(from wikipedia.org)New York City is currently challenging the official results [http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYC-Challenges-Census-Results-in-Brooklyn-Queens-127485708.html] of the 2010 U.S. Census and asking Census Bureau officials to conduct additional surveys in neighborhoods throughout Brooklyn and Queens – including Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge – where they say the
bellevue hospital
Levi Aron and defense attorney Pierre Bazile (image by Louis Lanzano via Daily News)According to a story in yesterday’s Daily News, Levi Aron [/levi-aron-indicted-in-murder-of-leiby-kletzky/], the so-called ‘Butcher of Brooklyn,’ accused of brutally murdering and dismembering 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, “shows signs of the schizophrenia that landed his sister in
bekah wilcox
Posey sticks out her tongue at Bekah after an unsuccessful attempt at captureYou may remember our post back in July [/hey-bensonhurst-help-pom-pom-and-bella-find-a-home/] about Pom Pom and Bella, two kittens just waiting for the right home. We need your help again and this time, you may even know the kitties in question.
FSU immigrant community
(from assembly.state.ny.us)> I never would have become a politician in the Soviet Union. They talk about democracy but Russia is still a long way from democracy. In my heart I would not have been able to become a politician in another kind of government, because I
loophole
(from silive.com)The Staten Island Advance is reporting that a bill designed to close an existing loophole in domestic violence legislation has been signed into law by Governor Cuomo. Previous legislation had limited some victims of domestic violence from seeking orders of protection from their abusers. From silive.com
dow jones
In our coverage here at the Bean, we try to stick to hyperlocal news, meaning happenings either in or directly affecting our neighborhood and surrounding areas. However, between riots in London [http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/london-riots-charge/story?id=14264369], the downgrading of U.S. Debt [http://www.cbsnews.com/
Comedy Central
Richard Jeni, like many talented comedians, battled depression for most of his lifeRichard Jeni, born Richard John Colangelo was a remarkable talent in standup comedy. He hosted multiple Showtime and HBO comedy specials, winning a Cable Ace Award for the latter. In 2004, Jeni was voted one of Comedy Central’
bay 15th
by pasa47 via flickr“Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived”- Helen Keller “Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.”- Benjamin Franklin This week’s mess isn’t one you can easily see. However,
insanity plea
(Photo by Jesse A. Ward for Daily News)Accused child killer Levi Aron [/suspected-killer-of-boy-member-of-jewish-community/] has been transferred to Rikers Island [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikers_Island]. He was moved out of Bellevue Hospital [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellevue_Hospital] over the weekend. According to the Daily News, Aron
brawl
64th Street between 8th and 9th avenues (image from abclocal.go.com)ABC 7 is reporting that five people were stabbed outside a nightclub on 64th Street and 8th Avenue early this morning. Police reportedly responded to a call outside of the club sometime after 3 am Monday. From ABC
august 8
(photo by Debbie Egan-Chin via Daily News)According to the Daily News, an apparent freak boating accident yesterday in the waters off Bensonhurst resulted in the death of a 73-year-old New Jersey man. From Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/08/07/2011-08-07_bizarre_boating_accident_kills_
gentrification
You don’t really see many hipsters in this part of Brooklyn. However, since Bensonhurst is relatively accessible by subway lines and points north, you do probably see the skinny jeans-wearing, rent-raising trustfunders more than you would in other parts of Southern Brooklyn. I’ve also been noticing more of