Jaime DeJesus

5 days ago | brooklynreporter.com | Jaime DeJesus

Rite Aid has officially filed for bankruptcy for the second time since 2023 and will close all its stores, including 13 Brooklyn locations. The drugstore chain filed on May 5 and announced they will pursue a sale of their prescriptions, pharmacy and front-end inventory, and other assets. Rite Aid Corp. also stated they are in active discussions with multiple potential buyers, and all stores will either be shuttered or be operated by a new owner.

6 days ago | brooklynreporter.com | Jaime DeJesus

Former Councilmember Ari Kagan held a fundraiser event in support of his run for the 48th City Council District seat at Oleandr Restaurant, 410 Brighton Beach Avenue May 1. The district covers parts of Gravesend and Homecrest, Coney Island, Sea Gate, Brighton Beach, Midwood, Madison, Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach and Gerritsen Beach. He will be running against Councilmember Inna Vernikov who has held the seat since 2022 in the Republican primary Tuesday, June 24.

1 week ago | brooklynreporter.com | Jaime DeJesus

C is for cookie and champion for a Bay Ridge Girl Scout. Ashleigh F., 12, was named the top cookie seller in all five boroughs by the Girl Scouts of Greater New York. She sold a massive 2,528 boxes of cookies this year. She was able to sell a large selection of the sweet treats, from Thin Mints to Samosas. “I felt really excited because I never thought I would be first,” she told this paper. “I thought I’d be second or third because the all-time seller used to sell 5,000.

1 week ago | brooklynreporter.com | Jaime DeJesus

Nearly a year after two statues at St. Dominic’s Church, 2001 Bay Ridge Pkwy, were vandalized and destroyed, they were restored and officially dedicated following Mass on May 4. In June 2024, statues of Pope John XXIII and Mother Teresa at the church were badly damaged allegedly by a 30-year-old man. Father Michael Lynch of St. Dominic’s Parish told this paper that it was worth the wait. “It feels terrific and satisfying,” he said. “It feels sort of spiritually renewing to have them back.

1 week ago | brooklynreporter.com | Jaime DeJesus

Last month, Maimonides Women’s Health Institute in Bay Ridge held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new offering of advanced ultrasound capabilities. According to the hospital, the new care brings more comprehensive, personalized women’s care closer to home. Itamar Futterman, MD, Maternal Fetal Medicine Attending, director of Complex Obstetrical Surgery at Maimonides Health, explained the importance of the advancements.