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While Madonna, REM, and Whitney Houston were topping the charts during the 1980s, Bay Ridge had its own vibrant music scene. Bands like City Kids, The Lynch Boys, Working Class, Alive N’ Kickin, and Southern Comfort were performing in neighborhood bars before lots of devoted fans.
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Saying that Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-Bay Ridge-Staten Island) “shares the U.F.T.’s commitment to providing kids with a world-class education,” teachers’ union president Michael Mulgrew endorsed the freshman lawmaker in her bid for a second term in office. … Full Article

There are different ways to tell how the boundary lines have changed in the districts of state legislators in the aftermath of the re-apportionment process. You can look at a map, of course. … Full Article

Michael Santora as Bobby Child and Nicole Davey as Polly Baker star in Narrows Community Theater’s production of the Gershwin musical, Crazy for You.  Tia James as Tess, Hilary Goldman as Irene, Yaron Urbas as Lank, a … Full Article

The Merchants of Third Avenue gathered Monday for their regular, packed meeting at the Greenhouse Restaurant to make last-minute preparations for the fabled Ragamuffin Parade Saturday, the Sunday Third Avenue Festival and the Pioneers 19th Annual Reception set for Oct. 29. … Full Article

Community Board 10 member George Fontas receives a certificate of appreciation from Chairman Joanne Seminara at the board’s Sept. 24 meeting in Bay Ridge after announcing his resignation. … Full Article

Paying tribute to its past, Community Board 10 has voted unanimously to name a Bay Ridge street corner in memory of its original chairman, Charles Ahl.
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Golfers are joining the fight to raise funds to build a wheelchair accessible home for a triple-amputee Afghanistan war veteran from Brooklyn. … Full Article

Here's an update on a story reported earlier by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle: a teenager has confessed to being the vandal who broke the windows at U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm’s (R-Bay Ridge-Staten Island) campaign headquarters on Staten Island over the weekend, according to the Associated Press. … Full Article