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Councilmember David Greenfield says applying for Medicare can be confusing. Photo courtesy of Greenfield’s office

Greenfield hosts free Medicare information session

“Applying for Medicare and using your Medicare benefits can be confusing, especially when so many seniors these days have so much going on in their lives,” said Councilmember David Greenfield, who is seeking to clarify the confusion by holding an information session at his district office. … Full Article
 
It could cost more the ride the subway starting in March if the MTA adopts one of the two plans it presented last week. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

MTA fare hike plan draws swift reaction

The announcement by the MTA that it will likely have to raise bus and subway fares in March drew shift reaction from transit advocates and lawmakers who pushed for lower-cost Metrocards for low-income New Yorkers and demanded that the agency get its fiscal house in order. … Full Article
 
Justin Brannan (left), pictured with the Rev. Msgr. Kevin Noone at an event at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church, says his group, Bay Ridge Cares, is excited to be launching its Thanksgiving project again this year. Photo courtesy of Brannan

Bay Ridge Cares to deliver Thanksgiving meals to homebound

For the third year in a row, members of a Bay Ridge charity group will take time away from their families on Thanksgiving to deliver delicious hot meals to homebound senior citizens and lonely disabled people in their community. … Full Article
 
Student Morgan Heitman cheers as bids start coming in for her painting. Cheering her on are teacher Nikki Fregara and auctioneer Rudy Saviano. Photos courtesy of Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn

Adelphi art auction brings out reality television star

A dazzling reality television personality loaned her star power to a Bay Ridge private school to help students sell their artworks. … Full Article
 
Democrats are pushing for the ouster of Stephen Bannon, even before the Trump Administration begins. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

Nadler, Clarke, Jeffries sign anti-Bannon letter

Three Brooklyn lawmakers were among 169 House Democrats who signed a letter sent to Republican President-elect Donald Trump demanding that he rescind the appointment of Stephen Bannon, the head of Breitbart News, as a top White House chief strategist.
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Pamela Hanson stabbed the victim to death, Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn D.A.’s office

Woman gets 18 years to life for murder in Gregory Hotel

Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on Monday announced that a Bedford-Stuyvesant woman was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing a man inside a room at the Best Western-Gregory Hotel in Bay Ridge. … Full Article
 
Councilmember Vincent Gentile, Parks Department officials, local residents and members of the family of the late Patrick O’Rourke celebrate the completion of renovations in the park named after O’Rourke. Photo courtesy of Gentile’s office

Patrick O’Rourke Playground reopens after $1M renovation

A playground named in memory of a handicapped Dyker Heights man who touched many lives with his determination and spirit has been reopened now that the parks department has completed a $1 million renovation of the recreational space. … Full Article
 
Residents brought electronic items to the recycling event in Bay Ridge. Photo courtesy of state Sen. Marty Golden’s office

Golden collects electronic trash for recycling

Bay Ridge residents came to a church parking lot on a recent Saturday afternoon to drop off their old television sets, worn out computers and obsolete VCRs for state Sen. Marty Golden, who gladly accepted the out-of-date electronic devices. No, Golden hasn’t become a collector of antiques. … Full Article
 
For an escape from Hipsterville (AKA Williamsburg), take the G train to the end of the line on Church Avenue in Kensington. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Escape from Hipsterville on the G Train — to Brooklyn's Bengali enclave in Kensington

Escape from Hipsterville — on the G train. … Full Article
 
This is Bangla Nagar Supermarket in Kensington, where we went shopping the other day for ingredients that we hope will inspire us to try harder in the kitchen. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

A visit to Bangla Nagar Supermarket in Kensington

Do you know what fresh Thai eggplant looks like? We didn't — until we went shopping the other day at Bangla Nagar Supermarket in Kensington. … Full Article
 

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