The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast - EP002: Our Community

The Bay Ridge Digest

In The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast episode 2, take a trip along the shore line to the Narrows Botanical Garden, talk to the woman behind Destination Bay Ridge, meet a new resident of our neighborhood, learn more about the Brooklyn Hall of Fame, and hear from the President of the Merchants of Third Avenue about upcoming holiday festivities.

Highlights:

• The Narrows Botanical Garden, with Jimmy Johnson

• How Shore Road became Shore Road

• Thanksgiving Wines with Catherine from Cellary

• Our New Neighbor, with Nicole Russell

• Jokes from Freddie Friday and highlighting Sean Casey Animal Rescue

• Destination Bay Ridge, with Laurie Savino

• 1958 Election Results — Fighting to Stop The Narrows Bridge

• Thanksgiving Packages with Michelle from Anthony’s Butcher & Deli

• The Brooklyn Hall of Fame, with Chis Wiecha

• Upcoming Tree Lighting with James Vavas from the Merchants of Third Avenue

• Looking Ahead to Thanksgiving

The reading material used in today’s episode included:

• Reminiscences of Old New Utrecht and Gowanus — By Charlotte Rebecca Bangs

• Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 — By Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace

• How Bay Ridge Became Bay Ridge — By Henry Stewart

• The Bridge — By Gay Talese

As well as articles from

• The Bay Ridge Home Reporter

• The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

• Hey Ridge

• The New York Sun

• The New York Times

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