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Bay Ridgeites, fear not! This isn't
New about a school new crime wave sweeping
the "little town community
to host rst council meeting
in the big city." Bay Ridge still remains
one of the safest police precincts in the
entire city.
Instead, it's a historical look back
into some infrequent, horrendous
crimes that took place predominantly
back in the early 20th century.
The tome was
well researched
and written by
Bay Ridge native
Henry Stewart,
a local historian
and deputy editor
Community commemoration of the
Photo courtesy Panela needs start of the Civil War this
past Sunday with a posse
of mounted cavalry, foot soldiers
with muskets, bayonets,
swords, sabers, color guards,
drummers and ladies in Civil
W a r - e r a
of the Opera
News Magazine.
Stewart's new
book is titled
True Crime Bay
Ridge. He is also
the fi rst vice president
of the Bay
Ridge Historical
Society, and will
be discussing his
new literary off ering at the April 18
meeting of the society at the Shore
Hill Neighbor Center, on 91st Street
between Colonial Road and Shore
Road at 7:30 p.m. The meeting is open
to society members and the public.
Muffin’s
Pet Connection
dress.
We tagged along for
the grand procession that
passed throughout the cemetery
and by candlelit graves of
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fallen soldiers from both sides
By JUDE LASSOW
of the conflict. As we trekked
through MEEOW the pathways,MEEOW...
there
were Hello uniformed there, *“ *I *
re-am
enactors
--Panela, soldiers a fi ve-standing yearold,
guard,
musicians and singers performing
Elder estate attorney Joanne Seminara,
a former chair of Community
gray and white
Board 10 and current Bay Ridge Democratic
tuxedo kitty. I
have the softest
fur and am very
sweet, but a little
Civil War songs.
district leader, was a guest
The event drew thousands
of relatives, Civil War buffs,
amateur historians and
genealogists, local residents
and hundreds of out-oftowners.
speaker at the March monthly meeting
of the Bay Ridge AARP. During
her presentation, she spoke about a
book she co-authored with attorney
Judith Grimaldi. The guide called 5
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Internet, his e-mail address is:
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New artwork inside a Q subway train.
@ 55 describes the fi ve essential legal
documents you need by age 55.
* * *
Coincidentally, Grimaldi, Seminara's
law partner in the Bay Ridge-based
fi rm of Grimaldi & Yeung, was the
guest speaker at the April monthly
meeting of the Bay Ridge Interagency
Council on Aging. Grimaldi spoke
about the age friendly organization
that she is a member of, and which is
working with the Bay Ridge Center
and CB 10. BRICOA is an affi liate of the
New York Statewide Senior Action
Council. Susan Lavin is its president.
* * *
We took a Brooklyn bound Q subway
train the other day and discovered
the MTA Arts and Design Unit is
now apparently allowing area artists
to decorate the inside of the cars with
mural-like pieces.
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/
Photos by Ted General
Tom Kane’s parents holding
the new sign.
“How- dy people...We are F 'n’ F,
Felix 'n’ Fancy, the sweetest, bonded,
four month-old brother and sister
duo. We guarantee you big happy
smiles, hours of devoted
playtime and love like
you have never experienced
before.
“We are aka as the
James and Jamie Bond
super duper spy duo,
who absolutely, without
shame or forethought,
steal your hearts away.
You are completely ours,
we are utterly dedicated to fi lling
you with joy. Please, do not hesitate
a moment longer, as we super duper
spies want to be in your hearts
yesterday.
“I, Felix,am a riot. I want to shake
everyone's hand, as I am very friendly
and aff ectionate.I, Fancy, am a
little lady. When I warm up to you,
I like to cuddle. We are absolutely
adorable, and we are very playful,
sweet, talkative and ready to be
Photos courtesy of Jude
Lassow
Felix, Fancy and
Iniku.
adopted.
“We cannot bear
being in the cage.
Our beautiful faces light up when a
volunteer removes us from the crate
and plays with us. We are bundles
of love and absolutely adore people.
Come to our rescue, meet us and
bring us home with you!
