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District Manager Josephine Beckmann looks over information prior to the start of the Community Board 10 meeting. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

Number of homeless increases in Bay Ridge

With the city awash with reports of more homeless people living on the streets, solid, middle-class neighborhoods like Bay Ridge are not immune to the problem, according to local officials. … Full Article
 
Arlene Figaro, an alumna of Visitation Academy, has served as the school’s principal for 14 years. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

Visitation Academy Campus Ministry to serve community

A new Campus Ministry program beginning this semester at Visitation Academy is aimed at encouraging the post-9/11 generation to recognize the importance of community service, according to Arlene Figaro, principal of the Catholic school for girls located in Bay Ridge. … Full Article
 
NYU Lutheran CEO Wendy Z. Goldstein chats with Community Board 10 Chair Brian Kieran prior to the start of the meeting.

Lutheran Hospital moving toward merger with NYU Langone

Lutheran Medical Center, which made news back in April when it signed an affiliation agreement with health care giant NYU Langone, is making news again — this time by entering into a full merger with its big brother. … Full Article
 
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (left) and state Sen. Marty Golden (right) speak with an Army Corps of Engineers representative.

Feds inspect Shore Road Promenade

Experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inspected the Shore Road Promenade on Tuesday with an eye toward identifying locations that could be repaired under a resiliency program. … Full Article
 
Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, center, is pictured following his sentencing at federal court on July 17 in Brooklyn. Grimm, who represented southwest Brooklyn and Staten Island, has now reported to a prison in western Pennsylvania to begin his eight-month sentence for tax evasion.

Ex-NY Congressman Grimm begins prison sentence for tax fraud

Former Congressman Michael Grimm, who represented southwest Brooklyn and Staten Island, has reported to a prison in western Pennsylvania to begin his eight-month sentence for tax evasion. … Full Article
 
Students from Genesis placed a gold ribbon around the entire perimeter of their school. Photo courtesy of Xaverian High School

Xaverian HS wrapped in gold ribbon by students

Teenagers wrapped yards and yards of ribbon around their Bay Ridge school, but it wasn’t a youthful prank. These kids were serious. … Full Article
 
Dov Hikind, who was first elected in 1982, is one of the longest serving members of the New York State Assembly. New York State Assembly Photography

Hikind proudly wears maverick label

“I’m not afraid to rock the boat,” Assemblymember Dov Hikind told the Brooklyn Eagle during an interview in his Borough Park district office. … Full Article
 
State Sen. Marty Golden (left) and Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis (second from right) attended the Times Square Go Gold lighting. They were joined by the Kabel family of Bay Ridge; dad Matthew (holding daughter Sally), mom Nicole and son William. Photo courtesy of Malliotakis’s office

Bay Ridge supports Times Square going gold for cancer

Cancer advocates and elected officials from Bay Ridge came to Times Square as the Crossroads of the World turned into a golden paradise to raise cancer awareness. … Full Article
 
Under the direction of Music Director Joseph Loposky, the Xaverian High School Jazz Band rehearses for its Papal performance. Photo courtesy of Xaverian High School

Xaverian Jazz Band to play for Pope Francis

When Pope Francis arrives at John F. Kennedy Airport on Thursday for his first-ever trip to New York City, he will get a taste of Bay Ridge-style hospitality. And he will be greeted by the sounds of jazz. … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Dov Hikind (center) and an aide meet with Brooklyn Transportation Commissioner Keith Bray (left) at the intersection of Ocean Parkway and Bay Parkway to discuss safety improvements. Photo courtesy of Hikind’s office

Brooklyn DOT Commissioner inspects Ocean Parkway

A dangerous Midwood intersection is in line for safety improvements after Brooklyn Transportation Commissioner Keith Bray conducted an on-site inspection of the area. … Full Article
 

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