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4th of July wrap: 2016!

  • 4th of July wrap: 2016!

  • 8 years ago
  • That. Was. Amazing. Before we go into the fun details, let's pause and thank our 4th hero: Meredith Howe. (Who will kill me for posting her picture; but in case you don't know who she is...) It takes a special kind of visionary, cool-under-fire, diplomatic leader to see it all through—and that's[...]
It's time to make Uncle Sam proud.

  • It's time to make Uncle Sam proud.

  • 8 years ago
  • Tomorrow is July 1! If you're like most BR-neighbors right now, you're busy digging paint out of your fingernails and eyeing household appliances that just might work to pull together some float ideas. Just remember: last minute is OK. (It's more than OK, it's the norm!) What's this, you say? In [...]
A Bay Ridge 4th!

  • A Bay Ridge 4th!

  • 8 years ago
  • It's our birthday! Wanna know how our country celebrated the 4th in 1777? By shooting a cannon 13 times, of course, holding a parade, lighting off fireworks and bonfires. Oh, and ringing bells. Well, check us out these 241 years later—still celebrating in similar style! We've got all that covered he[...]
Message from the Board

  • Message from the Board

  • 8 years ago
  • Passing on some timely info! Fishing on the Bluff by Tolly Point There continues to be complaints from Bay Ridge Residents that some who fish do not pick up their trash and are rude, noisy and drinking into the late hours. We remind residents that fishing is restricted to Bay Ridge Residents an[...]
Pool kick off — in a new way!

  • Pool kick off — in a new way!

  • 8 years ago
  • Hello friends! It's coming; it really is. Sun, bay breezes, swimming—the High Season will be upon us soon. And the BR Pool Committee is ensuring that we keep our pool & grounds updated, safe and ready for the season ahead. Last year, we took the pool-planning pretty seriously. First, we dr[...]
It's on. Really on! See what's happening in our Woods.

  • It's on. Really on! See what's happening in our Woods.

  • 8 years ago
  • Adopt-a-Plot is a very unique "ask". Adopting a personal acre of woods? Bay Ridge residents didn't hesitate to accept the challenge. That's what so awesome about the folks who live here. What's even better? Adopters, or Woods Warriors, are having fun doing it--together with a family or friends--o[...]
Sound the horns!

  • Sound the horns!

  • 8 years ago
  • Ladies & Gentlemen! Grab your clippers & gloves! Today is Adopt-a-Plot's OPENING DAY! [cheers, applause, corks fly] The grounds are ready, the legwork is complete and now our woods await your arrival. Our trees are ready to host the inaugural year of an exciting program that is sure to ch[...]
It's me. And I'm throwing a party!

  • It's me. And I'm throwing a party!

  • 9 years ago
  • We need a theme song. Can you feel the energy? Look at all these awesome Bay Ridgers getting involved to help save me--and give my 30 new trees a fresh start! I mean, seriously. This image needs a theme song. Hooray to all you green-spirited folks of all ages! To help jump-start things, I'm ho[...]
The mind-blowingness of it all.

  • The mind-blowingness of it all.

  • 9 years ago
  • You. You. You! We sat in a warm Bay Ridge clubhouse one early summer evening and stared at each other. The big question was hovering above the table where we sat. The plots were surveyed. Each one was lovingly marked. The maps were made. Now: how to ensure that 80 households would actually adopt? T[...]
Hold onto your hat. This is fantastic.

  • Hold onto your hat. This is fantastic.

  • 9 years ago
  • Innovation starts with a spark. A glimmer of an idea that ignites into something powerful--something that can change the course of our future--for the better. And that's just what's happened here in Bay Ridge. An idea has been hatched that will enable us to save 100 acres of our struggling woods-[...]