The Parks Department says it can avoid routine maintenance by wooden planks that warp over time, seen above, with concrete and plastic. (Photo by Ned Berke)A site trailer and construction fence were installed at Brighton 15th Street this month – a first step in a controversial plan to replace the
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Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanFood 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. Despite the nondescript pink sign and literal name,
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Believe it or not, this is a cake. Find it at Villabate Alba [http://villabate.com/] (7001 18th Avenue). Happy Thanksgiving! 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
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Photo by John MarraNBC’s upcoming spy thriller “Allegiance” will be filming in Bensonhurst tomorrow. Actors and crew members will be milling around 17th Avenue between 78th Street and 81rst Street as early as 6am, a location manager told us. The show, which stars Gavin Stenhouse as a rookie CIA
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Four men were arrested and charged for robbing two Bensonhurst residences last week, and police believe they are responsible for a month-long burglary spree in the neighborhood. Louis Desalvatore, 36, John Catullo, 46, Paul Debenedetto, 37, and Joseph DeBenedetto, 30, were charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of
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A few service changes to keep in mind this week: Late night D and N lines runs express between 36 Street and Atlantic Avenue-Barlays stations, and F and R service are both partially suspended. Details via the MTA [http://web.mta.info/weekender/]: D LINE > Late night, Manhattan-bound D
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Source: DCPIPolice are looking for Gerald Kinnison, a 66-year-old suffering from dementia, who went missing Friday morning from his Coney Island home. Kinnison was last seen leaving his assisted living center (2316 Surf Avenue) at 8am on November 21 wearing a black jacket, black shirt, black sneakers, and blue pants.
Source: DCPIPolice are looking for Gerald Kinnison, a 66-year-old suffering from dementia, who went missing Friday morning from his Coney Island home. Kinnison was last seen leaving his assisted living center (2316 Surf Avenue) at 8am on November 21 wearing a black jacket, black shirt, black sneakers, and blue pants.
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Panaderia Guatemalteca on 1962 Bath Avenue. 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/
Source: Roger Wollstadt/FlickrIn 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
roundups
After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of our favorite recent stories from our site and our sister sites, as well as some other fascinating pieces that are worth a read
Source: Flickr/katerwBad news for F line commuters. The F train will not run between Stillwell Avenue and Avenue X beginning tonight at 11pm until Monday, December 1 at 5am, while the MTA replaces a critical track switch at West 8th Street. The good news is that for the first