clean ups
Get your hands dirty for a great cause. The Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium [http://nyaquarium.com/events/65] Education Department and Partnerships for Parks’ Catalyst Program are looking for volunteers to help them collect, identify, and clean up litter along the shoreline of Kaiser Park [http://www.
historic sites
Green-Wood Cemetery. Photo by KensingtonBKUPDATE 9/4: Save those statements for another landmark! It turns out Green-Wood Cemetery would prefer not to be designated a landmark by the city, though they are working with the LPC on an alternative. Learn why in our recent story [/history/citing-unusual-position-green-wood-cemetery-comes-full-landmarking#.Venew0VUzx5] . Time is
gravesend architecture
Source: Brooklyn Historical SocietyLady Moody’s House [/lady-moodys-house-must-saved/#.VeXLhbxViko] could be yours! The historic Gravesend residence, located at 27 Gravesend Neck Road, is “priced to sell” at $869,000, according [http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/27-Gravesend-Neck-Rd-Brooklyn-NY-11223/30736940_zpid/] to a Zillow listing. The five-bedroom duplex includes two working fireplaces, a
This lovely sunset over Gravesend Bay was captured by neighbor Warren Tang. 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/
historic buildings
Source: Flickr/lisanne001Time is running out. Last month, we reported [/landmarks-preservation-commission-releases-plan-for-reviewing-backlog/#.VeSHUbxViko] that the Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml] (LPC) decided to address its backlog of landmark status requests for nearly 100 city sites by holding a series of hearings this fall.
18th ave
Photo by Chun KitAlas, all good things must come to an end. Sunday marked the last day of Bensonhurst’s 10-day Festa di Santa Rosalia [/bensonhursts-18th-avenue-feast-kicks-off-tomorrow-heres-what-you-need-to-know/] , or as it is affectionately known, the 18th Avenue Feast. Everyone was there: our neighbors, the NYPD’s 62nd Precinct, community leaders, and elected
Photo by Warren TangIn 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
pinos palette
Pinot’s Palette holds the ribbon cutting at its new Dyker Heights location. (Source: Vincent Gentile/Facebook)You can now sip wine while learning to paint with local artists. Pinot’s Palette [http://www.pinotspalette.com/dykerheights], which already has locations in Long Island, Staten Island, and Westchester, has opened
ass
The woman who was followed home and assaulted [/police-release-video-of-suspect-in-attempted-rape/] last month spoke to news outlets this week about the chilling incident, saying that her assailant is violent and threatened to rape her the next time he saw her. As we reported [/police-release-video-of-suspect-in-attempted-rape/], the suspect followed the 34-year-old woman from work
Photo via Flickr, northcharleston [https://www.flickr.com/photos/northcharleston/14846055002/]Come and get your free school supplies! Now that the summer is coming to a close, the Asian Community United Society (ACUS) [http://www.acus-ny.org/] will be hosting its annual back to school festival, handing out notebooks, pencils,
6822 20th ave
Photo by northcharleston [https://www.flickr.com/photos/northcharleston/14846055002/] via FlickrCome and get your free school supplies! Now that the summer is coming to a close, the Asian Community United Society (ACUS) will be hosting its annual back to school festival, handing out notebooks, pencils, backpacks, and more to
Photo by Roseann HamdiNeighbor Paige tests out the rides at the Feast of Santa Rosalia. 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: