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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In The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast episode 1, we celebrate Mischief Night and Halloween with trips to cemeteries and old houses. We’ll stop by the 5th Avenue B.I.D.’s office, learn from a negotiation expert, and talk about life in Bay Ridge with a local leader. 

Highlights:

• Who was Frederick Hardy Jr.?

• The Early History of Bay Ridge, with Aimee Pagano Collin

• Michelle from Anthony’s Butcher Shop

• The Season of Fear, with Eirik Gislason

• Jokes from Freddie Friday

• A Life in Bay Ridge, with Kayla Santosuosso

• Jess from The Bookmark Shoppe

• J. Frank Griffin’s Editorial on the Narrows Bridge

• The Fifth Avenue B.I.D., with Elizabeth Lovejoy

• This Old House, with Aimee Pagano Collin

• Catherine from Cellary

• The Ghosts of New Utrecht Past, with Christopher Wiecha

• Looking Ahead to November

The reading material used in today’s episode included:

• An Historical Sketch of the City of Brooklyn and the Surrounding Neighborhood, 1840 — By J.T. Bailey

• 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

• Old Brooklyn In Early Photographs  — By William Lee Younger

• Native Americans in Brooklyn — A Primary Source Packet 

As well as articles from

• The Bay Ridge Home Reporter

• The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

• Hey Ridge 

And the Obituary of Sonja Bernt Jones from MonarchSociety.com

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To submit a story lead, please go to BayRidgeDigest.com

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bayridgedigest

If you’re interested in more info about my walking tours, advertising rates, or other various audio production capabilities, please go to TheWallBreakers.com or email me at [email protected]

Coming Thursday, October 30th: The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast, a new bi-weekly hyperlocal Bay Ridge show, combining everything from culture, restaurant recs, history stories, current events, interviews, humor, and human interest. 

It’s produced and directed by me, James Scully, and available everywhere you get your podcasts and at BayRidgeDigest.com

You've found the feed for The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast, coming this fall, 2025. It's a new bi-weekly hyper-local Bay Ridge digest podcast combining everything from local culture, restaurant recommendations, local history stories, current events, interviews, humor, and human interest.

To find out more, please go to BayRidgeDigest.com where you can subscribe for email updates and submit story leads.