Gentile Requests U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Study Bay Ridge Bedrock

By on September 19, 2012  News
Sep 192012
 

No, not that bedrock (Image source: Wikipedia Commons).

The following is a press release from the office of City Councilman Vincent Gentile:

BAY RIDGE – Responding to the recent craters in Bay Ridge, Councilman Vincent J. Gentile will call on Fort Hamilton Commanding Officer Col. Eluyn Ginés and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to convene a geological survey of the southwest Brooklyn bedrock.

Bay Ridge got its name for the prominent and unique geographic features of the area. Councilman Gentile is concerned this may have something to do with the two sinkholes that opened up this summer. Continue reading »

Army: NY National Guard Joint Task Force – Empire Shield To Remain At Fort Hamilton

By on September 12, 2012  Featured story, News
Sep 122012
 

Image source: army.mil.

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Yesterday on the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the U.S. Army’s Installation Management Command [IMCOM] issued a press release to announce that the New York Army National Guard anti-terror task force known as Empire Shield will remain in place at Fort Hamilton. Continue reading »

Bill de Blasio At Bay Ridge Democrats Tonight

By on May 10, 2012  Events
May 102012
 

(via Wikipedia Commons)

All 6 foot 5 inches of New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is slated to appear at tonight’s meeting of the Bay Ridge Democrats, writes Kip of Bay Ridge Journal.

The altitudinous advocate will be at the club’s monthly gathering, which is taking place in the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd [7420 4th Ave] at 7:30 p.m.

Please see the Bay Ridge Dem’s Facebook page for more details.