It’s the end of an era at the Blue Bay

Katechis family bids a tearful farewell as it quietly closes kitchen after 50 years

By Abigail Nehring

Posted 12/1/22

Blue Bay Restaurant served their last $12.50 burger deluxe Monday before the curtain dropped on a half century of Riverdale dining at 3533 Johnson Ave. — a neighborhood hub since 1975 when a bacon and egg special with coffee and juice cost just 68 cents.

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It’s the end of an era at the Blue Bay

Katechis family bids a tearful farewell as it quietly closes kitchen after 50 years

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Riverdale artists represented at Yonkers studio event

Calvin Lyte set to take lead in Tada! production

Johnson Diner & Bar opening in mid-March

Library reopens