2345 85th street
Source: Google MapsAfter being shuttered for nearly three weeks, the embattled ABC Little Star Day Care [https://www.facebook.com/pages/ABC-Little-Star-DC-Inc/202118593254984] reopened on Tuesday, January 20, with a new owner. The once-popular Bensonhurst day care (located at 2345 85th Street) – which closed down earlier this month [/amid-charges-fraud-abc-little-star-daycare-closes/] amid
coney island circus sideshow
Source: FX Networks [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF_IsA8NC8k]/YoutubeA former Coney Island Circus Sideshow [http://www.coneyisland.com/programs/coney-island-circus-sideshow] performer is making headlines [http://nypost.com/2015/01/20/coney-island-sideshow-stars-breakout-role-on-american-horror-story/] for his breakout role in FX’s hit show “American Horror Story: Freak Show,” which wraps
2174 86th street
Starbucks on 86th Street.The Starbucks on 86th Street is notorious for being packed at all hours of the day — and for no real reason except that it’s Starbucks. Good luck getting a table there. Ever. Last year, when a pole-wielding lunatic walked into Starbucks [/lunatic-walks-starbucks-86th-street-pole-smashes-laptop-bits/] and started smashing
228 avenue s
Source: David A. Boody PTA [https://www.facebook.com/IS228PTA/photos/a.804790479532336.1073741863.524564157554971/804791292865588/?type=3&theater] /FacebookThe students of David A. Boody Junior High School (I.S. 228) will put on their annual Winter Concert tomorrow evening. The public is invited to see the young musicians
Take one guess which subway line this lighting fixture is from. 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, Facebook, and Instagram, and subscribe to our daily newsletter!
7301 fort hamilton pkwy
Source: punchingjudy [https://www.flickr.com/photos/punchingjudy/1934879517] /FlickrCouncilman Vincent Gentile wants more people trained in administering a new drug that can intercept a heroin or oxycodone overdose. With painkiller abuse and accidental overdoses on the rise, including in Southern Brooklyn and Staten Island, Gentile will hold a free
cropsey ave
Trump Village Shopping Center (Source: Google Maps)Community members are invited to attend a meeting on a massive tower planned at the current site of the Trump Village Shopping Center tomorrow, January 21. The discussion, which is expected to address environmental contamination found at the site among other concerns, will
1806 bath avenue
A Guatemalan bakery located at 1962 Bath AvenueFood Stuffs [/tag/food-stuffs/] is a column exploring the gastronomic landscape of Bensonhurst and the surrounding neighborhoods. Each entry will cover anything and everything even remotely related to food because here in Bensonhurst, food is always news. Brrr… It sure is cold out
2800 ocean parkway
Trump Village Shopping Center (Source: Google Maps)Community members are invited to attend a meeting on a massive tower planned at the current site of the Trump Village Shopping Center tomorrow, January 21. The discussion, which is expected to address environmental contamination found at the site among other concerns, will
activism
Courtesy of Councilman Treyger’s officePublic Advocate Letitia James, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and Comptroller Scott Stringer joined local politicians, community members, and activists Sunday to express their outrage at the Parks Department’s concrete makeover of the Coney Island Riegelmann Boardwalk [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/11/construction-begins-coney-island-boardwalk/
1476 86th st
Source: Google MapsThe struggling Mona Lisa Bakery & Cafe has finally closed its doors. The Italian restaurant (located at 1476 86th Street), which served pizza and desserts, was sold to new owner Tony Safonte on January 1, and he is looking to rent it out for $40 per square foot
Another soothing view of Gravesend Bay by Den Schwartz. 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, Facebook, and Instagram, and subscribe to our daily newsletter!