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Participants salute the flag at the Sept. 11 ceremony at the 69th Street pier in Bay Ridge last year.

Bay Ridge prepares to commemorate Sept. 11 victims

Bay Ridge, a neighborhood that lost 36 of its residents in the Sept. 11 attack, is getting ready for an annual ceremony in which the community pays tribute to the victims and their families on the anniversary of that dark day 13 years ago. … Full Article

U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm (left), pictured with a local military veteran, Ted Montuori, in his district office earlier this year, is among the candidates taking part in the Bay Ridge Community Council debate on Sept. 23

Community Council hosts Bay Ridge Great Debate

Now that Labor Day has come and gone, the political season is heating up. … Full Article

Police said the suspect approached one of his two victims here, on the sidewalk in front of 1839 Bath Ave.

Police hunt Bensonhurst groper

Police are looking for a suspect who grabbed and groped two women in separate incidents in Bensonhurst in August. … Full Article

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis speaks to her intern, Greg Copolla, during an inspection visit she paid to the 76th Street step street last week. The city’s Department of Transportation has started a repair project to address safety issues on the staircase.

DOT begins repairs of Bay Ridge step street

Bay Ridge residents navigating the tricky concrete staircase separating Ridge Boulevard from Colonial Road on 76th Street will soon have an easier time, thanks to the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT), which has started repairing the passageway. … Full Article

Councilmember Vincent Gentile accepted endorsements from several police unions, including the Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA), during his re-election campaign in 2013

Gentile disputes NYPD sergeant union’s DNC stand

The highly controversial stand taken by the Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) against holding the 2016 Democratic National Convention at Barclays Center – a stand that included writing an open letter to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) urging it not to choose New York for its quadrenn … Full Article

Borough President Eric Adams announces his $6.92 million capital budget investment in libraries and cultural institutions at a press conference at Bay Ridge Library

Adams pumps $6.9 million into borough’s cultural institutions

Brooklyn’s libraries and cultural institutions are part of what makes Kings County a unique place to live, according to Borough President Eric Adams, who recently came to Bay Ridge to announce a $6.92 million investment from his capital budget for programs that enhance the lives of the borough’s … Full Article