A series of bills, introduced by Senator Marty Golden to create better protections for law enforcement officers and emergency medical service personnel, were approved by the New York State Senate on Tuesday. The first bill creates a new crime for the aggravated assault of a police or peace officer when
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hbpatisserie/bee-a-part-of-honeybee-patisserie When Anna Ng decided to embark on a pastry-themed, gastronomical journey through France in 2010, she never imagined it would lead her right back home to Bensonhurst. Having graduating with a marketing degree from Baruch College, Ng spent the first few years of
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PS 216 (Source: Google Maps)The PTA president at a Gravesend school was arrested for allegedly pilfering funds. The New York Daily News reports [http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/brooklyn-pta-president-busted-stealing-14-000-article-1.2252778] : > Suzanne Olney, 45, the parent association president at Public School 216 in Gravesend, was arrested at her
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P.S. 216, 350 Avenue X (Source: Google Maps)The PTA president at a Gravesend school was arrested for allegedly pilfering funds. The New York Daily News reports [http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/brooklyn-pta-president-busted-stealing-14-000-article-1.2252778] : > Suzanne Olney, 45, the parent association president at Public School 216 in Gravesend,
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Community Board 11 [http://www.brooklyncb11.org/] will hold its next meeting tomorrow, June 11, at 7:30pm at the Bensonhurst Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 1740 84th Street. The Board serves as a local conduit to the government of New York City, representing neighbors’ needs and concerns. If you
With more sunshine comes more creepy crawlies — like these adorable, fuzzy bumblebees, pollenating away. As captured by Daniel Frazer. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.com , or tag them #Bensonhurst on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also, follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.
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A 23-year-old man has been charged with hate crime after assaulting two Jewish men in separate incidents last week, JP Updates reports [http://jpupdates.com/2015/06/07/nypd-man-who-assaulted-two-hasidic-jews-in-brooklyn-arrested/] : > The incidents occurred on Friday May 22nd, 2015, when the suspect, identified as Shadi Rabah, assaulted two Hasidic men walking
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Source: Sheepshead Bites c/o Senator Golden’s officeThe New York State Senate has adopted two bills, introduced by Senator Marty Golden, designed to create safer roadways for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists. The new law would increase the penalties for leaving the scene of an accident when a death, injury
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DA Kenneth Thompson spoke about crime trends in Brooklyn last month.Murders may be up in the rest of the city [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/murders-20-2015-year-to-year-comparison-nypd-article-1.2134509] , but in southwest Brooklyn, violent crime is almost nonexistent. At a joint Community Council meeting with the NYPD’s 62nd and
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By Allan RosenAssemblyman William Colton and the Transport Workers Union [TWU-Local 100] are calling on the MTA to implement a weekday, limited service for the beleaguered B1 bus line between Kingsborough Community College [KCC] and Bay Ridge. The assemblyman sent the MTA a letter this month explaining the need for
> A photo posted by Dan (@empire_stories) [https://instagram.com/p/3qFXN4N0IY/] on Jun 7, 2015 at 11:08pm PDT Always bring a compass to Calvert Vaux Park. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.com , or tag them #Bensonhurst on Instagram, and we’ll
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By Allan RosenAssemblyman William Colton and the Transport Workers Union [TWU-Local 100] are calling on the MTA to implement a weekday, limited service for the beleaguered B1 bus line between Kingsborough Community College [KCC] and Bay Ridge. The assemblyman sent the MTA a letter this month explaining the need for