In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/]: Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/bensonhurstbean]and Facebook [http://www.facebook.
Councilman David Greenfield announced at a press conference Thursday that his office is partnering with the Doe Fund — a non-profit that provides homeless people with transitional work and housing — to get dozens of streets in Borough Park and Midwood cleaned up for summer. The Doe Fund — or Men in Blue,
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Photo via El Caribe Country Club [http://www.elcaribecaterers.com/gallery/photos/emerald-room/] websiteDue to the snowstorm on March 5, the Bensonhurst West End Community Council’s 54th Anniversary Gala has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 27. The cost is $95 per person, and the event will take place at
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Captain William Taylor and members of the NYPD’s 62nd Precinct will hold a crime prevention meeting for Bay Parkway merchants and other members of the Chinese American community next week. The meeting will be held at the Asian Senior Daycare (6506 Bay Parkway), on Monday, May 11, at 2:
Never has astronomy looked so appetizing. Captured by Vincent Gulizio. 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.com/BensonhurstBean], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/BensonhurstBean], and
Source: New York Aquarium via FacebookShowing mom you care doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. This Mother’s Day weekend, we’ve rounded up some exciting outings for moms, dads, and kids alike that don’t cost a penny — from a free jazz concert by the sea,
> A photo posted by Jake (@hazyjaky) [https://instagram.com/p/2WkaK2JTeh/] on May 6, 2015 at 12:43pm PDT It’s dandelion season! 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
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On a breezy Saturday morning, a typically sleepy and abandoned patch of Bensonhurst revs to life. A handful of volunteers have come out to Old New Utrecht Cemetery to yank weeds, mow the lawn, and spruce up the historic site, which dates back to 1600s. Over the hum of lawnmowers,
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A Borough Park man has been sentenced to 184 years in prison for raping an underage girl, beginning when she was 13, announced Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson Friday. Mario Valdiviezo, 38, was convicted of statutory rape and other charges stemming from the abuse, which took place over a three
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Photo by brazzalle [https://www.flickr.com/photos/brazzalle/2280405251/] via FlickrThis spring — Memorial Day weekend to be exact — some of the country’s most skilled snooker players will be in Bensonhurst for the 25th Anniversary National Snooker Championship. The three-day event, which will take place at Prince Snooker Club
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Food Stuffs [/tag/food-stuffs/] is a column exploring the gastronomic landscape of Bensonhurst and the surrounding neighborhoods. Each entry will cover anything and everything remotely related to food. Because here in Bensonhurst, food is always news. The first time I tried Georgian dumplings, or khinkali, I did it all wrong.
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Photo by Dan Donovan for Congress ["https://www.facebook.com/DanDonovanSI/photos/pb.584345048364491.-2207520000.1430743885./639312992867696/?type=1&theater</a] The numbers are in. Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan sailed to victory over opponent Councilman Vincent Gentile in last night’s special election. Republican Donovan