Just 10 days ’til the parade. 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 Instagram [http://instagram.com/
bloomberg
Concerned by rapidly increasing property taxes for middle-class New Yorkers, the City Council is pushing a bill that would offer a property tax rebate of $500 for qualifying homeowners. A similar law was passed in 2004 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but it was cut in 2007 due to the economic
anthony denicola
McDonald’s located 2411 86th Street, in which the incident occurred. (Source: Google Maps)A local woman filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s after her husband died in a restroom at their 86th Street and 24th Avenue location. Anthony Denicola, a 67-year-old grandfather, had a heart attack in the restroom
Amy Peterson
After a sluggish start, the city appears to making headway on its Build it Back post-Sandy recovery program, but in the Sheepshead Bay Courts, rebuilding is posing a bit of a challenge. As of February, 389 houses have been completed – up from zero a year ago – and 2,482 checks
Neighbor Den Schwartz documents Southern Brooklyn’s wildlife. 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 Instagram [http:
election
A Green Party candidate has emerged in the special election to replace Congressman Michael Grimm, which has been called for [/cuomo-complies-order-call-special-election-grimms-seat/] May 5. James Lane [http://www.votejameslane.org/], who ran for Public Advocate in 2013, beat out several others for the Green Party nomination and plans to focus on
CEC 20
The seven new schools [/plan-add-seven-district-schools-2020-hindered-building-shortage/] coming to District 20 won’t do nearly enough to ease overcrowding, according to testimony from the city’s Independent Budget Office (IBO) at City Council Tuesday. In a statement to the council’s education committee, IBO’s Sarita Subramanian said that while District 20
2316 surf ave
Police are searching for an elderly man who went missing from his Coney Island home yesterday. Alexander Magerovskiy, 64, was last seen at his apartment, located at 2316 Surf Avenue, on Tuesday, March 2, at 10pm. Magerovskiy is 5′ 3″ tall, weighs 180 pounds, and has brown eyes and grey
silver alerts
Police are searching for a man who went missing from his Coney Island home yesterday. Alexander Magerovskiy, 64, was last seen at his apartment, located at 2316 Surf Avenue, on Tuesday, March 2, at 10pm. Magerovskiy is 5′ 3″ tall, weighs 180 pounds, and has brown eyes and grey hair.
the ballerina project
> A photo posted by ballerina project (@ballerinaproject_) [https://instagram.com/p/tYMNyAnloE/] on Sep 25, 2014 at 11:08am PDT Never has the beat-up N line looked so beautiful. See more photos from The Ballerina Project here [http://ballerinaproject.tumblr.com/#about]. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send
3119 cropsey ave
AKA Queens man died after driving into a wall at a Coney Island auto body shop Friday. Police responded to a 911 call on February 27 at 9:33pm, and found John Mone, 45, of Bell Harbor, unconscious and unresponsive inside AK Collision, located at 3119 Cropsey Avenue, cops said.
benson playground
Bensonhurst Park and Gravesend Park are among the riskiest in the city when it comes to playground injury lawsuits, according to new data released by the Comptroller’s Office. City Council District 43 – which includes Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Bath Beach – saw more than 20 playground-related claims between