228 ave s
The Department of Education (DOE) is holding a hearing tonight at I.S. 228 David A. Boody (228 Ave S), at 6pm, to gain feedback from the community about the applications of two new charter schools that may open in District 21. The first school on the agenda is Hebrew
community parks initiative
Responding to our reporting [/bensonhurst-park-god-awful-state-disrepair-photos/] on the dismal conditions of Bensonhurst Park [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/bensonhurst-park], elected officials slammed Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration for excluding all of southern Brooklyn in its Parks budget today. Councilman Mark Treyger, who is on City Council’s Parks and Recreation
collapsed wall
Parents are not buying claims that I.S. 201 Dyker Heights Intermediate School (8010 12th Avenue) is safe to resume classes after a partial wall collapse [/wall-crashes-down-in-i-s-201-classroom/] nearly crushed a classroom of students on Monday. An inspection has determined that the building is structurally sound, according to the latest Department
Photo by winmac [https://www.flickr.com/photos/winmac/92847877/]via FlickrWith exactly two weeks left until the May 5 special election for the 11th Congressional District seat, it’s time to start thinking about who to vote for, how to vote, when to vote, and whether you’ll need
robbery pattern
Mugshot of Manuel Israel via Brooklyn DA’s OfficeA Manhattan man has been indicted for targeting and snatching the purses of Asian women in Bensonhurst and Borough Park, say prosecutors. Manuel Israel, 20, has been named in a 36-count indictment in which he is charged with second-degree robbery as a
11th Congressional District
Photo by winmac [https://www.flickr.com/photos/winmac/92847877/]via FlickrWith exactly two weeks left until the May 5 special election for the 11th Congressional District seat, it’s time to start thinking about who to vote for, how to vote, when to vote, and whether you’ll need
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bay 29th st
A man was arrested for impersonating an NYPD officer last week when he ran into none other than the 62nd Precinct’s Captain William Taylor with his fake sirens blaring. Christopher Agoglia, 41, was stuck in traffic on the corner of Bay 29th Street and Benson Avenue at approximately 10:
FEMA
In the wake of multiple reports [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/nyregion/hurricane-sandy-victims-say-damage-reports-were-altered.html] that insurance companies underpaid Superstorm Sandy victims by altering damage assessment forms — from Manhattan Beach and Coney Island — Councilman Mark Treyger is calling on FEMA to conduct a comprehensive review of all Sandy payout
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Dyker Heights
I.S. 201 located at 8010 12th Avenue (Source: Google Maps)Students at a Dyker Heights middle school had quite a scare this morning when part of a wall came crashing down in the middle of class. The collapse of two large windows on the fourth floor of I.S.
committee on recovery and resiliency
In the wake of multiple reports [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/nyregion/hurricane-sandy-victims-say-damage-reports-were-altered.html] that insurance companies underpaid Superstorm Sandy victims by altering damage assessment forms — from Manhattan Beach and Coney Island — Councilman Mark Treyger is calling on FEMA to conduct a comprehensive review of all Sandy payout
706 ave U
Few personify Bensonhurst’s honest, working class ethos and generous spirit more than Maria “The Ice Cream Girl” Campanella. Brooklyn’s first female ice cream vendor, Maria got her start at 19, working alongside her father, Angelo “Chubby” Campanella, who earned a reputation in the neighborhood, not just for his