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Bay Ridge

Paying tribute to its past, Community Board 10 has voted unanimously to name a Bay Ridge street corner in memory of its original chairman, Charles Ahl.
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Golfers are joining the fight to raise funds to build a wheelchair accessible home for a triple-amputee Afghanistan war veteran from Brooklyn. … Full Article

Here's an update on a story reported earlier by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle: a teenager has confessed to being the vandal who broke the windows at U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm’s (R-Bay Ridge-Staten Island) campaign headquarters on Staten Island over the weekend, according to the Associated Press. … Full Article

“May we make a suggestion?” That’s what Community Board 10 members are asking the city’s Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) about the hundreds of miles of bicycle lanes the agency will be installing in Bay Ridge and other Brooklyn neighborhoods over the next few years.
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Former mayor Ed Koch, who shocked the political establishment last year with his endorsement of Republican Bob Turner in the race for the congressional seat once held by Democrat Anthony Weiner, is staying on his own side of the aisle in the contest over the Bay Ridge-Staten Island seat. … Full Article

Pedestrians crossing 86^th Street at Fourth Avenue on the morning of Sept. 24 were a bit startled when they looked down at the roadway and saw a pair of eyes staring at the traffic. No, it wasn’t a person lying in the street. … Full Article

There is a new leader at the helm of Fort Hamilton High School in Bay Ridge, according to Councilman Vincent Gentile (D-Bay Ridge). Gentile, an alumnus of the high school, announced on his Facebook page on Sept. … Full Article

Campaign staffers of U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-Bay Ridge-Staten Island) are on edge in the wake of an attack on the lawmaker’s Staten Island re-election headquarters over the weekend. … Full Article