news
Neighborhood meeting with Inspector Rodriguez
Submitted by steve on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 13:47
Summary of last night's meeting with Inspector Rodriguez and Vincent Gentile at the 68 Precinct. (Man, could Inspector Rodriguez do double work for Joe Pesci or what? He even SOUNDS like him.)
The meeting was intended to be about the Owls Head Park gang situation, primarily about the shooting two weeks ago, but it touched on a lot of park issues, from illegal barbecuing to large groups of 25 and more taking over big chunks of the park for private parties without permits.
On the shooting deal, here's what Rodriguez said. The two gangs in question are YFL (Yemeni For Life), an Arab group from Eastern Parkway, and a Latino, primarily Mexican, gang (whose name I didn't catch) from Sunset Park. A couple of punks from both gangs go to Fort Hamilton HS, where the friction started last year. It's escalated steadily since, resulting in one of the Latino kids getting knifed on 86th St earlier this year. Two YFL were arrested but the Mexican kids wouldn't cooperate with police nor the DA so the assailants went free.
After that YFL started to increase its presence in Bay Ridge. A few of the YFL were at a hooka bar on 69th St and saw some of the Mexican kids. They got bats and followed them to Owls Head Park. A brawl began and one of the Mexicans pulled a gun. At least one wild shot was fired inside the park in close proximity to children playing there.
In response to this, Rodriguez said that the 68 has beefed up its anti-gang unit and appointed a deputy inspector to run it. He said the gang issue has gotten problematic because these kids used to hang out in groups of 5 and 10 so all the cops had to do is break them up and send them in opposite directions. But now they're showing up in groups of 30, 50 even 100. Breaking them up is a bad solution because that just sends several pissed off groups of 10+ into the side streets, making it even harder for cops to keep an eye on them.
read the full articleKey Food open
Submitted by steve on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 14:38Looks nice. Food prices are on par with Foodtown. Parking is valet only.
69th Street Key Food in trouble?
Submitted by steve on Sat, 12/27/2008 - 14:25There's a Stop Work order on the property.
More about it here: http://www.brooklynrowhouse.com/key_food
Bay Ridge crime wave -- burglaries up 60%
Submitted by steve on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 11:31The majority of the burglaries occurred between 65th and 86th streets and Fourth and Seventh avenues, said Deputy Inspector Eric Rodriguez, commanding officer of the 68th Precinct, at an Oct. 16 town hall meeting on crime.
“Most of the burglaries are rear window and they are very difficult to police,” said Rodriguez, who noted that in all but three break-ins, the crooks got in from the back of the home.
“These guys push the screen right in and go in the house…they are targeting jewelry cash and electronics,” he added.
"Trace": Bay Ridge gets 'high end' Mexican cuisine.
Submitted by steve on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 12:02Almost a year after Henry Grattan's, 3rd avenue's quaint Irish fireside pub, was sold lock 'n' stock to the Salty Dog consortium - Bay Ridge's much talked about high-end Mexican restaurant, 'Trace,' has finally arrived.
Veggie good news for Ridge! Greenmarket is coming
Submitted by steve on Sun, 09/28/2008 - 10:07Veggie good news for Ridge! Greenmarket is coming
By Ben Muessig
The Brooklyn Paper
Grocery-starved Bay Ridge will soon get its first farmer’s market — and the fruit and vegetable venders will set up in the former Key Food parking lot, The Brooklyn Paper has learned.
Councilman Vince Gentile (D–Bay Ridge) will reveal at a press conference on Monday afternoon at the corner of Third Avenue and 95th Street — where the now-closed grocery will soon become a Walgreens — that the site has been chosen to host the green market, an agricultural insider told The Paper.
