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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanCome Spring, Stillwell Avenue will be pothole free. Last fall, Treyger and Assembly Member William Colton wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation (DOT) last fall about the dire need for repaving Stillwell Avenue, and a significant chunk of the street has been included in the
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Source: PBNYC.orgIn just a few weeks, you’ll be able to vote for projects involving schools, libraries, parks, streets, and other shared spaces throughout the neighborhood. Between Saturday, March 26 – Sunday, April 3, you and your neighbors will be able to choose which projects will be funded. Courtesy of
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanThere are nearly 2,000 buildings in southern Brooklyn on the City’s tax lien sale list — 1,410 of which are small, family homes, according to the Center for New York City Neighborhoods (CNYCN) [http://cnycn.org/NYC-tax-lien-sale/]. The City’s Department of Finance sells tax
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Source: Rent HopCurious about which presidential candidates your neighbors back? There’s a map for that. Data collected by Renthop [https://www.renthop.com/study/new-york-city-ny/new-york-donors.html], the apartment-hunting website, identifies and maps which neighborhoods campaign donations for the 2016 presidential election are coming from. To come up with
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Photo by sayhishutterup [https://www.instagram.com/p/BDAB1xIyyYu/]St. Patrick’s Day is this Thursday, March 17, and the neighborhood is a pot o’ gold full of celebratory options! From parades, to bars, to the beloved Irish Soda Bread, you need not leave our neighborhood to take part in
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Source: Google MapsAn Israeli supermarket chain has purchased the shuttered Pathmark location in Borough Park, reports Bloomberg Business [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-13/first-israeli-supermarket-chain-said-to-open-branch-abroad] . Jerusalem-based Osher Ad — which is set to open at 1245 61st Street in August — sells strictly Kosher food and is the first Israeli supermarket
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Courtesy of Luna Park/FacebookBrooklynites rejoice! Coney Island’s Luna Park, the Thunderbolt, and the iconic Cyclone rollercoaster will all re-open for spring on March 20 at 12pm. The iconic coaster, which has brought fearless daredevils to the park for almost a century, has been refurbished and painted, bringing it
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Photo: NYPDCops are turning to the public for help in locating a man who went missing from Coney Island over the weekend. Michael Davis, 49, was last seen on Sunday, March 13, at approximately 8:30am, inside of Mermaid Manor adult home. Davis is described as a male black, 6
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Photo: NYPDCops are turning to the public for help in locating a man who went missing from Coney Island over the weekend. Michael Davis, 49, was last seen on Sunday, March 13, at approximately 8:30am, inside of Mermaid Manor adult home. Davis is described as a male black, 6
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https://youtu.be/KkFzJCtbMDs Cops have identified one of four suspects wanted for robbing a cab driver in Gravesend in January. The men got into a livery cab at 472 Kings Highway on January 25, at 2:30am, and asked to be taken to 65th Street and West 4th Street,
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Photo by Jennifer JansenAfter 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. Interfaith medical center gets $2M from NYS for primary and urgent
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Photo via Street EasyLooking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Bensonhurst apartment listings. Take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck and happy hunting! 6716 20th Avenue #2 [http://streeteasy.com/building/6716-20-avenue-brooklyn/