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We received a call from a concerned citizen pointing us to a heap of what seems to be household trash dumped in Milestone Park at 18th Avenue between 81st Street and 82nd Street. Local reporter, Elle Spektor [/the-feast-is-back-but-18th-ave-business-owners-have-mixed-expectations/], visited the site and had this to say: > I’m attaching
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Utica Avenue and Avenue M. Source: Google MapsAfter a brutal attempted robbery and shooting last week [/marine-park-mill-basin-shooting-spree-injures-four-and-leaves-one-braindead/] in Marine Park and Mill Basin, 23-year-old gunshot victim Nikita Grebelsky was pronounced dead after being taken off of life support. Michael Magnan, who stands accused of the crimes, was denied bail. The
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Some Bensonhurst residents say that a statue of Saint Anthony is watching over the neighborhood. Resident Cal Stansu placed the icon outside of his mother’s home after his father Anthony passed away 10 years ago. Now, neighbors say they can feel a heartbeat when they touch the statue. Locals
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Photo by DJ Nick Russo (twitter.com/deejaynickrusso)When the New York Daily News ran their “Best of New York” contest, Bensonhurst won [http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/best-new-york-john-deli-bensonhurst-takes-sandwich-honors-article-1.1142090?localLinksEnabled=false] the gold. Not one, but two local institutions took home the honors for best sandwich in New
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Source: British Royal Engineers under Major James Moncrief via Wikimedia Commons Okay, it’s not exactly local, but it’s still kind of neat. From our friends at Green-Wood Cemetery: > SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012 – ALL DAY 236TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BROOKLYN > The Battle of Brooklyn, fought
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Source: Maxnashville via Wikimedia Commons/ Painter: Sir Anthony van DyckOf course, I know what it is. I’m referring to the history of the much celebrated, though sometimes slightly disliked, 18th Avenue Feast. Tour guide for Made In Brooklyn tours and former Stoop Stories interviewee, Dom Gervasi [/stoop-stories-dom-gervasi-of-made-in-brooklyn-tours/], sent us
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Last Sunday’s fourth annual ice cream eating contest presented by Senator Martin Golden and Maria “The Ice Cream Girl” Campanella was a hit. Locals gathered to watch competitors scarf down tubs full of L&B’s famous spumoni. There were a few complaints pertaining to the crowds (aren’
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A young boy named Kelvin He is missing in Dyker Heights. The boy was last seen on Thursday morning in a white T-shirt, blue jeans and black shoes. He was leaving his Dyker Heights home on 73rd Street. Police say he is 120 pounds. Click here [http://www.news12.com/
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Now that Brooklyn 11223 is off the air (it is, right?), there’s a gap in the Bensonhurst reality show market. Enter a Bensonhurst-born female lawyer who is starring in a new reality show about settling disputes. “Not Jerry Springer style, we actually want to disputes to get resolved,” said
CompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We publish the week’s statistics for the 62nd Precinct reports every Friday. The 62nd Precinct is the police command responsible for Bensonhurst and Bath Beach.
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Marina Levitis (Source: New York Magazine/ Dina Litovsky)Though Russian Dolls [/tag/russian-dolls/] was ripped from us at an all-too-early-time, the true spirit of Russia’s pageantry remains alive on the pages of New York Magazine. Recently, as part of their style series, New York Magazine profiled several Russian women
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The latest edition from JoAnn is chock of full salt of the earth advice on how to deal with your friend or partner’s bad habits. In true JoAnn fashion, her advice spares no feelings. This video also contains the greatest paradox known to woman or man: toilet seat up