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Golden Fears Sinkholes Are Part of Larger Problem

August 17, 2012 – 12:21 pm

Scenes like this are becoming all too common in Bay Ridge, according to state Sen. Marty Golden, who is calling on the DEP to consider conducting a full overhaul of the community’s sewers and water mains. Eagle photo by Rick Buttacavoli

By Paula Katinas

Echoing concerns raised at a meeting with DEP officials on Tuesday, Aug. 9, state Sen. Marty Golden called on the New York Department of  Environmental Protection (DEP) to consider conducting a full overhaul of sewers and water mains in the wake of the sinkhole eruptions that have taken place in Bay Ridge this summer.
At the emergency meeting called by Community Board 10, DEP Deputy Commissioner James Roberts told local residents that a study of the current infrastructure is  being  conducted and  should  be  completed by the end of the year. read more »

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City: Sinkhole Repairs Could Take 2 More Months

August 16, 2012 – 12:54 pm

Work will continue at the site of the 92nd Street sinkhole for up to two more months, frustrated residents learned. Eagle photo by Rick Buttacavoli

By Paula Katinas

Bay Ridge residents who have spent their summer watching repair crews at work at the site of a sinkhole on 92nd Street will likely be spending part of the fall doing the same thing.
The sinkhole repair project could take two more months before it’s finished, according to a city official, who spoke candidly at an emergency meeting of Community Board 10 on Aug. 9. read more »

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Sinkhole Meeting To Be Held Aug. 9

August 8, 2012 – 2:12 am

Giant beams protrude from the ground at the site of the 92nd Street sinkhole in this photo taken last Thursday afternoon. Photo by Richie Buttacavoli

By Paula Katinas

As the sinkhole that rocked 79th Street residents last Wednesday is being brought under control by repair crews, work is continuing at the site of the enormous sinkhole on 92nd Street near Third Avenue that formed more than a month ago.
That hole, which sinks down more than 70 feet, is still not fully repaired, according to officials.
Councilman Vincent Gentile and other officials will hold a public meeting on Thursday, Aug. 9, in the community room at Shore Hill, 9000 Shore Road, at 7 p.m. to give residents an opportunity to learn about the progress of the repair work at the 92nd Street sinkhole from DEP experts. read more »

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UPDATE: City Says Sinkholes No Cause For Alarm

August 5, 2012 – 5:14 pm

Repair work continues at the 79th Street sinkhole site Sunday afternoon. Photo by Richie Buttacavoli

Editor’s Note: Be sure to click below for an updated photo gallery.

Bay Ridge – Seeking to ease Bay Ridgeites’ concerns about sinkholes, a spokesman for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said there is no cause for alarm.
“There is no need to worry,” Ted Timbers said. read more »

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Residents Worry About More Sinkholes Forming

August 2, 2012 – 6:54 pm
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Repair crews get an early start Thursday morning at the site of the sinkhole, 79th Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

By Paula Katinas

Bay Ridge – “We can’t be certain that if these breaks continue to happen, we won’t see another sinkhole form,” Councilman Vincent Gentile said as he stood at the scene of the giant sinkhole that formed on 79th Street.
As repair crews from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection were busy working at the scene of the 20-foot-deep sinkhole that formed on 79th Street on Wednesday, Aug. 1, Gentile and local residents said they were worried that the cave-in, the second to take place in Bay Ridge this summer, is a troubling sign of things to come. read more »

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BREAKING: 79 St. Sinkhole Nearly Swallows Car

August 2, 2012 – 1:50 am

Emergency crews look concerned as a parked car teeters dangerously close to the edge of a giant sinkhole shortly after its formation on 79th Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues Wednesday afternoon. Eagle photo by Artur Ramus

Not again! As this week’s edition of the Bay Ridge Eagle went to press, reports of another giant sinkhole flooded the office, this time on 79th Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues. “The sinkhole is approximately 15 feet by 20 feet,” reported Justin Brannan, communications director for Councilman Vincent Gentile, on Facebook. “No injuries were reported, thankfully. ConEd, DOT, DEP and OEM are all en route. NYPD and FDNY are on the scene.” read more »

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Sinkhole Repair Progress Topic of Public Meeting

July 30, 2012 – 11:09 am

A crew member is pictured at the sinkhole site late last week as a crane is used in the background. Eagle photos by Rick Buttacavoli

By Paula Katinas

Bay Ridge — It’s taking longer than originally anticipated to fix the 92nd Street sinkhole, according to state Sen. Marty Golden, who said he is considering holding a public meeting to calm local residents’ jittery nerves.
“I’m looking to have everybody — residents and merchants — come down to a meeting, maybe next week, so we can explain to people that this thing is very involved,” Golden said. read more »

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Traffic Tie-Ups Caused By Would-Be Bridge Jumper

July 26, 2012 – 6:13 pm

The closure of the bridge’s upper level due to a would-be jumper caused traffic snarls in Bay Ridge. Here three pedestrians find a path through gridlocked cars at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and 86th Street. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

By Paula Katinas

Bay Ridge — A distraught man threatening to jump to his death from the upper deck of the Verrazano Bridge was rescued and brought to safety by police, who talked to him for four-and-a-half hours during a tense standoff that began in the early afternoon and stretched into rush hour Monday evening, authorities said.
Two Asian-American cops — P.O. Yi Huang of the NYPD and officer Eddie Fung of the MTA’s Bridges and Tunnels police force — communicated with the Chinese-speaking man and gained his trust, authorities said.
Huang’s family hailed from the same village in China in which the distraught man grew up, according to the New York Daily News.
“It was a team effort,” MTA spokesperson Judy Glave said. read more »

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Golden Praises Restoration of Bus Service

July 22, 2012 – 8:11 pm

State Sen. Marty Golden (at podium) reads a list of bus lines to be restored to full service during a press conference outside the Ulmer Park Depot on Harway Avenue. Several drivers joined Golden for the announcement. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas


By Paula Katinas

Bay Ridge – As we first reported here, several local bus routes are due to be restored by the MTA to their pre-2010 states.
“We fought. We fought hard for this,” state Sen. Marty Golden said as he stood with bus drivers outside the Ulmer Park Depot in Bensonhurst Thursday afternoon.
Golden came to the depot on Harway Avenue to praise the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s decision to restore service on several Brooklyn bus routes that had been cut in 2010 due to budget constraints. read more »

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Sinkhole Repairs Expand Toward Fourth Ave.

July 13, 2012 – 2:16 pm
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Repair crews operate a crane near the site of the sinkhole's formation, 92nd Street near Third Avenue, on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Richie Buttacavoli

Editor’s note: Click the link for more updated construction photos.

Repair work continued this week at the site of the massive 92nd Street sinkhole that still has the neighborhood buzzing. On Wednesday afternoon, workers were operating a crane near the site of the original hole, 92nd Street near Third Avenue. The construction, expected to take several more weeks to complete, has expanded along 92nd Street up to Fourth Avenue, where crews were also hard at work this week.
Hope may be on the horizon for residents and motorists, however, as Councilman Vincent Gentile reported on Facebook this week that “all relevant agencies have been working together and cooperating” and that “all repairs are on schedule.” read more »

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