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EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 1H 48M

The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast - EP014: We Remember Bay Ridge

from The Bay Ridge Digest · host James Scully

In The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast episode 14, we remember through the eyes of three Bay Ridge residents: A doula, a writer, and a musical director. In doing so, we’ll span several decades and maybe find out more about ourselves through the process. Featured in this episode are these segments: • With Jeff Samaha (@jeff_samaha) at St. Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Church (@stmarysbrooklynya) and Hinch’s in the 1950s• Jess from The Bookmark Shoppe (@thebookmarkshoppe) with some Bay Ridge-centric reads • Three Light-Hearted Jokes from Freddie Friday (@freddiefridaystoryfuntime) with a PSA for the Itty Bitty Kitty Bay Ridge Cat Rescue (@ittybittykittynybayridge)• Jeff Samaha on Forming Ridge Chorale and Becoming a stage manager at NBC in the 1960s• Growing Up on Long Island with John P. Loonam (@jploonam)• Tony Christiano of Nonno’s Pizza (@nonnospizza) on their most popular offerings and funny requests• Why I’m launching the upcoming Bay Ridge Digest weekly Monday morning email newsletter in June• Moving to Manhattan and then Bay Ridge, with John P. Loonam• Growing up in Bay Ridge and Becoming a Doula, with Kerri Evers of The Brooklyn Birth Shop (@brooklynbirthshop)• What defines a haunting with Christopher Wiecha and Aimee Pagano (@aimeenicolecollin)Coming in June, The Bay Ridge Digest weekly Monday morning roundup email. It’ll feature upcoming Bay Ridge events, local classifieds, restaurant recs, human interest, and other Bay Ridge happenings. Want to sign up for this and find out more? Please do so at the completely revamped BayRidgeDigest.comFor more info on how to submit a story lead, please go to BayRidgeDigest.com. You can also get in touch by emailing [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/bayridgedigest/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bayridgedigest

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In The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast episode 14, we remember through the eyes of three Bay Ridge residents: A doula, a writer, and a musical director. In doing so, we’ll span several decades and maybe find out more about ourselves through the process. Featured in this episode are these segments: • With Jeff Samaha (@jeff_samaha) at St. Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Church (@stmarysbrooklynya) and Hinch’s in the 1950s • Jess from The Bookmark Shoppe (@thebookmarkshoppe) with some Bay R...

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