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Councilman Mark Treyger and Chris Mccreight (Photos: Facebook)Thirty-three activists, advocates, and community leaders from Bay Ridge to Brighton Beach endorsed Councilman Mark Treyger for Democratic district leader in the 46th Assembly District today. The group, which crossed ethnic, geographic and issue-based constituencies, include seven clergy and members of the
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Photo by CouncilmanMark Treyger/Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/mark.treyger/posts/10210577341019889?pnref=story.unseen-section] An abandoned construction site in Bath Beach has been pooling with rainwater for more than a year, posing a health risk for residents, according to neighbors and elected officials. Since at least October of
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Photos via Loop Net [http://www.loopnet.com/Property-Record/8751-18th-Avenue-Brooklyn-NY-11214/JCc9esc2Q/Photos/?LID=19007048&LinkCode=21740&From=Profile&FromLocation=Profile&ng=y&ngu=%2fListing%2f19007048%2f8751-18th-Ave-Brooklyn-NY%2f] Columbia Utilities and PALMco Energy, family owned and operated energy supply companies, announced today the relocation of their
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Billy Thai. (Photo via Facebook)The fight for control of the 47th Assembly District has created some unexpected bedfellows, thanks to a common enemy: Assemblyman William Colton. Several key political players in southern Brooklyn are offering behind-the-scenes support for Billy Thai [/billy-thai-running-male-district-leader-47th-assembly-district/#.V6tvCJMrIU0], the Democratic candidate presented by Chinese Political
Events
Courtesy of Luna Park/FacebookLike the rest of the city, Luna Park is now infested with the bizarre species known as Pokémon! From Charmanders running around the Thunberbolt to Spearows perched on top of the Arcade, Luna Park is the perfect place to play Pokémon GO. With a gym and
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Photo via Rocco’s Calamari/Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Roccos-Calamari-of-Ft-Hamilton-Parkway-120171464661115/?fref=ts] Is the closure of beloved Dyker Heights restaurant Rocco’s Calamari yesterday [https://www.facebook.com/Roccos-Calamari-of-Ft-Hamilton-Parkway-120171464661115/?fref=ts] , after 35 years at 6408 Fort Hamilton Parkway, a grim harbinger of what’s to come for Old
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Photos via NYPDFour people have been arrested and charged in connection to a scam which targeted Asian women in Bensonhurst, Borough Park, and lower Manhattan recently, in which the con artists persuaded their victims that their valuables are cursed. Three women, Yuqun Liang, 57, Yan Chen, 46, and Xuekun Su,
News
A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Councilman Mark Treyger, chair of City Council’s Committee on Recovery and Resiliency, and a group of elected officials from across the city, are calling on mayor’s administration to provide deadline extensions to homeowners registered with the Build It Back
Animals
A video of a humpback whale frolicking in Gravesend Bay near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge has been floating around Youtube this summer. Ten seconds into the footage, the whale can be seen leaping out of the water before diving back into the waves, delighting the family of four on board a
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A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Councilman Mark Treyger, chair of City Council’s Committee on Recovery and Resiliency, and a group of elected officials from across the city, are calling on mayor’s administration to provide deadline extensions to homeowners registered with the city’s Build
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> PO Lunetta & PO Brady show their softer side delivering Baby Noor in front of the 62 Pct today. Mom & baby are great pic.twitter.com/PuNnp8d0Vu [https://t.co/PuNnp8d0Vu] — NYPD 62nd Precinct (@NYPD62Pct) August 8, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NYPD62Pct/status/762495773804077056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]
Police & Fire
https://youtu.be/WxHw7rbRV-Q Cops are looking for a man who stole a bike from a backyard shed in Sheepshead Bay last month. It was reported to the police that on Friday, July, 22, at 5am, the suspected hopped the fence into the backyard of a residential home located near
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This two-family at 6705 7th Avenue, was forcibly vacated after it was discovered that 31 people were living at the location. (Source: Google Maps)An illegally converted two-family home in Dyker Heights was vacated last week, after it became apparent that 31 people — including 13 children — were living in hazardous
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Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanIn Case You Missed It (ICYMI): 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
Education
Pam Harris at a press conference in Kaiser Park last week. (Photo by Alex Ellefson/Sheepshead Bite)New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) pledged last month to wage a vigorous defense of its endorsed candidates who have come under attack from a group pushing for a controversial private school education
Bensonhurst
Courtesy of Luna Park/FacebookLike the rest of the city, Luna Park is now infested with the bizarre species known as Pokémon! From Charmanders running around the Thunberbolt to Spearows perched on top of the Arcade, Luna Park is the perfect place to play Pokémon GO. With a gym and