meeting a week from next Monday, on January 28.

The meeting, which begins at 7:15 p.m. in the Shore Hill Community Room [9000 Shore Road], will include the following items on its agenda:

  • A Public Hearing regarding a BSA Special Permit Application at 1245 83rd Street.
  • Police & Public Safety Committee hearing concerning  On-Premise SLA Applications for Brooklyn Beet Company, LLC [7205 3rd Avenue]; Campania Brick Oven Pizza, Ltd. [9824 4th Avenue]; Mussels & More Ltd. [510 80th Street]; Tryst Lounge, Inc. [7724 13th Avenue].
  • Senior Issues, Housing, Health & Welfare Committee hearing on Boys Town Family Home [1244 65th Street].
  • Traffic & Transportation Committee hearing on DOT’s 4th Avenue Safety Visioning Public Workshop.

VIDEO: Reaching-Out Community Services Director Speaks Out For Hurricane Victims

By on January 15, 2013  News
Jan 152013
 

If you’ve recently donated to Reaching-Out Community Services aka the Dyker Heights -Bensonhurst Food Pantry, then the above video should be in your email inbox.

During the five minute segment, various disaster relief groups, private sector volunteers, and community leaders including State Senator Marty Golden and Reaching-Out’s executive director Thomas Neve join Gerritsen Beach Cares to speak out for people whose lives have yet to return to normal well over two months since Superstorm Sandy wrought havoc on coastal communities.

If you’d like to support continued aid for hurricane victims in Gerritsen Beach, please call (347) 585-8630. For more information on Reaching-Out Community Services, please visit rcsprograms.org or call (718) 373-4565.

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