Bay Ridge Kitchen Now Accepting Donations Through Fresh Direct!

By on December 20, 2012  News
Dec 202012
 
Occupy Sandy Bay Ridge Kitchen

Image source: Facebook.com.

The call went out yesterday on Occupy Sandy’s website that the relief group’s Bay Ridge Kitchen is running low on both food and supplies.

Fortunately for hurricane victims who rely on the 2000+ meals prepared daily at St. Johns Episcopal Church [461 99th Street], donating has never been easier.

As of yesterday, “orders of fresh, organic, natural, and locally produced food items can be made through FreshDirect.com and shipped directly” to St. Johns!

Ship to:

St. John’s Episcopal Church
461 99th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11209

Are you strapped for time and not sure what food items to purchase? No Problem! Donors can also buy a gift card online and simply email it to SandyBayRidge@Interoccupy.net.

If you’d like to inquire about volunteer work or in-person donations, please check out their Faceboook page, as well as interoccupy.net. You can also call (347) 465-7430 or email SandyBayRidge@interoccupy.net.

Seen In Bay Ridge Weekender: Occupy Sandy’s Bay Ridge Kitchen

By on December 14, 2012  Seen In Photos
Dec 142012
 

Image source: Facebook.com.

The above photo shows volunteers hard at work in Occupy Sandy’s Bay Ridge kitchen at St. John’s Episcopal Church [461 99th Street].

If you’d like to inquire about volunteer work or donations, please check out their Faceboook page, as well as interoccupy.net. You can also call (347) 465-7430 or email SandyBayRidge@interoccupy.net.

Xaverian Students Coordinate Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort In Rockaways

By on December 7, 2012  News
Dec 072012
 

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As an area that was largely spared from the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, Southwest Brooklyn continues to play a crucial role in the coordination of volunteers and supplies bound for storm relief and recovery efforts in other neighborhoods.

A news item in the 112-year-old Rockaway community newspaper The Wave highlights some of the work being done by students and faculty at Xaverian High School [7100 Shore Road] for the storm-ravaged peninsula.

From The Wave:

A uniform and everyday goods drive was organized immediately after the storm in order to help students return to their everyday school routines as quickly as possible. Additionally, faculty members have been aiding in the cleanup process in the areas hardest hit by the storm each weekend. Middle school students organized a wonderful drive to create customized care packages containing gift cards and everyday items that families lost during the storm.

The piece mentions how “the Interact Club,” a community service club at the Catholic college prep school sponsored by the Rotary Club of Verrazano, has “organized a bake sale and raffle in order to raise money for the Graybeards” – a basketball league-turned local aid organization in Rockaway.

Xaverian students have also reportedly put together a Toys for Tots donation drive aimed at children affected by Sandy.

Gentile To MTA: Stop Verrazano Toll Hike, Waive Fares For Hurricane Relief Workers, Bring ‘Discount Equity’ To Southwest Brooklyn

By on November 29, 2012  Featured story, Traffic & Transit
Nov 292012
 

At a public hearing yesterday on Staten Island, City Councilman Vincent Gentile spoke out against a proposed Verrazano Bridge toll hike, and called on MTA officials to waive tolls for Hurricane Sandy relief workers driving in from Brooklyn.

At the meeting, which took place at the College of Staten Island [2800 Victory Boulevard], Gentile expanded on the argument that the so-called Staten Island discount should apply to Bay Ridge residents. Continue reading »

Benefit Concert At Salty Dog Raises 10K For Families Affected By 81st Street Fire

By on July 10, 2012  News
Jul 102012
 

At a benefit concert held on Sunday for four local families affected when a June 21, fire tore through their 81st Street homes, has raised more than $10,000.

The event, which was held at the Salty Dog [7509 3rd Ave] brought out the best of Bay Ridge residents, portraying a community that comes to the aid of friends and neighbors in need, writes Melisa Stumpf in a very heartening piece for the Home Reporter. Continue reading »

Benefit For Families Displaced By 81st Street Fire At Salty Dog This Sunday, July 8

By on July 2, 2012  Events
Jul 022012
 

A benefit is being held Sunday for four neighborhood families that were displaced when a fire tore through their homes in the early morning hours of June 21.

The event – which will take place at the Salty Dog [7509 3rd Ave] this coming Sunday, July 8 – will feature performances by Frankie Marra & His Band (featuring special guest John Rafferty); Head N’ South; The Ridge; High Tides; Cassone, D’emic, Lepore w/ Bauer; Radio Daze, and Atomic Dog.

According to a Facebook page set up to help organize relief efforts, all proceeds collected from the $25 admission fees will “directly benefit the Railey, Moore, Howe and Feeney families of 81st Street.”

“In the aftermath of the fire, one thing became very clear: Bay Ridge had a reputation for picking people up when they were down,” the page states. “And this time wasn’t going to be any different – the community was rallying.”

The group formed with the intent of helping victims of the 81st Street fire – known as Helping Hands – hopes to follow up this Sunday’s event with another in August, at which time the organizers plan to focus on fundraising for the “long haul of having to rebuild.”