June 24, 2023
Fire at Giovanni’s Brooklyn Eats Restaurant
Giovanni’s Brooklyn Eats Restaurant at 1657 8th Avenue in South Slope had a fire in their kitchen this morning around 11:00 am this morning. (Video here)
Thankfully, there was no customers in the restaurant and the staff was able to get out. The restaurant has a lot of damage, so it will be awhile before they reopen.
Giovanni Tafuri, the owner, set up a GoFundMe to help defray costs. (Here).
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June 24, 2023
New Traffic Light Being Installed Near Xaverian
A light is being installed outside of Xaverian on Shore Road and 71st Street. Sheldon shared the photo above and wrote that fifteen years ago it wasn’t a good idea to put a light on this corner because two bus routes, the B64 & B9 come down that block. Also, many parents double park to let their kids out in the morning and when picking them up each afternoon.
When the light is installed at that corner, many people on 71st Street across from Xavarian are going to hear a lot of honking.
A light is needed on that corner. I remember a tween was hit there in the Winter. Xaverian is now a 6th – 12th grade school and drivers are speeding on Shore Road.
Sheldon believes that Shore Road & 72nd Street should have received a light because of the “wicked turn.” There have also been many accidents at that corner.
Residents have complained about how apprehensive they feel when driving down Shore Road and 72nd for years. The politicians put a speed camera instead of a light there.
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June 24, 2023
Politicians In Other Areas Are Giving Out Airtags and Introducing the Auto Larceny Initiative
NYC is giving out airtags to stop thefts. (News)
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See Also
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Shooting on 95th Street and 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge – June 23, 2024
Bay Ridge heads up – avoid 5th Avenue and 95th Street. (Channel 7 News)
Around 4:15 pm today, there was a shooting on 5th Avenue and 95th Street. A 24-year-old man was shot in the arm and a 21-year-old woman was shot in the leg. Several places have reported that it was not life-threatening.
The man and woman had been picked up by a gray Hyundai Sonata after leaving PluggedIn Sneaker Boutique. (Source) There’s blood in the back seat of the car and a lot on the street.
The news said that a white Mercedes was circling the block and then shot at the gray sedan. Rigites told the news they heard, “Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop.” Then the gray car crashed.
The 21-year-old female victim was laying on the ground in front of Plugged In. When a Ridgite saw that she was bleeding from her leg, he jumped into action. He put a belt around the woman‘s leg to stop the bleeding.
The man, who was shot in the arm, ran down the block and came back ten minutes later. (Source)
The address given on the Citizen App is for “Plugged In Sneaker Boutique.” Plugged In sells fashionable sneakers. In March, this footwear was being sold at Plugged In for $750.00:
The store has a security guard. People stand on line outside the store when the store has new releases. (See video). The woman who was shot was laying on the ground outside the store (a trail of blood came from the street.)
Plugged In told the news they closed their shop to protect their customers.
Thus is a gray sedan with blown out windows:
Avery Pereira’s video shows how serious this situation was:
We’re constantly being told that violent crime is a figment of our imagination. Our radical progressive politicians falling over to protect violent thugs. Targeted shooting in #BayRidge just a little while ago right next to a Day Care Center! Enough #BackTheBlue #Law&Order pic.twitter.com/9Jt2NHW8fj
— Avery Pereira for City Council (@Avery4Brooklyn) June 23, 2023
The shooter ran away and the police are searching for him. The description given was that he is wearing a light blue tracksuit. The police were seen on Shore Road.
Next door to the Plugged In sneaker store is a preschool, Ms. Jenn’s Little Achievers). Ms. Jenn and her staff must have been shocked by the gunshots. Across the avenue is the library – Ft. Hamilton branch.
The NYPD blocked off the area to investigate. (See here)
PS 104/IS 104 on the corner of 5th Avenue and 91st Street had a carnival this afternoon. The carnival was moved indoors due to the weather. After the gun fire, families attending the carnival were locked down in the school. It’s good that the school took precautions because the shooter has not been caught.
Freedom News shared this video of the police investigating. (See here) Freedom News wrote: “Two people were waiting for a car to pick them up, and they get shot at.”
Blood being cleaned up outside of Plugged In after the investigation. (See here)
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June 23, 2023
Charlie Ragusa Can’t Endorse Justin Brannan – Why Would Brannan Ask Him?
The NY Post had a story about Councilman Justin Brannan (See here)
Justin Brannan called Charlie Ragusa, a Brooklyn Democratic Party State Committeeman and District Leader in Southern Brooklyn since 1982. Brannan and Ragusa spoke over the phone about endorsem*nts on Wednesday.
Charlie Ragusa told Brannan it was too early for an endorsem*nt because the primary did not happen yet.
Charlie Ragusa wouldn’t be able to endorse Justin Brannan. Brannan has been lobbied over the Coney Island Casino. (See here)
How could Charlie Ragusa face the residents of Coney Island if he endorsed Brannan? Ragusa and many other people know that Brannan been lobbied over the casino. Even worse – Brannan did not speak out against the casinos, even when Mathylde Frontus and others have. Brannan hasn’t even written any articles against the casino in Coney Island.
A Brannan supporter said on Facebook that many people were lobbied.
No – only certain people were lobbied.
Ari Kagan was not lobbied. Ari has spoken out against the casinos. The residents do not wan a casino!
Bay Ridge has many problems, due to lobbyists controlling our neighborhood. This is how a school’s location was decided in Bay Ridge. (See here) When people objected to the location of this school and asked Brannan was not forthright with information.
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June 23, 2023
Monday Night Twilight League at Dyker Beach Golf Course
Dyker Beach Golf Course has a Monday evening Twilight League. It starts on Monday, July 10th and it goes to Monday, August 28th.
Info and registration here
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June 23, 2023
Justin Brannan Was Lobbied Over Changing Offices Into Apartment
Councilman Justin Brannan is hoping that you forgot that he was lobbied over changing offices into apartments. (More info)
Today, Justin Brannan was pushing on Twitter:
An article says that NYC will start converting offices in NYC for Ukraine’s asylum seekers in NY. (See here)
Justin Brannan has put ZERO dollars aside for housing the homeless.
Affordable housing hasn’t been built because developers want to create luxury condos and make a lot of money!
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June 23, 2023
St. Dominic’s Street Festival is on 6/24
Other events happening (See here)
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June 23, 2023
Let’s Get a Council Representative Who Will Pose With All Business Owners For Special Days.
So many businesses in our area celebrated big anniversaries this year – even more than 25 years.
Brannan didn’t bother recognize any of them. Why this business?
Let’s get someone who wants to work in our community and give all businesses a boost.
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June 22, 2023
Ridge Blvd. Apartment – Package Thieves
If you live in an apartment building along Ridge Blvd in #Bayridge #Brooklyn be aware there are thieves stealing packages – the building I live in has been hit a number of times because tenants buzz people in without asking…. pic.twitter.com/JD8uvVaL8T
— Simone Rene (@SimoneRene1) June 23, 2023
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June 22, 2023
$12,000 Stolen from Figland Market
Figland Market at 6512 14th Avenue was robbed at 5:00 am on June 14th. (Story in the Brooklyn Reporter)
The thieves went through the back door of the halal meat store.
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June 22, 2023
District 20 CEC – Zoom Meeting About Schools
District 20, Community Education Council will hold a meeting with the Office of District Planning next on June 26th at 5:30 pm. Register here: https://nycdoe.zoom.us/…/tJUoduGrrzgvGNJRhas2CU0yjySBKW…
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