Is this a measure of this BID’s success? I hope not! How many stores are still vacant or closing? A Quick survey of 5th ave shows a number of stores for rent We hear a number more will also go out of business. Has the BID decreased the number of vacant stores? Has the BID increased the value of the realestate? Has the BID made businesses WANT to open on 5th ave? If the 3rd ave will mirror the 5th ave BID, should we not know this information? Over 1.5 million dollars spent! The 5th ave BID spent $450,000 a year for how many years: 2,3 or 4? Is 5th…

Read Article at Brooklyn Reporter By Jaime DeJesus • October 29, 2018 @ 3:53 pm Three men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing a victim in the Bay Ridge area. Cops charge that on Saturday, October 27 at around 2:45 a.m. near Fifth Avenue and 84th Street, 21-year-old Joseph Padilla, 21-year-old Charles Lopez and 22-year-old Wayne Bennett approached the victim and allegedly punched him in the face, breaking his teeth and cutting him above the right eye. The three suspects then allegedly took their victim’s sneakers, pants and cellphone. The three suspects were apprehended at 84th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway. Each of them was charged with robbery…