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Barwell Terrace residents said the abrupt change in Dept. of Sanitation policy is causing them lots of headaches. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

Bay Ridge homeowners sue city over trash

The residents of Barwell Terrace say the de Blasio administration is trashing them... literally.  … Full Article
 
Republican City Council candidate John Quaglione says he will fight any effort by the city to charge homeowners a fee to pick up their garbage. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

Reynoso floats proposal for NYC trash-collection fee

New Yorkers could be paying the city a fee for having the Department of Sanitation pick up their household trash if a proposal being championed by a City Council member ever becomes law. … Full Article
 
Laurie Windsor (center) shown here receiving the Ronald Reagan Americanism Award from Brooklyn Conservative Party leaders Fran Vella Marrone and Jerry Kassar in 2014, says she will still be active in the community. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Windsor steps down from District 20 Community Education Council

The summer of 2017 marks the end of an era in the world of public school education in Bay Ridge. Laurie Windsor, who served on the District 20 Community Education Council for 12 years, including nine years as its president, has left her post. … Full Article
 
Ally Alzaid (left) and her sister Anna take time out to sip lemonade outside Café Caffe. Eagle photos by Paula Katinas

Summer Stroll on 3rd draws big crowds

The sidewalk cafe outside Cebu Restaurant on the corner of Third Avenue and 88th Street spilled out onto the middle of the street Friday night, but the diners enjoying such delicious dishes as shrimp and risotto weren’t worried about the possibility of a car coming down the street. … Full Article
 
Councilmember David Greenfield’s decision to leave politics surprised many in New York’s political world. Photo courtesy of Greenfield’s office

Report: Greenfield nixes council re-election bid

In a move that took his colleagues by surprise, Councilmember David Greenfield is making plans to leave the City Council at the end of the year to become the director of a nonprofit organization that helps poverty-stricken Jews. … Full Article
 
Youths dance together in rough circles to Yemeni music before stage in Shoreline Park at the Arab-American Bazaar. Eagle photos by Andy Katz

11th annual Bay Ridge Arab-American Bazaar brings families and fun to Shoreline Park

The Yemeni band was nowhere to be found when the time came for them to perform in Shoreline Park on July 9, but no one seemed to mind, particularly. … Full Article
 
Public Advocate Letitia James marched with Justin Brannan and the Bay Ridge Democrats in the Bay Ridge Saint Patrick’s Day Parade earlier this year. Photo by Teri Brennan

James endorses Brannan for Bay Ridge’s council seat

Public Advocate Letitia James has weighed in on the closely watched race for outgoing Councilmember Vincent Gentile’s seat in Southwest Brooklyn. And she is throwing her support behind Gentile’s chief of staff. … Full Article
 
Councilmember Vincent Gentile, District Manager Angelina Dahab, P.S. 200 Principal Javier Muniz and students from P.S. 200 at opening of newly renovated Benson Playground. Photos courtesy of Vincent Gentile

Benson Park renovation opens, $1.5 million project celebrated

On Thursday, Councilmember Vincent Gentile joined the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to open the newly renovated basketball courts at Benson Playground, located at Bath Avenue between Bay 22nd and 23rd streets. … Full Article
 
Tourists flock to Dyker Heights every year to take in the delightful Christmas displays, like this giant Santa Claus, that homeowners install outside their houses. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

Community Board 10 wants tighter control over Dyker Christmas lights

For most, July is way too early to start thinking about Christmas. But not for Dyker Heights officials and civic leaders, who are planning ahead to ensure that the holiday lights display that attracts thousands of tourists to the neighborhood doesn’t get out of hand this year. … Full Article
 
In this March 4, 2015 photo, former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington about bipartisan legislation on gun safety. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File

Donovan’s bill seeks to stop abusers from buying guns

When U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan was serving as the district attorney of Staten Island, he said that one of his biggest worries was that a crime that could have been prevented by law enforcement officials takes place anyway. … Full Article
 

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