The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast - EP001: Season of Fear

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 NovemberThe 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.comSubscribe to The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast everywhere you get your podcasts.To submit a story lead, please go to BayRidgeDigest.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bayridgedigest/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bayridgedigestIf 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]