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Most subway riders would like the train to arrive faster so that they can get to their destination quicker. But Councilman Vincent Gentile (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) is taking the opposite approach. … Full Article

One would think that when you graduate from high school, the last place you’d want to return to after your first semester at college is your old high school. … Full Article

Come to Poly Prep Country Day School's sixth annual Afternoon of Student Choreography on Sunday, January 13, and help raise money for for two charities for people with disabilities. … Full Article

They’re called the Problem Solvers and the congressman representing Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Staten Island has joined their ranks. … Full Article

Sandy Irrera’s house is usually filled with gift baskets during the Christmas holiday season. But they’re not baskets filled with gifts for her husband Tommy or their daughters Nanci or Tiffany. … Full Article

Neighbors of a notorious Bay Ridge nightclub are demanding that the lounge be shut down after a drunken New Year’s Eve reveler mowed do … Full Article

New York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Schack will be the guest speaker at a meeting of the Dyker Heights Civic Association on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 8 p.m., at Saint Phillip’s Episcopal Church Hall, at 1072 80th St. … Full Article

In the wake of the shootings of three police officers, state Sen. Marty Golden (R-Bay Ridge-southern Brooklyn) said he’s going to keep pushing to reinstate capital punishment for cop killers in New York until a new law is on the books.  … Full Article

Three New York City police officers were recovering Friday, hours after being shot in separate incidents that left one suspect dead and four under arrest. The shootings occurred in a one-hour span Thursday night. … Full Article

Here are three words any Bay Ridge resident with a car would love to hear: More parking spaces!  The idea of creating additional on-street spaces for cars in parking-starved Bay Ridge is a dream held by many motorists in the community. … Full Article