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  Bay Ridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bay Ridge is a mostly middle-class area with strong family presence, one of the few neighborhoods remaining in Brooklyn with a historically strong Republican voting record.
Bay Ridge is often thought of as a predominantly Catholic neighborhood, 20% or so of the current residents identify themselves as being of Italian descent, and another 20% identify themselves as being of Irish descent.
In addition Bay Ridge is home to one of the oldest Arab-American populations in New York, but only makes up a small percentage of the neighborhood population.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bay_Ridge   (537 words)

  
 Bay Ridge -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in (additional info and facts about Brooklyn, New York) Brooklyn, New York.
Although Bay Ridge is often thought of as a predominantly (additional info and facts about Italian-American) Italian-American neighborhood, in actuality only 20% or so of the current residents identify themsleves as being of Italian descent.
Bay Ridge is located in the southwest corner of (additional info and facts about Brooklyn, New York) Brooklyn, New York.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/bay_ridge.htm   (291 words)

  
 Purchase of Woods in Bay Ridge
The keystone of Bay Ridge's funding approach, available to other communities, was the use of its Special Taxing District to provide a strong source of repayment for a bank loan.
Bay Ridge maximized the use of its taxing district through a low-interest, long-term loan program.
But Bay Ridge is an example of a project that attracts support because public policy goals are met.
www.bayridge.org /open/community/woods.htm   (771 words)

  
 Rent-Direct.com: Brooklyn apartments rentals Fort Hamilton - Bay Ridge
The "Ridge" in Bay Ridge is a glacial ridge left during the last Ice Age.
Bay Ridge is a spacious and uncrowded residential district.
Bay Ridge was different than other waterfront neighborhoods because it wasn't dominated by industry at its shoreline - it was meant to be enjoyed as a city oasis by the bay.
www.rent-direct.com /Brooklyn_Apartments/fort_hamilton-bay_ridge.html   (508 words)

  
 Bay Ridge Christian College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bay Ridge Christian College was founded in 1953 to prepare leadership for the church, so that they could be effective in winning the world to Christ and in serving the community.
Bay Ridge is a ministry of the Church of God, Anderson, Indiana.
The mission of Bay Ridge Christian College is to equip, empower, and educate the church for ministry and service to the community at large.
www.brcconline.org /aboutbrcc.htm   (328 words)

  
 Bay Area Ridge Trail Council - The Trail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The San Francisco Bay Area is a region of spectacular beauty, where hills and mountains in close proximity to the ocean offer soaring vistas and a variety of terrain.
Today, with almost 300 miles of the 500-mile trail dedicated, there are completed sections of the trail in all nine counties around the Bay, and no one in the area lives more than one-half hour away from a completed section of the trail.
The Ridge Trail follows the local rules and regulations of each jurisdiction through which the trail passes regarding access for dogs.
www.ridgetrail.org /trail   (408 words)

  
 Bay Ridge Community Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bay Ridge's 150th Birthday - Bay Ridge will celebrate it's 150th birthday this coming December.
The Bay Ridge Sesquicentennial Committee is planning to commemorate and celebrate the event.
Its creators had a vision of bringing the spirit and success of the Bay Ridge community into the digital era and are now ready to welcome you.
www.bayridge.com   (366 words)

  
 Bay Area Hiker: Sweeney Ridge
All this in a hillside that from a distance, is a uniform carpet of green.
Eucalyptus trees edge near the road, and a water tank is visible uphill on the ridge.
Etched into the rock are the major mountains of the bay area, and they are oriented so as you look at each mountain etching you stand facing the actual location of that mountain.
www.bahiker.com /southbayhikes/sweeney.html   (1286 words)

  
 Bay Area Ridge Trail
Ridge Trail Staff Scouts a New Trail Section, Photo by Dee Swanhuyser.
The Bay Area Ridge Trail ultimately will be a 500-mile trail encircling the San Francisco Bay along the ridge tops, open to hikers, equestrians, mountain bicyclists, and outdoor enthusiasts of all types.
The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council is the nonprofit organization that plans, acquires, builds, maintains, and promotes the Ridge Trail.
www.ridgetrail.org   (189 words)

  
 Bay Ridge line
The current Bay Ridge branch of the LIRR (now used for freight traffic only) was built in 1876-1877 and was originally a part of the NY and Manhattan Beach Railway system, which also included the Greenpoint (
Bay Ridge - 65th St. at the East River - Opened 1876.
Follow this link to Paul Matus' rapidtransit.net for some great pictures of the Bay Ridge Branch before and after the grade elimination of the 1910's.
www.lirrhistory.com /Bayridge.html   (772 words)

