Bay Ridge: More than 1,400 people have now signed Heather McCown’s petition demanding the long-dreamed-about ferry from the 69th Street pier to Lower Manhattan, and now she wants to hand the petitions directly to Mayor Bloomberg. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Don’t drink and drive — but don’t hand your keys to a thief, either. Plus all the crime news from Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst. Comment.

Yellow Hooker: Congressional candidate Steve Harrison, who is anti-war, stands up when a group of anti-war activists go too far. Comments (5).

Bay Ridge: Politically fractured Bay Ridge is united in opposition to a toll increase on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Comments (5).