Monthly Archives: February 2012

Business Spotlight

Yummy! Leske’s Bakery To Reopen

February 29, 2012 – 6:18 pm

Everyone in Bay Ridge is happy about the reopening of Leske’s Bakery, even Eddie the Eagle! The famous Brooklyn Eagle mascot paid a visit to the bakery a few years ago.

A Bay Ridge foodie’s paradise is rising from the dead!

Leske’s Bakery, which closed in May, is making a comeback, according to state Sen. Marty Golden, and other local officials, who said the shop will reopen in approximately two months under new ownership.

Leske’s is located at 7612 Fifth Ave.

Golden called the reopening “exciting news” and said that even though the bake shop will have new owners, the same bakers will be working there. read more »

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Events Politics

Third Ave. Merchants’ “Summer Stroll” Plan Clears Hurdle

February 28, 2012 – 12:17 pm

It’s still winter, but leaders of a leading business organization in Bay Ridge are thinking ahead to the summer.

The Merchants of Third Avenue organization cleared a major hurdle in its effort to introduce a summer stroll program on the avenue this summer when Community Board 10 voted to approve the business group’s proposal on Monday.

The vote took place at the community board’s monthly meeting.

Under the proposal, which the Merchants group is calling “Summer Stroll On 3rd,” an eight-block stretch of Third Avenue, from 81st Street to 89th Street, will be turned into a Venice-style piazza on four Friday nights – two in July and two in August. read more »

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Entertainment Politics

Bay Ridge Women Unite Against ‘Degrading’ Reality Show

February 27, 2012 – 2:33 pm

Councilman Vincent Gentile speaks out about “Brooklyn 11223,” joined by dozens of Bay Ridge women, business owners and civic leaders, inside Beyond Dance at 8717 Third Ave. Photo courtesy of Councilman Gentile’s office

Councilman Vincent Gentile was joined by dozens of women at a press conference held on Feb. 24 to denounce “Brooklyn 11223,” the new reality show that he said presents a negative portrait of women.

The show, which debuts on the Oxygen Network on March 26, follows a group of twenty-something women who apparently spend much of their time cursing, drinking, and dancing in clubs in Bay Ridge and other locations.

“The producers degrade all women,” Gentile said. “We’re here to present the real women of Bay Ridge.” read more »

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Kids

St. Bernadette Student Choir Performs for Seniors

February 27, 2012 – 1:53 pm

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, members of the St. Bernadette School Choir entertained the residents of Sts. Joachim and Anne Residences in Coney Island with cheerful songs on Thursday, Feb 16. The students had a great time performing and the residents sang along to such favorites as “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” and “You Are My Sunshine.” For more on the talented students of St. Bernadette, check out this week’s edition of the Bay Ridge Eagle.

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Events

Golden To Celebrate ‘Year of the Dragon’

February 27, 2012 – 1:38 pm

Senator Golden and his community representative, Katie Wong, wish the community luck, peace and prosperity in the “Year of the Dragon.” Photo courtesy of Sen. Golden’s office

State Sen. Marty Golden and the Chinese American Partnership will host the 10th Annual Lunar New Year Celebration on Sunday, March 4, from 2 to 5 p.m. at New Utrecht High School, located at 1601 80th St.

The community is invited to attend the celebration of the “Year of the Dragon,” which will include cultural performances, including the Lion Dance, Chinese opera, singing and dancing. The performance of the Cantonese opera will feature colorful costumes, bilingual subtitles and literature to introduce this traditional art. read more »

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Events

Movie Night at Bookstore

February 24, 2012 – 3:59 pm

Looking for something to do with the kids tonight? Get out of the rain and go to see a movie. You don’t have to go to a theater.

Tatiana Nicoli, owner of Boulevard Books & Café at 7518 13th Ave., is hosting Pizza and Movie Night at her bookstore tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Children 8 years of age and older are invited to enjoy a movie. Nicoli promises to serve pizza, soda, and popcorn.

What’s the name of the movie? You’ll have to come to the bookstore to find out!

Boulevard Books & Café presents Pizza and Movie Night every Friday night.

For more information, call the book store at 718-680-5881.

 

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Bay Ridge People Politics

Molinari Joins Google’s D.C. Office

February 24, 2012 – 3:09 pm

Bay Ridge-ites might remember Susan Molinari from when she represented the community in Congress back in the 1990s.

Well, the former lawmaker, who founded her own political consulting firm after leaving office, now has a new job, according to Politico. The political website reported that Molinari has accepted a position at Google. She will head up the Internet giant’s Washington D.C. offices. read more »

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Entertainment Politics

Vincent Gentile Takes a Stand Against Trashy TV

February 23, 2012 – 7:27 pm

In a move that is certain to garner more publicity for the show, Bay Ridge councilman and ever-vigilant steward of good taste Vincent Gentile will host a press conference tomorrow morning to speak out against a fresh evil that threatens our district’s decency: the new reality show “Brooklyn 11223.”

We’ve reported on the show before. It’s the Oxygen Network’s try at a “Jersey Shore”-style stereotype cash-in, and through its candid portrayal of a group of Bay Ridge twenty-somethings whose once-healthy friendships have all been devastated by jealousy and double-dealing, it promises to teach us something about the “bonds of friendship,” the “price of betrayal” and ultimately ourselves. read more »

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Columnists

Chuck Otey’s Focus: February 23, 2012

February 23, 2012 – 5:51 pm

A ‘Piazza’ Is Not a ‘Plaza,’ It’s A Classy ‘Summer Stroll on 3rd’

What’s the difference between a “plaza,” a “piazza” and a “stroll?”

Hopefully, Bay Ridgeites and a select throng of peaceful, law-abiding, culture-loving aficionados will find out this July and August when they come to Third Avenue’s “Summer Stroll.”

The program, which will hopefully take place on selected Friday nights, is such a novel idea that it’s acquired a number of names. One newspaper has called it a “plaza.” Not so. read more »

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Events Photo Gallery

Gallery: Love Wanted Adoptions Saves 22 More Animals

February 23, 2012 – 4:55 pm

Talk about a love connection! Twenty-two dogs and cats in need of loving homes found them at Love Wanted’s Lovey Dovey Adoption Event held Saturday, Feb. 18, in Bay Ridge.

That brought the group’s impressive total number of adoptions to more than 1,650. read more »

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