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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 Santa Rosalia, which comes around every August, is a 10-day street festival that commemorates the patron saint of Palermo, Italy, where the feast has been celebrated continuously since 1624. At

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/] . [Sheepshead Bites] Kensington mosques and residents unite against islamophobia [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/events/kensington-mosques-residents-unite-islamophobia/] . [Ditmas Park Corner] Theater Review: ‘Murder at the Food Coop’ boasts neighborhood’s horniest organic

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/] is raising money to aid victims of the devastating 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Italy on Wednesday. The tragedy, which left at least 267 dead and more than 2,100

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=page_nav_about_item&tab=page_info] , which highlights the many colorful characters that make our lovely borough so great. This week’s guest was someone we’ve profiled

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 American community says he’s been converted when it comes illegal home conversions. Warren Chan, executive director of Asian Community United Society [http://www.acus-ny.org/] (ACUS) and founder of

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. The incident happened on August 19, at approximately 10:55pm, at the Bay Ridge Avenue station, according to police. The suspect pushed and slapped his female victim — who did not

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, the medical pioneer who saved thousands of premature babies through his Coney Island side show exhibit, at a time when mainstream hospitals were slow to adopt the “newfangled “incubator technology.

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, a medical pioneer who saved thousands of premature babies through his Coney Island side show exhibit at a time when mainstream hospitals were slow to adopt the newfangled incubator technology.

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 includes Gravesend, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights — our neighborhood is blessed with a plethora of options. Swollen Empanadas, well-fed rotisserie pollo and ceviches abound at these these South American eateries.

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 currently lives with her husband Leon — Harris made history last year, when she won a special election [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2015/11/pamela-harris-wins-46th-district-assembly-seat/#.V73GAsCAOko] to fill the 46th Assembly