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Bay Ridge archive

Bay Ridge–Bensonhurst

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Ridgites complain: too many cellphones!

Bay Ridge: Protestors in Bay Ridge are angry about their cellphones — but they’re not screaming for better service. In fact, they want less coverage! Comment.

Victory marches on

Bay Ridge: A rushed shutdown of Bay Ridge’s beleaguered Victory Memorial Hospital was thwarted last week when state officials released more than $1 million to pay the staff. Comments (2).

Drive-by mugging

Bay Ridge: A mugger grabbed a woman’s purse on 74th Street just after midnight on March 7. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights’ 68th Precinct. Comment.

Purse slip

Bensonhurst: A thief stole a woman’s pocketbook as she shopped in a Bay Parkway department store on March 7. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.