  
 Bay Ridge Apartments for rent Bay Ridge apartment rentals, Bay Ridge furnished apartments to rent.
Bay Ridge Apartments for rent Bay Ridge apartment rentals, Bay Ridge furnished apartments to rent.
About Us Sublet.com is a Bay Ridge apartment rental website that advertises Bay Ridge apartments, Bay Ridge roommates, Bay Ridge houses for rent Bay Ridge sublets and subleases.
Bay Ridge housing rentals, apartments, roommates, houses, tenants and landlords have not been verified or evaluated.
www.sublet.com /Area_Rentals/newyork/BayRidge_Rentals.asp   (80 words)

  
 The Union Church of Bay Ridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In 1924, as the population of Bay Ridge grew, a dedicated congregation struggled to raise money, and the Union Church structure of today was built.
The Bay Ridge Festival of the Arts was born, and the Union Center for Women was founded at Union Church.
Union became known as "the church that shares and cares." In 1994 the Reverend Jim Burton was called to serve as pastor, and he led the church through its centennial year (1996) and its turn-of-the-century New Millennium Capital Campaign that raised funds for badly needed repairs.
www.ucbr.org   (666 words)

  
 Run for the Ridge
The Bay Area Ridge Trail is a proposed 400-mile recreational trail linking our region's parks, open spaces, and communities, providing access to the ridge tops encircling the bay.
Over half of the 400-mile proposed trail is already completed, with 234 miles of Ridge Trail open today and another 30 miles of trail expected to open in the fall of 2003.
Their goal was to raise money and awareness for the Ridge Trail and the benefits the trail provides to the region.
www.zombierunner.com /ridgetrail   (215 words)

  
 Bay Ridge and Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn
Bay Ridge, extending from Sixty-seventh Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway to the Narrows, is a spacious and uncrowded residential district.
In the late nineteenth century, Bay Ridge was one of Brooklyn's most exclusive suburbs and the Shore Road section still contains many homes of the wealthy.
Fort Hamilton, foot of Fort Hamilton Parkway, commands the Narrows, entrance to Upper New York Bay, together with Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island.
www.brooklyn.net /neighborhoods/bay_ridge.html   (515 words)

  
 BrooklynPapers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Alliance of Bay Ridge Block Associations, populated by many of the Concerned Residents, such as Ahl, Hofmo, Regan, and Neil Cohen, wrote a letter to CB10 dated March 1998.
Because Bay Ridge was then in the boondocks, few lots were built to the maximum allowable specifications.
Because Bay Ridge is a relatively young community, landmarking its structures and facades is unlikely to occur.
www.brooklynpapers.com /html/issues/_vol26/26_35/26_35ridgewar2.html   (2310 words)

  
 Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Serving Queensbury Since 1949
The Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. is located in the Town of Queensbury, Warren County NY.
The purpose of the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company is to prevent the loss of lives and property.
This may be achieved through responses to: suppress and control fires, perform extrication at motor vehicle accidents, water related emergencies, medical emergencies, and any other emergency or hazardous situation in which the fire company, its manpower or equipment may be of assistance.
www.bayridgefire.com   (119 words)

  
 Bay Ridge LIRR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
After the State of New York purchased the Long Island Rail Road from the PRR, the Bay Ridge Branch was not included but the LIRR continued to operate the line including the yard at Bay Ridge.
At that time, there were I believe three jobs established to handle the Bay Ridge Branch local work as well as the LIRR freight interchange.
This was soon reduced to two jobs, a day job went over with cars for the Bay Ridge Branch and did all of the siding work from Fremont to 8th Avenue, Bay Ridge.
www.trainsarefun.com /lirr/bayridge/bayridge.htm   (322 words)

  
 The Bay Area Ridge Trail
The official guide to the ever-growing Bay Area Ridge Trail, a proposed 400-mile route that circles the ridgeline of the San Francisco Bay, crossing over nine counties.
The Bay Area Ridge Trail is published in cooperation with the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, a non-profit that plans, promotes, and constructs the Bay Area Ridge Trail.
An avid Bay Area hiker, Jean Rusmore has also co-authored Peninsula Trails: Outdoor Adventures on the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay Trails: Outdoor Adventures in and around the Santa Clara Valley.
www.wildernesspress.com /book37.htm   (252 words)

  
 Brooklyn Online : Brooklyn Websites Designed and Hosted by Vanguard Computers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) : Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst : Our Mission is to identify and train volunteers with skills and resources who may act as secondary responders to assist their neighbors and families in the event of a disaster.
BID activity on 86th Street, Bay Ridge, is focused on budgeted programs and other general matters of interest to the business community.
We are proud to be the only Funeral Home in Bay Ridge that handles all preparation and embalming directly on our premises; all other Funeral Homes in Bay Ridge use outside services to handle the care of your loved one.
www.thirdavenuebayridge.com   (8714 words)

  
 Church History
Thus was born the Brooklyn Mission Society's Bay Ridge mission.
Paul Lindemann, a recent graduate of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri to Trinity as Missionary to Bay Ridge to organize a congregation and serve as pastor.
Pastor Helmers was the visionary for the Lutheran Elementary School of Bay Ridge and the Bay Ridge Center for Older Adults.
www.bethlehembayridge.org /history.html   (3407 words)

