Over 120 of our neighbors are homeless and in city shelters at any given time. But we have zero shelter beds in our neighborhood to help them. We are not doing our fair share. But we have a plan, and a petition, to change that. Join us for a 40 year history of NIMBY tactics and hyper-local stats as we explore what it would take to provide shelter in Bay Ridge
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Reverend Bob
For years, spiritual spaces in Bay Ridge have been key to progressive organizing. On todays episode, we say goodbye to Reverend Robert Emerick of the Bay Ridge United Methodist Church. Being forcibly retired after seventeen years, Reverend Bob reflects on how he and his congregation let their spiritual and moral beliefs guide them through controversy and make innovative economic, civic, and educational impacts on Bay Ridge.
Public Health vs. The Economy
Ed Yoo returns to the show to discuss how politicians pushed an “open the economy” narrative that had disastrous repercussions for public health, data transparency, and contribute to hundreds of deaths in our neighborhood.
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Bay Ridge Henge 2021
Check out the following dates in 2021 to find out when your local Bay Ridge street aligns with the setting sun!
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Check out our complete list of summer strolls and festivals in Bay Ridge for 2021! Events are happening from May to October.
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A Complete List of things Congressperson Nicole Malliotakis has “slammed”
A complete and constantly-updating list of things Nicole Malliotakis has vocally opposed without having any way of backing up her statements.
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Bay Ridge’s City Council Officials, 1900-Present
A complete list and short biographies of Bay Ridge’s Aldermen and City Councilmembers, from 1900 to today. Includes election data.
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Thanksgiving Protest against Alan Polen and Revlyn Apartments LLC
On Thanksgiving morning, residents of 303 99th Street (The Dorset) had been without cooking gas for two months. They demanded landlord Alan Polen and Revlyn Apartments LLC fix the issue.
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Bay Ridge Community Forum Against Hate
Watch and listen to the entire Bay Ridge Community Forum Against Hate, featuring activist and alt-right expert Daryle Lamont Jenkins. Who are the people who are trying to recruit neo-nazis in Bay Ridge? What are their tactics? And what can be done to counter them?
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