After an embarrassing error [/redistricting-hearing-tomorrow-in-downtown-brooklyn/] regarding a hearing in yesterday’s redistricting story, we’ve decided to bring our readers news of this next event nice and early. The Bensonhurst West End Community Council is meeting next Monday, September 26, at 7:30 pm in the Harway Terrace Community Room.
District 13
State Senators Marty Golden and Carl Kruger's districtsThe original post accidentally stated that there would be a hearing on redistricting at Borough Hall tomorrow at 10 a.m. The hearing was actually this morning. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Sheepshead Bites ran a great
Here’s a great video that’s chock full of Southern Brooklyn – especially Bensonhurst – nostalgia. It was posted on Youtube by tommyboombotz [http://www.youtube.com/user/tommyboombotz], who had the following to say: > Here is a great compilation that anyone who grew up in Brooklyn NY will relate
Crew
Rep. Michael GrimmCitizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, released its annual list of the most corrupt members of Congress and, wouldn’t you know it, our own Rep. Michael Grimm has earned a place on it according to the nonprofit political watchdog group. The reasons Crew gives
from rew-online.comThe Brooklyn Daily Eagle is reporting that there was an additional hearing last week on a proposed reduction in the number of parking spaces at a 9 story medical facility being built on Bay Parkway and 60th Street. The developer of the property is asking the New York
dale bagels
by Tom W. via yelp.comOne thing I was very happy to learn after moving into my apartment was that it was located in L & B’s delivery zone [/take-out-that-doesnt-suck-l-b-spumoni-gardens/]. Another classic neighborhood business whose delivery service I deeply appreciate is John and Dave Bagels [http://www.google.com/
illegal dumping
Back by popular demand, today we have a new edition to our Mess of the Week. The above photo was taken yesterday across the street from the Bay Parkway Station of the N Train, on the corner of 66th Street and Bay Parkway. The Sea Beach Line [http://en.wikipedia.
saint frances cabrini
(from facebook.com)World Youth Day comes to Brooklyn tomorrow. The international event [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Youth_Day], while celebrating the Catholic faith, is open to young people of all religions. According to its Facebook page [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133876273375299], the event lasts
allen funt
Allen Funt (from tcu.edu) Here at Bensonhurst Bean, we’re constantly amazed at the sheer amount of celebrities who spent their formative years in Bensonhurst [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bensonhurst,_Brooklyn#Notable_natives_and_residents] . Among them is New Utrecht High School graduate, as well as the originator
42nd street
With the chilly weather of fall upon us, I often think of the Circle Line Cruises [http://www.circleline42.com/new-york-cruises/browse.aspx?type=&productid=218&gclid=CJK8kLeSoqsCFYNM4Aodo3CTlw] that travel, from pier 83 on 42nd Street in Hells Kitchen, up the Hudson River to Bear Mountain for Oktoberfest.
greenwood cemetery
Here we have a photo similar to one taken earlier this year [/friday-edition-photo-finish/]. In this version, we’re looking northwest from the Midwood side of the Avenue N Station, which sits on the McDonald Avenue El [http://www.nycsubway.org/faq/elevsec.html], part of the Culver Line [http://en.
institute for financial literacy
(image by Butch Dill/ AP via Daily News)With college tuition increasing at an almost exponential pace, debt-burdened students have one more thing to look forward to after graduation. Bankruptcy. According to a new report by the Institute for Financial Literacy [http://www.financiallit.org/], as mentioned in the Daily