“To adopt Felix and Fancy, an application
must be fi lled out, there is
an adoption fee, and a hard cat carrier
is required. We will be checking
references, and potential adopters
will be carefully screened.”
Call Itty Bitty Kitty NY at 917-889-
5896 or email IttyBittyKittyNY@
mail.com.
* * *
“Hello. Please post my cat for
adoption on your website if possible.
I unexpectedly have to move and
will be unable to provide him with
the care and stability in life that he
needs and deserves.
“Iniku is a fi ve-year-old, fun-loving
sweetheart. He is all black, and
loves to play and be with people. He
has been around dogs and has been
fi ne with them, even built friendships
with them. I do not know how
he is with other cats.
“He had an emergency urethrostomy
surgery a few years ago. Iniku
will be more prone to UTIs because
of that surgery. It is manageable in
a stable environment and with a
good diet. Thank you.” -- Annarose
Settepani, 516-350-4336
* * *
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shy. Once I
warm up to you,
I like to watch TV, According
read,
surf the
net and most of the
time will even help
you with these things.
I can also be happily
to cemetery historian,
author
and attorney
J e f f r e y
Richman,
4,600 Civil
War veterans
by myself for
long periods, but I
am always available
Photo courtesy of Jude Lassow
Panela needs a loving home.
for play time at a moment’s notice.
are
JACKSON GALAXY: “My Cat From Hell” TV program
“My outstanding quality is that I am super mellow,
buried in
Green-Wood,
making it the
largest Civil
War burial site in
the north, even surpassing
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Also as part of the commemoration
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is seen on Animal Planet Saturday nights showing
and a very low maintenance kitty. I am okay
is seen on Animal Planet Saturday nights showing
a calm behaviorist at a cat’s worst! His unique methods
work.with cats,Many dogs cats and are saved children.from However,a trip to a I kill would shelter.especially
Hissing, spitting, biting cats make eye contact with
Jackson, and trust and hope begin...
HEY JUDE: “Even though we live together, we do
not have to be adopted together. We are nine years old.
We will not scratch or damage your furniture. Hi, I am
a calm behaviorist at a cat’s worst! His unique methods
work. Many enjoy cats being are the saved only from cat a in trip the to house.a kill shelter.That
Hissing, spitting, biting cats make eye contact with
Jackson, and trust and hope begin...
HEY JUDE: “Even though we live together, we do
not have to be adopted together. We are nine years old.
would be my preference.
“I am an easy cat to take, as I am meticulously
clean. I am looking for a new home, a life-long
friend. I am looking for YOU. Would you like to come
and meet me? Look into my stunning yellow eyes,
and I’ll capture your there loving were
heart. This could be the
our good friend, Green-Wood
Cemetery honcho Richard
Moylan.
On Memorial Day, the
cemetery hosted its 13th
annual free concert with
the ISO Symphonic Band
led by founder and director,
Bay Ridge Maestro Brian
Worsdale. Several members
of the band are current and
former graduates of Fort
Hamilton High School.
•••
Michael Connors,
founding partner and
president of the Connors
and Sullivan law firm, is
the new Kings County commander
of the Catholic War
Veterans. Last year, Connors
received the “Veteran of
the Year” Award from
the New York State
division of the CWV.
The Kings County
Chapter is holding
its annual
dinner dance on
Thursday evening,
June 2, at
7:30 p.m., at the
Polonaise Terrace,
150 Greenpoint
Avenue.
This year, the group
will be honoring its
National Commander
Fred Schwally,
New York State
Commander
J o h n
Keyes and
the past
National
Chaplain,
F a t h e r
Anthony
Dell’Anno.
Tickets are
$75 per person.
•••
Congressmember Michael
Grimm will be the guest
speaker at the next meeting
of St. Patrick’s Men’s Club, on
school auditorium. Also congratulations
to St. Patrick’s
Pastor, Monsignor Joseph
Nagle, who just marked his
40th anniversary as a member
of the clergy.
