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Kids & Education

Bay Ridge playground reopens after $5.4M makeover

By Adam Daly

cannabis rolls bay ridge

News

Busted! Sheriff catches southern Brooklyn shops ‘green-handed’ with illegal cannabis during routine inspection

By Jada Camille

people march in 29th annual Bay Ridge St. Patrick's Day Parade

Irish pride on full display as clouds clear for 29th annual Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade

By Gabriele Holtermann

Joanne Seminara school

Development

New Bay Ridge elementary school to be named for Joanne Seminara, former attorney and community leader

By Jada Camille

new Bay Ridge Center facility

News

Bay Ridge Center opens new state-of-the-art facility for senior Brooklynites

By Isabel Song Beer

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Politics

‘Moldy, unappetizing, slimy’: Brooklyn pol slams quality of public school lunches amid budget cuts

By Adam Daly

winner of lock yard chili eating contest posting outside restaurant

Food & Drink

Supper Bowl: Local chef wins big in Lock Yard’s Chili Cookoff

Kirstyn Brendlen & Arthur de Gaeta

big chief dispensary

Bay Ridge weed shop worker charged with assault on investigator who came to shut down store: DA

By Adam Daly

visitation academy

Kids & Education

Nun you can do about it! Visitation Academy to shut down at end of school year

By Jada Camille

bruce springsteen mom

News

‘It all started on 75th Street’: Tributes paid to Bruce Springsteen’s Brooklyn-born mother following her death

By Adam Daly

Council Member Justin Brannan was sworn in to represent District 47 by Attorney General Letitia James.

Politics

‘Heart on my sleeve’: Council Member Justin Brannan sworn in as rep of newly outlined District 47

By Jada Camille

person eating German Doner Kebab

Food & Drink

Dig in! German Doner Kebab to open new restaurant in Bay Ridge next month

By Jada Camille

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Kids & Education

Brooklyn mourns death of longtime Catholic school principal Sister Dolores F. Crepeau

By Isabel Song Beer

lobo loco in bay ridge

¡Hasta luego! Lobo Loco shutters Bay Ridge location, known for poor restaurant grade

By Jada Camille

NY: Skinflints Celebrates X-Mas a tad longer

Food & Drink

‘A little more Christmas’: Halls of Bay Ridge restaurant Skinflints to be decked ’till end of January

By Gabriele Holtermann

sinkhole in Bay Ridge

Massive sinkhole opens in Bay Ridge, leaving residents without water

By Adam Daly

bay ridge prep

Health

COVID outbreak forces Bay Ridge Prep to dismiss for winter break early

By Jada Camille

Attorney General James and city agencies shut down illegal Bay Ridge weed shop after months of unlicensed sales.

‘No tolerance for illicit retailers’: Illegal Bay Ridge weed shop shut down after multiple violations

By Jada Camille

The Guild for Exceptional Children celebrates a $226,000 donation from Council Member Justin Brannan.

Kids & Education

Going the distance for the Guild: Bay Ridge nonprofit celebrates $200K City Council donation

By Jada Camille

Bay Ridge tree lighting cannonball park

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas: Local org lights tree in Cannonball Park for first time in Bay Ridge history

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Mpox cases fall in NYC for second straight month

Composer, pianist, bandleader, six-time GRAMMY winner, and two-time Latin GRAMMY winner Arturo O’Farrill playing the organ during a performance at Bryant Park on Sept 13, 2024.

New residency unites two Latin cultural pillars of New York City

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji on the porch of Gracie Mansion on Jan. 12, 2026.

Mayor Mamdani moves into Gracie Mansion, promising public access — along with bidets and a cat