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Bob Capano, an opponent of the city’s soon-to-be fee on plastic shopping bags, speaks out at a press conference in front of a Bay Ridge supermarket. Photo courtesy of Capano

Opponents fight city on 5-cent plastic bag fee

In the wake of a state Senate vote to try to stop New York City from implementing a new law to force shoppers to pay a five-cent fee for a plastic bag in a supermarket, the Brooklyn Young Republicans and City Council hopeful Bob Capano held a press conference outside a Foodtown supermarket  … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis (second from left) ran into Angela Olsen, Jerry Kassar and Janet Kassar (left to right) at the U.S. Capitol on Inauguration Day. Photo courtesy of Malliotakis

Bay Ridge leaders attend Trump’s inauguration

The large crowd on hand at the U.S. Capitol to witness the inauguration of Donald Trump included many prominent Republicans from Bay Ridge who traveled to Washington to see history in the making. … Full Article
 
Demonstrators march up Fifth Avenue during a women's march, Saturday, Jan. 21, in New York. The march was held in solidarity with similar events taking place in Washington and around the nation. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

Bay Ridge plays big role in Women’s March on Washington

The historic Women’s March on Washington, which drew an estimated 500,000 people to the nation’s Capitol to protest President Donald Trump and spawned similarly large demonstrations in cities all over the world on Saturday, had a touch of Bay Ridge. … Full Article
 
The Bay Ridge Avenue station on the R subway line will be closed for approximately six months while undergoing a major overhaul. Eagle photos by Paula Katinas

Pols demand shuttle buses when subway station closes

The least the MTA could do for straphangers who will lose access to the R train’s Bay Ridge Avenue station when it closes for a repair project is provide shuttle bus service, three local lawmakers said. … Full Article
 
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan voted for a House resolution that paves the way for the repeal of the ACA. Photo courtesy of U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan’s office

Democrats put pressure on Donovan over Obamacare

In a last-ditch effort to try to save the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Democrats in Bay Ridge are mounting an initiative designed to put public pressure on Republican U.S. Rep. … Full Article
 
City Council hopeful Justin Brannan says he has “incredible grassroots support” for his run at public office. Photo courtesy of Brannan

Justin Brannan raises $57,000 for council run

Democratic city council hopeful Justin Brannan has raised more than $57,000 from hundreds of local donors for his campaign and said he is poised to qualify for the city's matching funds program. … Full Article
 
Vito Fossella exits the Alexandria General Court after his sentencing for drunk driving in Alexandria, Va., on Dec. 8, 2008. Fossella was sentenced to five days in jail, a humiliating coda to a political career ruined by revelations he'd fathered a child from an extramarital affair. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Vito Fossella stars in pro-Trump cable show

President-elect Donald Trump is getting help bolstering his image from a former member of Congress who left office nine years ago under a cloud of scandal. … Full Article
 
NYPD Mounted Unit Officer Ramos introduces a young Brooklyn boy to Pompeii. Eagle photos by John Alexander

Meet the NYPD mounted unit patrolling Bay Ridge

“A horse is a horse of course, of course,” unless the horse is part of the NYPD Mounted Unit, a program that enables them to help protect the community. … Full Article
 
The incident at the 86th Street station caused service disruptions on the R subway line for more than an hour. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Subway rider hit by R train in Bay Ridge

Police are investigating an incident in which a man was struck by a northbound R train in a Bay Ridge subway station Wednesday afternoon. … Full Article
 
State Sen. Marty Golden offers free tax preparation services every year. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Golden invites residents to get taxes done at his office

State Sen. Marty Golden isn’t trying to compete with H&R Block, but the Southwest Brooklyn lawmaker is offering tax preparation services in his district office in Bay Ridge. … Full Article
 

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