Bensonhurst
Photo by actry [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMEvLUyAw2I/]Halloween is Monday, and there’s a ton of family friendly spooktacular activities going on in southern Brooklyn. Classics like Dyker Frights [https://www.facebook.com/DykerFrights/] and the Coney Island Children’s Parade [http://lunaparknyc.com/events/7th-annual-coney-island-childrens-halloween-parade/] are back,
Bensonhurst
Source: Flickr/shawnhokeEarly Tuesday morning a 58-year-old white male drove onto the Verrazano Bridge from the Brooklyn end, abandoned his car on the span’s lower level, and jumped over the edge. Surveillance footage captured him jumping. As of Thursday, his body has not been found, despite a police investigation
Arts & Culture
Still from The French ConnectionSeasoned reporter, blogger [http://thickblog.blogspot.com/], and author of the recently published crime novel Born Speaking Lies [http://www.robertlenihan.com/about-the-book], Bay Ridge native Rob Lenihan wrote up this quiz in conjunction with the release of his book. The quiz proves Lenihan to be
Bensonhurst
Still from The French ConnectionSeasoned reporter, blogger [http://thickblog.blogspot.com/], and author of the recently published crime novel Born Speaking Lies [http://www.robertlenihan.com/about-the-book], Bay Ridge native Rob Lenihan wrote up this quiz in conjunction with the release of his book. The quiz proves Lenihan to be
Bensonhurst
Source: Null Value via flickrA lot happened in area crime this week. Justice was served to at least three individuals. Read more below: Murderer and accomplice arrested A year has passed since the murder of 26-year-old Gavin Becerra [/twin-brothers-shot-one-fatally-in-gravesend-apartment/] and the shooting of his twin at 2003 Stillwell Avenue. The
Bensonhurst
Photo by aschul [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMEcsf6D3QP/]What southern Brooklyn news did you miss this week? Find out and catch up with The South BK Beat: Workers Injured After Car Knocks Them Off the Verrazano Bridge, MTA Says [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161020/fort-wadsworth/verrazano-bridge-workers-injured] [DNAinfo] MTA
Bensonhurst
Photo by Hannah FrishbergThey’ll speak to you in Russian initially, but if you show any hesitation they’ll quickly switch over to English. Nargis Cafe is a poorly kept neighborhood secret, consistently making it onto Yelp’s 100 Best Places to Eat in Brooklyn [/guess-which-local-eateries-made-yelps-top-100-in-brooklyn-of-2015/] list and attracting a
Bensonhurst
Mugshot of Manuel Israel via Brooklyn DA’s Office“This defendant specifically robbed Chinese women because they walked alone and he believed they wouldn’t fight back or be able to identify him,” Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced in a press release this morning. “Hate crimes based on
Arts & Culture
The internet age has caused significant damage to Brooklyn’s landscape of bookstores, and the borough’s southern portion is something of a literature desert today. In the past decade, southern Brooklyn has seen its only Borders and Barnes & Noble outlets, both in Kings Plaza, shutter. A few indy
Bensonhurst
The internet age has caused significant damage to Brooklyn’s landscape of bookstores, and the borough’s southern portion is something of a literature desert today. In the past decade, southern Brooklyn has seen its only Borders and Barnes & Noble outlets, both in Kings Plaza, shutter. A few indy
Bensonhurst
Photo by Christopher Bride/PropertyShark [http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Photos/view.html?photo=3-05404-0040.pwnWT9nc&unlocked=1&type=uploaded] A vacant Boro Park corner lot is being transformed into a three-story, 3,792-square-foot commercial and community facility, according to permits filed with the Department of Buildings earlier
Central Brooklyn
Source: katerha via flickrLast week stores citywide began receiving the first official notices reminding them that, as of February 15, 2017, they will need to charge customers five cents for all plastic bags. The notice reads, as per a photo of it published in the Brooklyn Eagle [http://www.brooklyneagle.