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Bay Ridge Archive

Bay Ridge–Bensonhurst

Saturday, May 19, 2007

A plunderers paradise

Bay Ridge: Leif Ericson’s playground is about to be fit for a Viking. Comment.

Explosive bust for the 68

Bay Ridge: Bay Ridge cops went undercover last week to sting a would-be fireworks entrepreneur — nabbing a Queens woman for attempting to sell pyrotechnic goodies. Comment.

Spark-filled memories

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist recalls those hazy, crazy, fireworks-filled days of summers past. Comment.

Ridge ‘prize’ winner loses nearly $10 grand

Bay Ridge: A woman who thought she hit the jackpot ended up getting jacked by the oldest scam in the book on May 8 — plus all the crime news from the 68th and 62nd precincts. Comment.

The dead speak at Ridge’s doomed ‘Green Church’

Bay Ridge: Now the dead are even being heard from on the demolition of the so-called “Green Church.” Comment.

More steroid news

Bay Ridge: The latest on Lowen’s pharmacy, the Third Avenue mom-and-pop drugstore that got raided by state drug officials. Comment.

Ridge heavyweight wants to be big loser

Bay Ridge: A larger-than-life local figure is about to lower his profile — by a few hundred pounds, hopefully. Bay Ridge resident Will Millender, 26, will compete to lose weight and win cash on a new ABC reality show, “Fat March.” Comment.
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