Photo by Bensonhurst BeanIn Case You Missed It (ICYMI) [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/]: 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
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Soloist Elana Gleason performs “Italian Street Song.” (Photo by Bensonhurst Bean)All are invited to Regina Opera Company [http://www.reginaopera.org/]‘s “Regina Pops” concert on Sunday October 4, at 3pm. Regina Opera soloists will present a two-hour concert of show-stopping selections from popular operas and Broadway shows — including
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Courtesy of Saint Finbar/FacebookSaint Finbar Roman Catholic Church [http://www.stfinbarbrooklyn.org/] is one of our neighborhood’s oldest institutions. With a congregation that dates back to 1880, parishioners still worship in Saint Finbar’s gold-trimmed, stately building that was built in 1910 on the corner of Benson Avenue
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Luna Park 1878-[1930?] (Photo by Brooklyn Visual Heritage [http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/luna-park-0])Coney Island Hospital [http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/coneyisland/html/home/home.shtml] recently celebrated its annual reunion [/children-born-premature-reunite-with-the-doctors-nurses-who-saved-them/] for children who were born prematurely and nursed to health by the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive
Photo by jessy.deng [https://instagram.com/p/7tMRpHxqHY/] We know this vehicle made some Despicable Me [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323594/] fans very happy. #Trucks #Art Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.com , or tag them #Bensonhurst on Instagram, and we’ll post
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanA Bensonhurst man was busted during the probe of a massive, Brooklyn-based heroin trafficking ring that pulled in $1.5 million a year, according to a 368-count indictment revealed today. Gandin “Geets” Matos, 30, and 24 others, were charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, sale and possession
cancer screening
Courtesy of Senator Marty GoldenSenator Marty Golden has announced his third free mammography screening event this year in conjunction with the American Italian Cancer Foundation [http://www.americanitaliancancer.org/]. The screening event will take place on Friday, October 16, aboard the mobile care clinic that will be parked outside his
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Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanSend us your own event listing by posting it for free on our new event calendar [/calendar/], or using our classifieds site, EverythingBK [http://www.everythingbk.com/]. Community Board 15 Meeting [http://www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb15/downloads/pdf/agendas/2015/agenda_9-17-15_board_meeting.
childhood cancer
Councilman Mark Treyger will once again team up with Zamperla and advocates — including Frankie’s Mission [http://www.frankiesmission.org/about-us/] — to host the lighting of Coney Island’s iconic Parachute Jump this Friday, September 18th to raise awareness of childhood cancer. The entire community is invited to attend the
Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanSend us your own event listing by posting it for free on our new event calendar [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/calendar/], or using our classifieds site, EverythingBK [http://www.everythingbk.com/]. Community Board 15 Meeting [http://www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb15/downloads/pdf/agendas/2015/
Photo by scottbleck [https://instagram.com/p/7q0j8ftEjw/]What about Arabic? Get with the program, P.C. Richard & Son [http://www.pcrichard.com/]! Spotted on 86th Street. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.com , or tag them #Bensonhurst on Instagram, and we’ll post
Courtesy of Bishop Kearney High SchoolWith schools back in session, you may have seen a new vehicle around town. For the first time ever, Bishop Kearney High School [http://www.bishopkearneyhs.org/] has acquired its own 40-passenger school bus, just in time for the 2015-2016 school year, the Catholic girls’