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The Voice of Common Sense and Conservative Values VOLUME 90 NUMBER 34
SEPTEMBER 6-12, 2019
WHAT’S NEWS WHERE’S MY BUS?
Riders waiting for the bus can no longer tell what time it will arrive after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority systematically removed schedules from bus stop poles, according to four Bay Ridge lawmakers who fired off a letter to MTA Chairperson Patrick Foye objecting to the move and contending that the absence of printed schedules at bus stops is a hardship for riders who don’t have smart phones and cannot access apps like MTA Bus Time and MY MTA that offer up-to-the minute information on bus arrivals. For more on this story, go to brooklynreporter.com GRID-LOCK SLAMMED In the wake of a moratorium by National Grid on installing new gas hookups in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island, New York State might consider ending a long-standing agreement it has with the company, giving it a monopoly on supplying gas to homes and businesses. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed the Department of Public Service to broaden an investigation it is currently conducting into the moratorium and to consider alternatives to National Grid as a franchisee for some or all of the areas it currently serves if the problem is not resolved. For more on this story, go to page 4
IMPEACHMENT-KEEN
FOODIE OUTPOST OPENS
Sahadi’s, the family specialty grocery store that’s been a Brooklyn fixture since 1948, finally opened its doors in Industry City late last month. The new space is 7,500 square feet with approximately 80 seats and a bar. It offers the traditional ancient grains and spices, bins of freshly roasted nuts, dried fruits, imported olives and old-fashioned barrels of coffee beans that customers look for at its first location on Atlantic Avenue, along with new additions, such as light breakfast, full coffee service and lunch. For more on this story, go to page 4
CHURCH SALE
The Bay Ridge property that housed Salem Lutheran Church for many years has been sold for $4.65 million in a real estate transaction that marked the second time in nine years the property has been put on the market. The Eastern Buddhist Association purchased the property at 450 67th St. from the previous owners, Saint Matthew’s Church, which bought the 11,915-square-foot property, which includes a church, parsonage and auditorium, from Salem Lutheran Church in 2010 for $2.65 million. The closing took place last month. For more on this story, go to brooklynreporter.com
LOCAL STALWART Conservative icon Mike Long talks about his career IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW: PAGE 2
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Demonstrators held a protest rally outside U.S. Rep. Max Rose’s Bay Ridge office late last month to urge the pol to back the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Rose, who won his seat in 2018 and has earned a reputation as a centrist willing to work across the aisle on certain issues, has steadfastly refused to back impeachment. The rally was organized by Fight Back Bay Ridge and other grassroots groups like Indivisible Nation BK, Empire State Indivisible and By the People. For more on this story, go to brooklynreporter.com