  
 P.S. 102 and O.L.A.
Public School 102 is located at 72nd Street and Ridge Boulevard in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn.
When you see a copy of the Bay Ridge newspaper, Home Reporter and Sunset News, be sure to read the column written by Walter Rebenstorf every other week.
This view from 71st Street and Ridge Boulevard of the old building of P.S. 102, completed in 1893, is from the June 1916 graduation program.
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Arthur_H_Olsen/ps_102.htm   (1876 words)

  
 Bay Ridge Resort
The resort is situated on 4 acres of wooded lake front property, in a secluded one mile long cove, providing excellent fishing and skiing conditions.
Bay Ridge offers visitors close proximity to lots of activities: golf courses, shopping, fine dining, music shows, water park, boat and plane excursions.
Bay Ridge is located in the heart of the Hurricane Deck area of the Lake of the Ozarks, 15 miles north of Camdenton; or 26 miles south of Versailles on Hwy.
funlake.com /accommodations/bayridge   (371 words)

  
 Bay Ridge Model Railroad Club
The Bay Ridge Model Railroad Club, inc. organized in 1946 is the merger of two former Model Railroad Clubs, The Brooklyn Model Railroad founded in 1932 and the Shore Haven Central founded in 1936.
The Present Club was formed in 1947 and incorporated in 1955 as a non-profit organization to construct, maintain, operate and display the Central Connecting Railroad also the Central City Traction Company and to provide recreation for the members and guests in the Hobby of Model Railroading and Trolley.
Persons wishing to join the Bay Ridge Model Railroad Club, may do so by contacting any of the members who will be pleased to discuss details of membership with them.
www.members.tripod.com /~KnightTime/bayridgemodelrailroadclub.html   (977 words)

  
 Bay Ridge Film Center
Bay Ridge Film Center, located on 3rd Ave and 95th street for 35 years.
At Bay Ridge Film Center, our skilled photo processing technicians will use their experience and the advanced features of our cutting edge equipment to assure that your pictures look their best.
At Bay Ridge Film Center, we have an on premises Black and White lab where our lab technicians carefully handle each roll of film with the utmost care and trust.
bayridgefilm.com   (293 words)

  
 Openspace.org - Your Preserves - Russian Ridge
Autumn, when the fog recedes, is the ideal time to enjoy the ridge views of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Cruz Mountains through the crisp, clean air.
The Bay Area Ridge Trail continues north from Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve along the ridge to Rapley Ranch Road, providing breathtaking views of both the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay.
The Russian Ridge parking area is located across the intersection of Skyline Boulevard (Hwy 35) and Page Mill Road on the right hand side.
www.openspace.org /preserves/pr_russian_ridge.asp   (369 words)

  
 The Bay Ridge Community Service Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Serving Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Fort Hamilton, Boro Park, Bensonhurst and Sunset Park
Located in the heart of southwest Brooklyn, the Bay Ridge Center exists to serve the needy, to improve the quality of life for the area’s senior population, and enable those at risk to remain in their homes and neighborhood.
The Bay Ridge Center is a place where older adults can learn and laugh and play with others who are “young at heart.”These are a few of the Center’s services:
www.bayridgecenter.org   (116 words)

  
 SFWATER.ORG : Fifield-Cahill Ridge Trail at the San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
This portion of the Fifield-Cahill Ridge Trail opened to the general public in the summer of 2003.
This trail segment is the SFPUC-managed component of the Bay Area Ridge Trail.
The entire 400-mile Bay Area Ridge Trail, when completed, will circle the entire Bay along the ridgelines, connecting parks, open spaces, and watershed lands to nearby communities.
trail.sfwater.org   (574 words)

  
 Bay Ridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Way down south at the end of the R train is Bay Ridge, a traditionally Scandinavian community that's now more Irish and Italian (with a smattering of Russians and Arabs), although the annual Norwegian Independence Day Parade on May 17 still remains.
This slender, beautiful span was, until Britain's Humber Bridge opened, the world's longest at 4260 feet – so long, in fact, that the tops of the towers are visibly an inch or so out of parallel to allow for the curvature of the earth.
After that, you can turn back, or follow the path to the end, turn left on Bay Parkway, and walk to the end of the B train.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /north_america/eastern_usa/newyork/nyc_bayridge.html   (372 words)

  
 Bay Ridge Company 1886 - Annapolis, Maryland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Bay Ridge Company built the Annapolis and Bay Ridge Railroad and rebuild the beach resort on the Chesapeake Bay.
The hotel as it existed in 1885 was doubled in size, thousands of feet of boardwalk were laid, and hundreds of "rustic and ornamental" beach cottages were built.
While the grandosity of the "new" Bay Ridge resort and the speed of construction of the railroad left the public in awe, those two projects left the Bay Ridge Company in a financial shambles; in September 1886 the Bay Ridge Company issed $300,000.00 worth of bonds.
www.scripophily.net /bayridcom.html   (390 words)

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