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Photo by roma77 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BLCFihQgOQA/]This weekend Bay Ridge held two of its biggest annual celebrations: the historic Ragamuffin Parade, and the slightly younger Third Avenue Festival. The weekend respectively marked the 50th and 43rd birthdays of the beloved community street fairs. The Ragamuffin Parade, held
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Photo by i_luv_bklyn [https://www.instagram.com/p/BLJd88cBkqr/]Do you want to color, crochet or talk about routes to happiness — and for free? Take advantage of your borough-goings on at these local happenings this week. For even more things to do around Brooklyn, or to add your
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Photo via Google MapsApplications have been filed by an anonymous Brooklyn-based company to build a seven-story mixed-used commercial building at 2916 Shell Road in the Coney Island/West Brighton area, according to New York Yimby. [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/09/seven-story-13800-square-foot-mixed-use-commercial-project-coming-to-2916-shell-road-coney-island.html] The first five floors will be used
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Photo by Hannah FrishbergIn Case You Missed It (ICYMI): 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 [https://twitter.com/bensonhurstbean] and Facebook [https://www.
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Photo via the Ragamuffin Parade’s official websiteHave a great weekend and take advantage of all your neighborhood has to offer at one of these local events. If you have an event to share, please email us at editor@bensonhurstbean.com or post it on our community calendar [/calendar/]. Movies
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Photo via Freier’s campaign Facebook pageA licensed attorney, mother, grandmother, and former Borough Park community board member, Rachel “Ruchie” Freier recently became the first Chassidic woman elected as a Civil Court judge in the 5th District. Today, we had a chance to catch up with Freier, whose term will
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Photo via Freier’s campaign Facebook pageA licensed attorney, mother, grandmother, and former Borough Park community board member, Rachel “Ruchie” Freier recently became the first Chassidic woman elected as a Civil Court judge in the 5th District. Today, we had a chance to catch up with Freier, whose term will
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532 Neptune Avenue. Rendering by S9 Architecture via Yimby [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/09/new-rendering-revealed-of-neptunesixths-single-story-retail-building-planned-at-532-neptune-avenue-coney-island.html] Developer Cammeby’s International has released an updated rendering of the second portion of its three-phase, mixed-use Neptune/Sixth project in Coney Island. The first phase of the development, currently under construction, entails
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“Seen in Borough Park Erev Shabbas.” Photo by kolhaolam [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKtgdXPjybu/]The South BK Beat is our new round-up of news you may have missed in South Brooklyn this week: Fort Hamilton Tigers earn first win for Homecoming Game [http://brooklynreporter.com/story/fort-hamilton-tigers-earn-first-win-for-homecoming-game/] [Brooklyn Reporter]
Announcements
Photo via the Brooklyn School of Inquiry, one of the schools in District 20As the school year sets into full swing, one lesser known but important part of this community’s education system has a vacancy, and you may be eligible to fill it. The Community Education Council for District
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Photo via the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant AffairsMayor de Blasio’s IDNYC initiative [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/idnyc/about/about.page] — which allows New York City residents 14-years and older to sign up for a government-issued identification card, independent of immigration status, enabling cardholders access to city
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The bar at the Lock Yard. Photo by Hannah FrishbergBlocks from the Verrazano near the top of a slanted street angled towards New York Harbor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Harbor] sits the Lock Yard [http://lockyard.com/main], a three-year-old bar and grill serving up artisanal pub