The Bay Ridge Digest Monday Morning Roundup - 07.06.2026

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Com dom for blast off. X minus five. Ay Ridge just has such a sense of community. X minus four. I love the historic small businesses. X minus three. You have all kinds of people here. It's everybody you can imagine. X minus two. We have restaurants from every nation and walk of life. X minus 1. Fire.

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Hey everybody, James Scully here. Welcome to the Bay Ridge Digest Monday morning roundup for July 6th, 2026. I'm your monitor. Please subscribe to this as an email at BayridgeDigest.com or the link in the bio if you're seeing this as a reel. I'm also going to be posting this audio to my podcast feed, Bay Ridge Digest Podcast. This is going to be the highlights. Subscribe to the full email to get all of the information. Let's start out with the arts, culture, and entertainment section. Just a quick programming note. It was the 4th of July, right? 250th Independence Day. So I'm going to push it back one week. That'll be out July 16th. Let's get to the arts, culture, and entertainment section, shall we? Keep this short and sweet. Bay Ridge's own Christine Walters, who grew up in Flag Court. Well, she hosts a comedy podcast called Three Day Champion, and her next live taping is Friday, July 17th at 6 p.m. That's at the Caveat Theater, 21A Clinton Street. The storytelling game show style event will feature three comedians. If you want the full lineup, follow Three Day Champion on Instagram. This is a live comedy podcast game show style event. The comedians tell stories to compete for what they are calling dumb prizes. If you want to know more, listen to episodes 12 and 13 of the Bay Ridge Digest Podcast, which Christine was a guest on. If you buy tickets ahead of time, it's $18.76, $25 at the door. There is no drink minimum. So follow at 3DChampion for more information. The Healing Bean Cafe, 7904 Third Avenue, is going to be hosting an open mic night tomorrow, July 7th at 6 p.m. It's organized by the Venerable Jack Verlaine. Hassan and Mori of the Healing Bean Cafe were guests of the Bay Ridge Digest Podcast in episode 13, thanks to at large editor Sarah Barcoole. So definitely stop in, tell him I sent you and grab a delicious coffee in a very relaxing environment. The NIA's 45th Anniversary Summer Concert Series kicks off tomorrow, July 7th, 2026, at 7 o'clock. 6 p.m., the School of Rock will be on, playing a one-hour set. This is a free concert every week going from now on, 79th Street and Shore Road Park. Tomorrow's event will be Head Over Heels. That's the act. It's a pop wedding group. For more information, follow N-I-A-B-K-L-Y-N on Instagram. And finally, Play Ridge is hosting a history of Bay Ridge Walking Tour Sunday, July 12th at 10 a.m. It's a stroller-friendly, kid-friendly walking tour. Kids under eight get in free. For more information, follow at Playridge on Instagram. This is the Bay Ridge Digests Monday morning roundup, July 6th, 2026. You might notice, James, but I'm getting this reel on a Sunday. That's because it still gives you time to sign up for the full email at BayridgeDigest.com or at the link in my Bay Ridge Digest Instagram bio. Why? Because I'm just gonna give you the highlights here. And this is a classes and courses section. Subscribe to the email for the full breadth of everything going on in Bay Ridge. This is only the second week I'm doing this email, and more than 3,000 people have already subscribed. So be on the train before it leaves the station. Classes and courses going on. Just one big update for you this week. Print Space at 509 Senator Street has some spots left for their summer workshop intensive that's ages 12 and up. This is a printmaking workshop for people of all experiences when it comes to printmaking from experienced to novice. If you sign up for this, you're gonna explore color graph, styrofoam, dry point, line of cut, and monoprint techniques during the week. That's next week, July 13th through the 17th, with an eye towards experimental printing. Artists will learn how to handle the materials and participate in a shop environment. And once it's all done, there's a reception Sunday, July 19th. So there are two sessions, by the way, for this: five students per session. There's a morning session between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and an afternoon session between 3 and 6 p.m. The price is $375, all inclusive. For more info, follow at Prince Base Brooklyn on Instagram, or you can email the lady behind this lovely uh experience, which is E-L-L-E-N-C-O-L-E, M-A-N-I-Z-Z-O at gmail.com. This is the community alerts section. A few of them just going on. So, number one, there's a free shredding event coming this Friday, July 10th, between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. at 