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Rachel Silberstein

Rachel Silberstein

Aug
29
Photos From The 41st Annual Feast Of Santa Rosalia

Photos From The 41st Annual Feast Of Santa Rosalia

Photo by Rachel Silberstein/ Bensonhurst BeanIt was a feast to remember on 18th Avenue this year. Bensonhurst’s Festa di
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Aug
27

Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed

Photo by Warren TangAssembly candidate Ramona Johnson calls Facebook administrator a “slave master” [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/08/assembly-candidate-ramona-johnson-calls-facebook-administrator-slave-master/
1 min read
Aug
26
How To Help Italy’s Earthquake Victims

How To Help Italy’s Earthquake Victims

Photo via uninoticias [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJk2TMlAHRe/]The Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) [http://www.fiaobrooklyn.org/
1 min read
Aug
26
Pix 11 Catches Up With L’Amour’s Former DJ Alex Kayne [Video]

Pix 11 Catches Up With L’Amour’s Former DJ Alex Kayne [Video]

So, Pix 11 has a relatively new series called I am Brooklyn [https://www.facebook.com/IAMBrooklyn/about/?entry_point=
1 min read
Aug
26
ACUS’ Warren Chan Throws Support Behind Illegal Home Conversion Bill

ACUS’ Warren Chan Throws Support Behind Illegal Home Conversion Bill

ACUS’ Warren Chan (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)The head of a social service agency serving Bensonhurst’s Asian
2 min read
Aug
25
Man Wanted For Attacking Female Straphanger On R Line

Man Wanted For Attacking Female Straphanger On R Line

Cops are searching for a man they say attacked a female straphanger on the platform of the northbound R train.
1 min read
Aug
25
Was Coney Island’s ‘Incubator Doctor’ Martin Couney A Fraud?

Was Coney Island’s ‘Incubator Doctor’ Martin Couney A Fraud?

Photo via Coney Island History ProjectMuch ink has been spilled about Dr. Martin Couney, the famed — or infamous — incubator doctor,
2 min read
Aug
25

Was Coney Island’s ‘Incubator Doctor’ Martin Couney A Fraud?

Photo via Coney Island History ProjectMuch ink has been spilled about Dr. Martin Couney, the famed — or infamous — incubator doctor,
2 min read
Aug
24
What To Order At Pio Pio: Ceviche, Pisco Sours, Anticuchos & More

What To Order At Pio Pio: Ceviche, Pisco Sours, Anticuchos & More

Photo via Pio Pio/Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/piopionyc/]When it comes to Peruvian cuisine in wider Bensonhurst — which
3 min read
Aug
24
7 Questions For Pamela Harris: Assemblywoman Talks CIGG, Media Scrutiny & Serving The Whole District

7 Questions For Pamela Harris: Assemblywoman Talks CIGG, Media Scrutiny & Serving The Whole District

Photo courtesy of Pamela Harris/FacebookAssemblywoman Pamela Harris has deep Brooklyn roots. A lifelong resident of Coney Island — where she
5 min read