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Outside 86th Street’s former Meat Supreme on November 27. (Photo by Hannah Frishberg / Bensonhurst Bean)Back in October, the Bensonhurst community was shocked and dismayed to see beloved decades-old local grocer and butcher Meats Supreme shutter its location at 2229 86th Street [/86th-streets-meat-supreme-close-tomorrow-tk-years-bensonhurst/]. “My neighborhood will never be the
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84th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues. (Photo by Will Caruso/Bensonhurst Bean)A sit down meeting last night between officers at the 68th Precinct and tour bus companies confirmed the details of a plan to minimize dangerous levels of traffic congestion [/seven-avenue-chunk-86th-street-reserved-tour-buses-holiday-season/] in Dyker Heights. The meeting followed a
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Shot on 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge. (Photo by Anthony Arrigo [https://www.facebook.com/ArrigoPhotography/])Have 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
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(Dyker Heights home photo by Will Caruso / Bensonhurst Bean)We have it on the record from a very reliable local source that NYPD Brooklyn South Chief Steven Powers has decided to revise controversial plans to reserve holiday parking along 86th Street for tour buses. Now, instead of the original plan
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The suspect leaving the station. Photo via policeOn Saturday, November 12, a black, male D train rider approached a 24-year-old woman at the 9th Avenue subway station and punched her in the face. The allegedly unprovoked attack happened in broad daylight at 4 p.m. The woman refused medical attention,
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Photo by Anthony Arrigo [https://www.facebook.com/ArrigoPhotography/]What southern Brooklyn news did you miss this week? Find out and catch up with The South BK Beat: De Blasio to Boost Vision Zero Efforts as Pedestrian Deaths Jump 5 Percent [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161130/civic-center/vision-zero-de-blasio-nypd-oneill-traffic-pedestrian-deaths] [DNA]
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A group shot of Assemblymembers and library staff at a funding celebration at the Central Library this morning. (Photo by Gregg Richards)New York State Assemblymembers have determined bringing video game consoles (and other technology) to every Brooklyn Public Library branch is a high priority, and have secured $3 million
Education
There haven’t big any big protests in Sunset Park or Bay Ridge yet, but here is an image from a rally held in Brooklyn Heights this weekend in response to swastika graffiti found on a children’s playground. (Photo by Pamela Wong / BKLYNER [/check-your-hate-senator-squadron-beastie-boys-ad-rock-lead-rally-after-hate-graffiti-found-at-adam-yauch-park/] )According to a letter sent
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(Dyker Heights home photo by Will Caruso / Bensonhurst Bean)We have it on the record from a very reliable local source that NYPD Brooklyn South Chief Steven Powers has decided to revise controversial plans to reserve holiday parking along 86th Street for tour buses. Now, instead of the original plan
Holidays
Santa’s rightful place on the lawn, and security footage of the intruder. (Photos via resident)A Dyker Heights resident reached out this morning with the sad news that a man had stolen the inflatable Santa from his lawn’s Christmas display. “Yesterday, at around 5:45 p.m., a
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Santa’s rightful place on the lawn, and security footage of the intruder. (Photos via resident)A Dyker Heights resident reached out this morning with the sad news that a man had stolen the inflatable Santa from his lawn’s Christmas display. “Yesterday, at around 5:45 p.m., a
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Owl’s Head owner John Avelluto pours our drinks in his designer t-shirt. (Photo by Hannah Frishberg / Bensonhurst Bean)Bay Ridge is known for its small town feel, its Middle Eastern cuisine, longstanding Italian bakeries — not so much its upscale bar scene. So for those who’ve seen or experienced