9100 Bay Parkway. That's in Caesars Bay, the parking lot adjacent to the Target. You can come shred your personal documents. This is not for business people. There is no maximum amount of things you can shred. Newspapers, magazines are also allowed. You just can't have any staples, binder clips, etc., in this stuff. So if you want more information of any kind, you can contact our state senator Chan's office at 718-333-0311. CB10 Community Board 10 member Stephen Link is organizing a Shoro Park cleanup on Tuesday, July 14th, 2026 at 10 a.m. That's by 79th Street in Shoro Park. Perhaps coincidentally, where the concerts take place. If you want more information, subscribe to this email because there's a Google Doc registration form that you'll get in the email version of the information that I'm giving you. And students who participate will also receive a certificate for completing community service hours. Service changes for the DNR trains starting today, July 6th, basically, through July 17th. This is overnight, most of this month. In Brooklyn, Manhattan bound DNR trains are running express between 36th Street and Atlantic Avenue Barclay Center. For service to the intervening stations, that's 25th, Prospect, 9th Street, Union Street. Take a DNR train to Atlantic Avenue Barclay Center and transfer to a Coney Island bound DRN train or a Bear Ridge bound R train to 36th Street and then transfer. You know what I'm saying. For service from these stations, take the DNR train to 36th Street and transfer to a Manhattan-bound DNRR train. Tracks are being replaced. And service changes over the weekend for the D trains. This is the weekends of July 11th and 12th and July 17th and 18th. In Brooklyn, Manhattan bound D trains are over the end line between Coney Island, Stillwell Avenue, and 36th Street. For service to any of the intervening D train stops, take the D to either 62nd Street, New Trick Avenue, or 36th Street, and transfer to a Coney Island bound D train. There's also track replacement going on. Animal Pantry in Brooklyn here, 693 86th Street, is offering 20% off your first purchase. If you bring a paper receipt from Vinny's Pet Shop at 451 Bay Ridge Avenue, that's because Vinny's Pet Shop is closing. You can also leave your name, address, phone number, and email for your deliveries and upcoming announcements of special sales and events at the store. For more info, follow AnimalPantry Brooklyn.com. And I guess while you're over there, grab a sandwich at Diger Bales. The next public monthly Merchants of Third Avenue meeting, members' meeting, will take place Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 6 30 p.m. It's taking place at Kerry Evers' Brooklyn Birth Shop, 185 Marine Avenue. Kerry was a guest on episodes 14 and 15 of the Bay Ridge Diges podcast. She's a Merchants of Third Avenue member and she is a doula. This is your Bay Ridge Diges Monday morning roundup for July 6th, 2026. It's just some of the food and dining updates going on. For the full breadth of information, please join one the more than 3,000 people who have already subscribed to Z Mail in just two weeks to get the full updates of everything going on here in Bay Ridge. So, food and dining updates, highlights for the week coming up. Just as an aside, what fruits and vegetables are in season according to Grow NYC? Fairy tale eggplant, cucumber, peach, fresh garlic, raspberries, cherry tomatoes, apricot, zucchini, new potatoes, and corn. So when you stop by your farmers' markets, your grocery store, look for those things in season. The Bay Ridge Diner, 8017 Fifth Avenue, is offering 10% off all online orders if you order through their app. Download it by getting the Bay Ridge Digest email. That's why I'm sending this on a Sunday, so you still have time to sign up. You can download it straight from the email. Celery at 8916 Third Avenue is having their Friday wine tasting July 10th, 2026 at 5 p.m. Francesco of Harvest and Porting are going to bring people through an exploration of the hills of Abruzzo. Feria Cafe at 7221 3rd Avenue had their grand opening this past Friday, July 3rd. Stop by for a bite, some brunch, or a delicious cup of coffee. Their atmosphere is fantastic. Definitely welcomed in that side of the neighborhood. And finally, Geno's Restaurant, The Venerable Geno's, 7414 Fifth Avenue, is offering 20% off your bill when you dine in the restaurant on Wednesdays between 4 and 6.30 p.m. And also, first responders and teachers get 15% off your bill Thursdays between 4 and 8 p.m. If you want more info, go to their website, which is genosbayridge.com. Once again, I am James Scully. This has been the Bayridge Digest Monday morning roundup. Subscribe to the email at bayridgedigest.com and keep getting out there, keep breaking those walls. I'll catch you on the flip side.