Photo by candidcity [https://instagram.com/p/42-j34DUNf/] via InstagramAs captured by local street photographer Craig Benabu. See more of his work here [https://instagram.com/candidcity/]. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.com , or tag them #Bensonhurst on Instagram, and we’ll post them
bath beach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo0ocU9PqjQ A duo wanted for a pair of deli holdups [/bandits-involved-in-ocean-avenue-h-f-heist-believed-to-have-committed-another-robbery-in-bath-beach/] in Sheepshead Bay and Bath Beach are still on the loose, and police believe they are responsible for two more store robberies in Queens in the last two months. A description of the
idnyc
Photo via IDNYC [https://www.facebook.com/332355410282669/photos/pb.332355410282669.-2207520000.1421086229./338113149706895/?type=3&theaterg] IDNYC [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/idnyc/index.page], the city’s newly implemented [/registration-now-open-idnyc/#.VjDwPGSrTu0] municipal identification system, is now available at our own New Utrecht Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/
Photo by marycadden [https://instagram.com/p/88iETTMsz-/] via InstagramMove over, Florence. This Greek statue was spotted in Dyker Heights. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.com , or tag them #Bensonhurst on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also, follow us on Twitter [https:
caffe italia
As one of New York’s last bastions of Italian-American culture, Bensonhurst is home to many little cafes where aging Italian-speaking men like to congregate and watch soccer. But venturing into, say, Caffe Italia [http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-italia-brooklyn]on 18th Avenue to order a cappuccino can be a
borough park streets
Councilman Greenfield with DOT Commissioner Keith Bray, discussing parking issues in Borough Park. (Photo courtesy of CM Greenfield’s Office)The Department of Transportation (DOT) has agreed to allow Borough Park residents to pre-pay parking meters on 13th and 18th Avenues on Friday mornings, announced Councilman David Greenfield today. This
Belt Parkway
Courtesy of Luis MunozOn November 1, over 50,000 runners from around the globe will participate the TCS New York City Marathon [http://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/] , the largest race in the world. Some run the 26.2 mile, five-borough course to break records or race against the world’s best
Photo by Vincent GulizioFall is in full bloom at Dyker Beach Park. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.com , or tag them #Bensonhurst on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also, follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/BensonhurstBean], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/
budget
Photo by Mark TreygerCouncilman Mark Treyger joined Assemblyman William Colton to announce the allocation of more than $130,000 to clean three southern Brooklyn main streets today. The roads to get scrubbed down are 86th Street in Bensonhurst, Avenue U in Gravesend, and Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island, thanks to
gravesend
Courtesy of Joseph Ditta/Gravesend Gazette [https://www.facebook.com/GravesendGazette/photos/pb.102353071530.-2207520000.1445873156./10153999548986531/?type=3&theater] NY1 News recently launched a history series [http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/brooklyn-week-2015/2015/10/25/what-s-in-a-name--native-americans-and-dutch-settlers-gave-brooklyn-landmarks-their-names.html] that zooms in on a different borough each week, and
attractions
Dyker Heights may be famous for its elaborate Christmas displays [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2013/12/local-photographer-captures-spirit-and-color-of-dyker-heights-holiday-lights-display/] , but the bucolic residential neighborhood doesn’t exactly scrimp on Halloween. The spookiest house in town, hands down, is Dyker Frights [https://www.facebook.com/DykerFrights?fref=ts]. A chilling, blood-soaked scene can
1123 79th st
Dyker Heights may be famous for its elaborate Christmas displays [/local-photographer-captures-spirit-and-color-of-dyker-heights-holiday-lights-display/] , but the bucolic residential neighborhood doesn’t exactly scrimp on Halloween. The spookiest house in town, hands down, is Dyker Frights [https://www.facebook.com/DykerFrights?fref=ts]. A chilling, blood-soaked scene can be found at 1123 79th Street,