Salvatore “Buddy” Scotto, a native of Carroll Gardens who became a beloved funeral director and community leader, died peacefully early Friday morning, September 11, 2020. He was 91. Mr. Scotto’s death was reported over the weekend by several sources, including the Society of Old Brooklynites, Community Board 6 and the Scotto Funeral Home, a family business in which he was
The Sons of the American Legion, a squad of U.S. Marines from the Armed Forces Reserve Center at Floyd Bennett Field, the Fire Department Pipe
This past Saturday was a historic first for the Fort Hamilton Army Base. The city’s only active military installation hosted West Point Day. In addition
Officers of the 84th Police Precinct and members of the precinct’s community council held a special ceremony at their station house at 301 Gold Street
Bay Ridge AARP Secretary Ann Panzarino announced that, once again, the national AARP Foundation is offering free preparation of federal and state income tax forms.
Sunset Park real estate developer Tak Kwong Cheung has filed a plan with the city Buildings Department to construct a seven-story residential and commercial retail use
Former Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, a Marine Corps combat veteran and the longest serving police commissioner in city history, will lead the 95th annual Veterans Day
Former Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, a Marine Corps combat veteran and the longest serving police commissioner in city history, will lead the 95th annual Veterans Day Parade on November 11 as
For more than two decades, the Bay Ridge Community Council has been holding its annual June dinner dance in Mill Basin at the El Caribe catering hall. Due to escalating costs
For more than two decades, the Bay Ridge Community Council has been holding its annual June dinner dance in Mill Basin at the El Caribe catering hall. Due to escalating costs
Once again, Bay Ridge roared like a tiger with a fabulous weekend featuring two of its biggest events! On Saturday, it was the 48th annual Children’s Ragamuffin Parade which brought thousands
Once again, Bay Ridge roared like a tiger with a fabulous weekend featuring two of its biggest events! On Saturday, it was the 48th annual Children’s Ragamuffin Parade which brought thousands
This coming Saturday afternoon (September 27), Third Avenue from 76th to 92nd Street transforms into a boulevard of fun and excitement as thousands of youngsters from toddlers to pre-teens will
We have an unbroken record of attending the annual remembrance tribute on the American Veterans Memorial Pier. The world and this nation were shocked by the unprovoked and horrific terrorist attacks
We have an unbroken record of attending the annual remembrance tribute on the American Veterans Memorial Pier. The world and this nation were shocked by the unprovoked and horrific terrorist attacks
This coming Saturday morning at 10 a.m., members of the Society of Old Brooklynites, elected officials, historians and community leaders will muster at the base of the 149-foot Prison Ship
This coming Saturday morning at 10 a.m., members of the Society of Old Brooklynites, elected officials, historians and community leaders will muster at the base of the 149-foot Prison Ship
New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Schack will be tossing aside his judicial robes this coming Sunday afternoon when he talks about the history of the Boy Scouts, their Eagle program and Major League Baseball at the Bay Ridge Manor.
He has agreed to be the keynote speake …New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Schack will be tossing aside his judicial robes this coming Sunday afternoon when he talks about the history of the Boy Scouts, their Eagle program and Major League Baseball at the Bay Ridge Manor.
He has agreed to be the keynote speake …
Apparently unable to come to reasonable terms with the current property owner over the purchase of the building that houses the McKinley branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, the city and the BPLhave announced they propose to acquire the building via the states Eminent Domain Procedure Law.
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Among the marching units in this year’s 147th annual Kings County MemorialDay Parade was a crew of sailors from the USS Cole, the guided missile Navy destroyer which was almost totally destroyed by Al Qaeda terrorists in a Yemen harbor back in 2000.
Completely rebuilt since that horrific at …Among the marching units in this year’s 147th annual Kings County MemorialDay Parade was a crew of sailors from the USS Cole, the guided missile Navy destroyer which was almost totally destroyed by Al Qaeda terrorists in a Yemen harbor back in 2000.
Completely rebuilt since that horrific at …
Back on October 12, 2000, the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole was in the port of Aden, Yemen when suicide bombers in a small boat loaded with explosives crashed into the Cole, killing 17 sailors and wounding 39 others.
On May 21, between approximately 9 and 10 a.m., this same wa …Back on October 12, 2000, the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole was in the port of Aden, Yemen when suicide bombers in a small boat loaded with explosives crashed into the Cole, killing 17 sailors and wounding 39 others.
On May 21, between approximately 9 and 10 a.m., this same wa …Approximately 32,000 pedal pushers took part in the 37th annual Five Boro Bike Tour on Sunday, May 4, making the 40-mile trek from lower Manhattan to Staten Island.
While the bikers passed through Sunset Park, Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights, it wasn’t through our local streets, but high up on …Approximately 32,000 pedal pushers took part in the 37th annual Five Boro Bike Tour on Sunday, May 4, making the 40-mile trek from lower Manhattan to Staten Island.
While the bikers passed through Sunset Park, Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights, it wasn’t through our local streets, but high up on …
At their June 18 monthly meeting, the officers of the Bay Ridge Historical Societywill be making history themselves when they hold their first ever oratorical competition among high school students with a top prize of $250 being offered.
The idea for a public speaking contest was proposed b …At their June 18 monthly meeting, the officers of the Bay Ridge Historical Societywill be making history themselves when they hold their first ever oratorical competition among high school students with a top prize of $250 being offered.
The idea for a public speaking contest was proposed b …
Jonathan Fromm
Jonathan Fromm
The U.S. Postal Service has issued a commemorative postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.
When the Verrazano Bridge opened on November 21, 1964, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. The majestic bridge that joins Brooklyn and …The U.S. Postal Service has issued a commemorative postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.
When the Verrazano Bridge opened on November 21, 1964, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. The majestic bridge that joins Brooklyn and …It was a frigid night on New Year’s Eve, but we were bundled up at the Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park as we joined new Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams ring in the New Year along with at least 5,000 revelersas he counted down to midnight and cheered the arrival o …
It was a frigid night on New Year’s Eve, but we were bundled up at the Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park as we joined new Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams ring in the New Year along with at least 5,000 revelersas he counted down to midnight and cheered the arrival o …
At their December monthly meeting, the officers of the Bay Ridge Historical Society offered a toast to the 160th anniversary of the naming of Bay Ridge. This past December 16 marked the day back in 1853 when the name of the area in southwest Kings County known as Yellow Hook was formal …
With the New Year almost here, Southwest Brooklyns oldest local AARP chapter will be launching its third decade of service. The Bay Ridge AARP meets on the second Tuesday of the month at the Shore Hill Neighborhood Center on 91st Street, between Colonial Road and Shore Road, at 2:30 …