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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanHere’s our roundup of some of the crime reports that happened in and around Bensonhurst in the last two weeks, courtesy of the NYPD’s 62nd Precinct. * A teenager walking down McDonald Avenue on Monday March 28, at 7pm, got into an argument with three men.
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanHere’s our roundup of some of the crime reports that happened in and around Bensonhurst in the last two weeks, courtesy of the NYPD’s 62nd Precinct. * Police say a 311 call on March 15, at 12:15am alerted them that a white Honda accord was
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The home where General Nathaniel Woodhall died. (Source: ancestry.com)“Say ‘God save the King!'” barked Sir James Baird. “God save us all!” declared the captured American General Nathaniel Woodhull defiantly. “Say, ‘God save the King!'” ordered the British officer again, as he aimed the swift blows of
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In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/]: Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/bensonhurstbean]and Facebook [http://www.facebook.
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68th Precinct Community Council meeting on March 14, 2016. (Photo by Benjamin Cohn/Bensonhurst Bean)The 68th Precinct’s new commanding officer addressed several community concerns — from a string a vehicle thefts in the area to opioid addiction — at the Community Council’s March meeting in Dyker Heights Tuesday. Introducing
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanHere’s our roundup of some of the crime reports that happened in and around Bensonhurst in the last two weeks, courtesy of the NYPD’s 62nd Precinct. * On March 11 at 9:30pm, a man returning to his vehicle on 19th Avenue was shocked to find
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Courtesy of Luna Park/FacebookBrooklynites rejoice! Coney Island’s Luna Park, the Thunderbolt, and the iconic Cyclone rollercoaster will all re-open for spring on March 20 at 12pm. The iconic coaster, which has brought fearless daredevils to the park for almost a century, has been refurbished and painted, bringing it
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanIn Case You Missed It (ICYMI) [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/]: Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/bensonhurstbean]and Facebook
Arts & Culture
Photo by Benjamin Cohn/Bensonhurst Bean“Every painting is intrinsically a part of me,” says Bensonhurst-born tattoo artist and surrealist painter Vincent Castiglia [http://vincentcastiglia.com/]. The artist — whose works sell for up to $25,000 — creates his avant-garde art using a peculiar medium: his own blood. Castiglia’s website
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanHere’s our roundup of some of the crime reports that happened in and around Bensonhurst in the last two weeks, courtesy of the NYPD’s 62nd Precinct. * On March 4, at 11am, a 52-year-old man returning to his house on West 4th Street noticed the back
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Photo courtesy of Kelly AndersonKelly Anderson’s acclaimed 2012 film “My Brooklyn” [http://www.mybrooklynmovie.com/] follows her journey as a “Brooklyn gentrifier” trying to understand the forces reshaping the various neighborhoods she has lived in since 1988. The filmmaker collaborated with Allison Dean, a journalist and urban planner, on
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanIn Case You Missed It (ICYMI) [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/]: Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/bensonhurstbean]and Facebook