•••
The Fort Hamilton High
School Alumni Association
held its recent pre-show
annual dinner at Chadwick’s
Restaurant, 8822 Third
Avenue. The dinner was hosted
by Dr. Alice Farkouh,
the past principal of FHHS
and the current president
of the Alumni Association.
Farkouh is
the Principal of
the A. Fantis parochial school
on Schermerhorn Street in
Downtown Brooklyn.
Among the attendees were
two past FHHS Assistant
Principals David Whitebook
and Tom Greene. Both are
former presidents of the Bay
Ridge Community Council,
and Whitebook serves as a
t r u s t e e and scholarship
Muffin’s
Pet Connection
email: judespets@aol.com
By JUDE LASSOW
BY THODORE GENERAL
Single decked headline
Green-Wood Cemetery
kicked off its sesquicentennial
commemoration of the
start of the Civil War this
past Sunday with a posse
of mounted cavalry, foot soldiers
with muskets, bayonets,
swords, sabers, color guards,
drummers and ladies in Civil
W a r - e r a
dress.
We tagged along for
the grand procession that
passed throughout the cemetery
and by candlelit graves of
fallen soldiers from both sides
of the conflict. As we trekked
through the pathways, there
were uniformed re-enactors
-- soldiers standing guard,
musicians and singers performing
Civil War songs.
The event drew thousands
of relatives, Civil War buffs,
amateur historians and
genealogists, local residents
and hundreds of out-oftowners.
According
to cemetery historian,
author
and attorney
J e f f r e y
Richman,
4,600 Civil
War veterans
are
buried in
Green-Wood,
making it the
largest Civil
War burial site in
the north, even surpassing
Gettysburg,Pennsylvania.
Also as part of the commemoration
there were
encampments of Union and
our good friend, Green-Wood
Cemetery honcho Richard
Moylan.
On Memorial Day, the
cemetery hosted its 13th
annual free concert with
the ISO Symphonic Band
led by founder and director,
Bay Ridge Maestro Brian
Worsdale. Several members
of the band are current and
former graduates of Fort
Hamilton High School.
•••
Michael Connors,
founding partner and
president of the Connors
and Sullivan law firm, is
the new Kings County commander
of the Catholic War
Veterans. Last year, Connors
received the “Veteran of
the Year” Award from
the New York State
division of the CWV.
The Kings County
Chapter is holding
its annual
dinner dance on
Thursday evening,
June 2, at
7:30 p.m., at the
Polonaise Terrace,
150 Greenpoint
Avenue.
This year, the group
will be honoring its
National Commander
Fred Schwally,
New York State
Commander
J o h n
Keyes and
the past
National
Chaplain,
F a t h e r
Anthony
Dell’Anno.
Tickets are
$75 per person.
•••
Congressmember Michael
Grimm will be the guest
speaker at the next meeting
of St. Patrick’s Men’s Club, on
Tuesday, June 7, at 7:30 p.m.,
school auditorium. Also congratulations
to St.Patrick’s
Pastor, Monsignor Joseph
Nagle, who just marked his
40th anniversary as a member
of the clergy.
•••
The Fort Hamilton High
School Alumni Association
held its recent pre-show
annual dinner at Chadwick’s
Restaurant, 8822 Third
Avenue. The dinner was hosted
by Dr. Alice Farkouh,
the past principal of FHHS
and the current president
of the Alumni Association.
Farkouh is
the Principal of
the A. Fantis parochial school
on Schermerhorn Street in
Downtown Brooklyn.
Among the attendees were
two past FHHS Assistant
Principals David Whitebook
and Tom Greene. Both are
former presidents of the Bay
Ridge Community Council,
and Whitebook serves as a
t r u s t e e and scholarship
Muffin’s
Pet Connection
email: judespets@aol.com
By JUDE LASSOW
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BY THODORE GENERAL
Single decked headline
MEEOW MEEOW...
Hello there, “I am
Panela, a fi ve-yearold,
gray and white
tuxedo kitty. I
have the softest
fur and am very
sweet, but a little
shy. Once I
warm up to you,
I like to read,
watch TV, surf the
net and most of the
time will even help
you with these things.
