Map and Photos of Bay Ridge Bay Ridge is a largely middle class neighborhood with many third or fourth generation families living in the area. Originally known as "Yellow Hook" -- a reference to the yellowish soil in the area -- the name was changed in 1853 after an outbreak of yellow fever (the name-change suggestion came from James Weir, who's McGovern/Weir greenhouse can be seen outside the Green-Wood Cemetery). The extension of the 4th Avenue (R Train) Subway line into the area in 1915 helped transform Bay Ridge into a middle-class neighborhood. In August of 2007, a tornado touched down in Bay Ridge, the first tornado recorded in Brooklyn since record-keeping began in 1950. It moved north into Sunset Park, leaving behind a lot of damaged houses and cars, and a lot of downed trees.
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