henry butler
Source: Areyn via Wikimedia CommonsThe Bensonhurst West End Community Council (BWECC) will hold its monthly community meeting on Monday night, 7:30 p.m., April 30 at the Harway Terrace Community Room at 2475 West 16th Street, just opposite of John Dewey High School. To note, this meeting is not
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Elevated train tracks or bird sanctuary?This week’s “What the What” photo comes from 86th Street and Bay 41st, where what looks like 5,000 pigeons have made their home and toilet on the elevated train tracks. So, who is supposed to clean up this mess anyway? “Wednesday What
brazilian jiu jitsu
Source: Brien Aho via Wikimedia CommonsBoulevard Books & Café at 7518 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights has paired with Brooklyn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at 7603 13th Avenue to host an evening with author Martin Rooney. Rooney’s Warrior Cardio is a fitness and diet book that will “bring out the
brooklyn enviromentalists
Source: Mattes via Wikimedia CommonsStudents and staff at P.S. 48 in Mapleton received accolades for their environmental initiatives to conserve energy, increase recycling and reduce their carbon footprints. The project, called the Green Cup Challenge, is an annual student-led competition to measure and reduce school-based electricity use for one
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Source: para-ordnance via Wikimedia CommonsParents are furious that school officials at Our Lady of Grace, a Catholic School located in Gravesend, didn’t notify them about a recent alleged student-made gun threat. The student, a sixth-grade female, is known for frequent bullying. She was overheard by several classmates saying that
colonoscopy
Source: Tomasz Sienicki via Wikimedia CommonsNew York medical advocates have been working to educate the public about colon cancer screenings. This includes getting a colonoscopy, the major evaluative screening procedure for corectal cancer. The rate of colon cancer screenings with colonoscopy among the various ethnic groups of New York is
d train construction
Repairs are underway, but when will they be complete?The 86th Street and Bay Parkway D Train repairs have been ongoing for some time. As the work looks far from finished, residents are feeling frustrated that the busy intersection has become even more difficult to navigate. “I hate it. It’
Source: Maveric2003 via FlickrIn 1982, on a Gravesend Street, former nun Veronica Zuraw was accidentally killed in a gang hit gone bad. Alleged Colombo hit man Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gioeli] , who was indicted for robbery, extortion, and several murders, is serving time at
Click to enlargeCompStat 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.
Motorcycles
Maybe you’re stuck behind a laptop, staring at a blank screen with a blinking cursor and the faint reflection of your face staring back at you. Maybe you’ve always admired motorcyclists. Either way, here’s a 15-minute motorcycle ride POV video of Boro Park and Bensonhurst by a
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Thousands of kids are waiting for kindergarten spotsKindergarten admittance for New York City children is up in the air. Schools around the city have received 600 more applications than last year, which led to 2,500 would-be students placed on kindergarten waiting lists for their zoned schools. Of the 125
50th st
Source: Miguel Tremblay via Wikimedia CommonsOn Monday, April 23rd the Department of Transportation’s plan to repave 50th Street from 8th Avenue to 20th Avenue will begin. The first step of the major repair work is to mill the street, which will to last through Friday, April 27th. This means