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Bay Ridge archive

Bay Ridge–Bensonhurst

Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007

She can’t dig it

Bay Ridge: Mayor Bloomberg’s decision to forgive parking tickets during last week’s weird ice storm came too late to assuage Bay Ridge waitress Fatma Aly, who tried to dig out her car, but ended up having to fork over $60 to a guy with a tow-truck. Comment.

Patients: Give us our film!

Bay Ridge: Six months after a mammography center abruptly closed — and four months after state and federal authorities promised to investigate the matter — patients are still waiting to get their own medical records. Comment.

Miss Polonia crosses the bridge

Bay Ridge: How many Polish people does it takes to hold a beauty pageant? Just three — if you can find three, that is. Organizers of year’s Miss Polonia of Southern Brooklyn pageant are fighting demographics. Comment.

ID thefts galore in Bay Ridge

Bay Ridge: Two men had thousands of dollars in phony charges rung up on their credit cards. Comment.