I can also be happily
by myself for
long periods, but I
am always available
for play time at a moment’s notice.
“My outstanding quality is that and a very low maintenance with cats, dogs and children. However,enjoy being the only cat in would be my preference.
“I am an easy cat to take, as clean. I am looking for a new friend. I am looking for YOU. Would and meet me? Look into my stunning and I’ll capture your loving heart. start of a new friendship. I am purrfect am spayed with my vaccinations and Please contact cats@zanisfurryfriends.***
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Education Council 20, which is
headed by Laurie Windsor, will be highlighting
its June monthly meeting agenda with a
special salute to the PTA/PAs that serve all
the public schools in District 20. The laudatory
session will take place on Wednesday, June
11, at 7 p.m., at P.S./I.S. 30, 7001 Fourth Avenue.
It will also be an opportunity for parents
from other schools to see the interior of
the district's newest school that was
built on the former site of the Bay
Ridge United Methodist Church
aka the Green Church).
* * *
What an absolute terrific
turnout for the street
co-naming ceremonies in
honor of the late, great
Tom Kane. The block that
Kane grew up on 88th
street near Colonial Road
was formally dedicated
Tom Kane Way and was
even blessed by Reverend
Gerard Sauer, the pastor of
St. Mel's Church, a former associate
pastor at Bay Ridge's St.
Patrick's Church and a personal
friend.
A host of dignitaries were on hand to join
Kane's family, friends and associates on this
auspicious occasion. City Councilmember
Vinnie Gentile -- who ensured the full Council
approved the co-naming, wrote in the program,
"A lifelong Bay Ridge resident, Tom's
tremendous contributions and achievements
left an indelible mark on the community he
loved so much."
Close friend Frankie Marra sang and
played "Forever Young" by Bob Dylan. Kane
was a big, big Dylan fan!
* * *
Among the marching groups in the recent
147th annual Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade
was the Society of Old Brookynites. The
civic organization has been marching in every
Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade since its
founding in 1880.
Its fi rst march was led by former Brooklyn
Mayor John Ward Hunter, and the 2014
march was led by Society President and
Brooklyn historian Ronald Schweiger.
On Sunday, June 22, at 12:30 p.m., the society
will be celebrating its 134th anniversary
at the Bay Ridge Manor, 476 76th Street.
The keynoter for the occasion will be society
member and New York State Supreme Court
Justice Arthur Schack who will be
talking about the history of the
Boy Scouts, prominent Eagle
Scouts, and since he was a
former attorney for Major
League Baseball, a few
hits, runs and strikes.
Also on the program
will be former
Brooklyn Borough President
Marty Markowitz
discussing his new role
as vice president of borough
promotion and engagement
for NYC and
Co.
The event is open
to the public. Reservations
are only $46 which includes
a full sit-down dinner. Contact
Sherman Silverman at 718-748-
3165 or send him a check payable to the
Society of Old Brooklynites, 340 Marine Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11209.
* * *
Former Science Assistant Principal and a
past Bay Ridge Community Council President,
Tom Greene was back at Denyse Wharf
and the adjoining small beach under the
shadow of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge for
his group's 25th Bi-Annual Wharf and Beach
Cleanup. This year, he was joined by 75 high
school and grade school volunteers.
Greene continues to press efforts to establish
a Marine Environmental Science Lab at
the site. He is also currently a professor at
Kingsborough College.
Maria Makrinos, the new president of the
Fort Hamilton High School Alumni Association,
stopped, by bringing free doughnuts for
all the volunteers.
* * *
The Kings County Republican Party is
holding its 2014 Lincoln Day Reception and
Dinner on Sunday, June 22, from noon to 3
p.m., at Gargiulo’s in Coney Island. Among
the honored guests will be Westchester County
Bay Ridge AARP President
Peter Killen greeting guest
speaker attorney Joanne
Seminara.
Guest speaker attorney Judith
Grimaldi with Aging Council
President Susan Lavin.
Image
courtesy of Henry
Stewart
New book
by Henry
Stewart.
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