Bensonhurst
Photo by Warren TangSpring is in the air! We can tell because the cherry blossoms are a’ bloomin’ all over the neighborhood these days. Neighbor Warren Tang sent us this lovely photo of the pretty pink blossoms sprouting on his block. We want to see your photos! Send them to
Bensonhurst
Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanAfter 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 the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Bicyclist killed by a truck on Sterling and 6th
Bensonhurst
Still image of Alex Lichtenstein on CBS News/New York.The de Blasio administration has frozen two City Council grants intended for an Orthodox Jewish security patrol in Borough Park. Mayoral spokeswoman Karen Hinton announced this week that $35,000 intended for the Borough Park Shomrim would not be released
Bensonhurst
Photo by Perry Boon/Carvel Ice CreamBensonhurst is one of the last New York City neighborhoods where Carvel Ice Cream shops don’t just survive, but they thrive [/bath-beach-carvel-owners-richie-and-rosa-stakofsky-honored-by-borough-president/#.VxpRwJMrLos] ! Just ask Sheepshead Bay-native brothers Perry and Evan Boon, 25 and 26, who held a grand opening party for their
Announcements
Source: Flickr/jpotischCouncilman David G. Greenfield, Community Board 12 and 14, and the Sanitation Department have collaborated to create a more robust garbage collection schedule in anticipation of the eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover, which begins Friday, April 22 [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/04/avoid-40-years-desert-brooklyn-seder-guide/#.VxesrpMrLiw] . The modified garbage
Bensonhurst
Photo by Josh Freed/ Bensonhurst BeanWhen it comes to strange things [/whats-black-goop-dripping-n-line-ceilings/#.VxlHLpMrLWU] that we’ve seen [/watch-adorable-couple-get-hitched-n-train/#.VxlKh5MrLWU] on the N line [/cute-alert-hey-bensonhurst-help-these-kitties-out/#.VxlIBZMrLWU], this incident ranks pretty high on the list. At around 12am this morning, straphangers were baffled when, upon entering the N train, they were accosted
jobs
Photo via Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thompson’s office.The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office is hosting a competitive summer internship program for high school students who live or attend school in the borough, District Attorney Ken Thompson and United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew announced last week. Students
Education
Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thomson/FacebookThe Brooklyn District Attorney’s office is hosting a competitive summer internship program for high school students who live or attend school in the borough, District Attorney Ken Thompson and United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew announced last week. Students with an interest in
Bensonhurst
Source: Flickr/jpotischCouncilman David G. Greenfield, Community Boards 12 and 14, and the Sanitation Department have collaborated to create a more robust garbage collection schedule in anticipation of the eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover, which begins Friday, April 22 [/avoid-40-years-desert-brooklyn-seder-guide/#.VxesrpMrLiw]. The modified garbage collection will include the following measures:
Education
Image via Robert Couse Baker [https://www.flickr.com/photos/29233640@N07/7846338906].Applications are now open [https://wff-neighborhood-school-grants.submittable.com/submit] for the Walentas Family Foundation’s Neighborhood School Grants, an annual program to support innovative projects in Brooklyn school Districts 13 and 14. During the 2016-2017 cycle of
Bensonhurst
Via NYT videoNot only won’t ex-officer Peter Liang spend a single day behind bars for the shooting death of unarmed Akai Gurley [/rookie-cop-indicted-akai-gurley-slaying-bensonhurst/] in a Brooklyn housing project, but his charges have been reduced. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun sentenced the former cop from Bensonhurst to five years
Central Brooklyn
A member of Borough Park’s Jewish community safety patrol is the latest to be implicated in the massive NYPD bribery scandal that recently snagged several South Brooklyn top cops. Alex “Shaya” Lichtenstein, 44, was arrested and slapped with bribery and conspiracy charges in connection with his efforts to pay