Travels in the 2nd half

The Verrazano Narrows Bridge looms over Bay Ridge When most people think of the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn they picture John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever . Or maybe Annabella Sciorra and John Tuturro in Jungle Fever . You know the stereotype - Italian, gold chains, leather jackets. Well, 35 years ago Bay Ridge was mostly Italian, with Irish and Norwegian thrown in. Today it is a very diverse community, adding Russians, Lebanese, Chinese and Arabs from the Middle East. This diversity shows up through the wide range of stores and restaurants along 3rd Ave - the main drag of Bay Ridge. One restaurant I can highly recommend is The Tie Dye Pig . This is a wonderful little gastro-pub. It has excellent burgers and the french fries are out of this world. The come with salt, pepper and a dose of truffle oil. Bay Ridge was originally settled in the late 18th century by Dutch settlers. In the late 19th century Norwegian sailors began moving in. In 1916 the subway reached Bay...