Craig Eaton (from thejigisupatlas.blogspot.com)Peter Cipriano (from BrooklynConservativeParty.com)In Brooklyn, a borough known as the most Democratic county in the United States, the local Republican party, which is at times barely visible, is rarely considered big news. However, a race for an admittedly obscure Republican party post
dirty streets nyc
It looks like Sanitation is taking care of business but would you call this corner clean?We revisited last week’s mess and noticed right away that the trash can was nowhere near full. It appears that sanitation workers made a point of emptying it this morning, as well as
Craig Eaton (from BrooklynGOP.com)The following is a Press Release from Peter Cipriano, a member of the Kings County Republican Committee and candidate for State Committeeman: > July 29, 2011 – (Bath Beach, Brooklyn) – Papers were filed yesterday with the Kings County Supreme Court accusing Kings County Republican Chairman Craig
jennfer mccann
(photo credit: Jesse Ward for Daily News)Our second President John Adams, in his old age, called his defense, as a young attorney, of the despised British soldiers who perpetrated the Boston Massacre in 1770 “one of the most gallant, generous, manly, and disinterested actions of my whole life, and
debt ceiling
Talk about awkward moments… In this video, posted on YouTube by repmichaelgrimm [http://www.youtube.com/user/repmichaelgrimm], Representatives Grimm- a Republican and Democrat Nadler debate the current debt ceiling crisis. The Brooklyn Politics pointed out in their own post [http://www.thebrooklynpolitics.com/post/8231174862/michael-grimm-vs-jerry-nadler-on-the-debt] on this clip
Chapter 11
We have an update on USA United Fleet’s bankruptcy. To recap, the Coney Island bus company had filed eight different Chapter 11 [/8-ways-from-sunday-united-fleet-files-eight-chapter-11s/]corporate restructuring cases (one for each firm overseen by Director William Moran). According to public records, today each of the eight Chapter 11 [http://en.wikipedia.
bbq
In this edition of BK, Colleen continues on a previous theme [/bensonhurst-kitchen-colleenss-no-barbecue-barbecue-ribs/]– recipes for grill-challenged apartment dwellers like ourselves. This week, prepare to be stupefied by a slow-cooked formula for pulled pork that’s guaranteed to gratify every last one of your taste buds. But what’s a main course
Taken around 7 am this morning on Bay Parkway between 64th and 65th Streets. Photo by Grace O’Malley
alexis madrigal
(image: Alexis Madrigal for the Atlantic)According to an article posted today on the Atlantic’s website, a local cemetery is showcasing the latest in memorial-engraving technology. Sitting under the Bay Parkway station of the F Train, Washington Cemetery sits on the borders of three neighborhoods- Borough Park, Midwood and
A backwards e? What is this, Toys R Us???I was walking to the F Train this morning when I noticed the graffiti in the above photo. It was carelessly spray-painted on the 23rd Avenue side of the Ryder Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. I also spotted the same
default on debt
(by Freedom To Marry via flickr)It’s still unclear whether Congress and President Obama will reach an agreement on raising the U.S. debt ceiling before the U.S. defaults on August 2 [http://www.cfr.org/international-finance/us-debt-ceiling-costs-consequences/p24751#p3] , and Rep. Jerrold Nadler wants to try and
june blogwrap
This is Bensonhurst Bean’s monthly blogwrap, where we highlight some of the stories that have affected Bensonhurst over the last month, as covered by local and mainstream media. A Step Back In Time- Brooklyn Shoemaker Mending Souls Since 1945- [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2011/07/24/