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A little less than 11 months ago, the Kangaroos of Boys and Girls High School had their chances for a Public School Athletic League Championship Division title dashed by eventual city runner-up Erasmus Hall at Brooklyn's Sid Luckman Field. … Full Article

The Historic Districts Council will conduct a walking tour of Bay Ridge on Saturday, Oct. 20, beginning at 10 a.m. … Full Article

Cathy Andersen calls it “one of the best decisions I ever made.” Andersen, who teaches Honors English at Fontbonne Hall Academy in Bay Ridge, said she has been assigning Ray Bradbury’s dark, classic novel “Fahrenheit 451” to her students at the elite Catholic high school for girls to read for sev … Full Article

The next time you get that jury duty notice in the mail, don’t rip it up. Serving jury duty could change you life. It changed the direction of Bay Ridge resident Dean Rasinya’s life.
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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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Brooklyn Tech 42, Fort Hamilton 0    … Full Article

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