Bay Ridge bares local issues for mayor
Bay Ridge was trending on Twitter this week thanks to a special visit from Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Local issues from education and transportation to illegal spas, illegal home conversions, hookah hotspots and substance abuse were at the forefront of a town hall held in the Fort Hamilton High School gym on Tuesday, February 16. There, de Blasio and colleagues fielded questions from local residents and business owners.
Among the first – and perhaps most applauded – announcements made by the mayor was that plans to site a Universal Pre-K program at the busy corner of 86th Street and Gatling place would not move forward due to community opposition.