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Lots of neighbors were late to work this morning due to an incident on the D train. At approximately 8:30am, the conductor told passengers to exit the train at 9th Avenue, take the southbound D, and transfer to the N due to a power outage. Chaos and confusion ensued,
Photo by Bensonhurst Bean/Rachel SilbersteinYou’ve been sunbathing all wrong. Watch and learn. These tots were spotted enjoying the beach at Coney Island on Sunday, but this scene could easily fit in with our collection of historic Coney Island beach photos [/20-historic-photos-of-people-enjoying-the-beach-at-coney-island/]. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send
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Medical marijuana (Photo by dankdepot/Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dankdepot/5457588074/])New York just took a huge step towards making medical marijuana accessible to patients across the state — just not in Brooklyn or Staten Island. Five organizations licensed by the State Department of Health to manufacture and dispense
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The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has money to burn, according to Councilman Vincent Gentile. Citing a $1 billion surplus, the councilman is calling on the MTA to put the money towards the R line, which he says is “suffering from drastic dysfunction and neglect.” “I am glad to know that
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Medical marijuana (Photo by dankdepot [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dankdepot/5457588074/]/Flickr)New York just took a huge step towards making medical marijuana accessible to patients across the state — just not in Brooklyn or Staten Island. Five organizations licensed by the State Department of Health to manufacture and dispense
Martial arts lessons at last year’s Night Out Against Crime with the 61st Precinct. (Photo: Ned Berke / Sheepshead Bites)Lots of fun and interesting things to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Check out the some of the family friendly movies playing in local parks, learn photography and animation
By Den SchwartzA lovely view of Coney Island Creek from Calvert Vaux Park. Here are seven more reasons to fall in love [/7-reasons-to-fall-in-love-with-calvert-vaux-park/] with Southern Brooklyn’s most neglected and overgrown park. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.com , or tag them #Bensonhurst on Instagram,
Photo by kayyypan [https://instagram.com/p/3pRh8_m84j/]/InstagramIn 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
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Medical marijuana (Photo by dankdepot [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dankdepot/5457588074/]/Flickr)New York just took a huge step towards making recently legalized medical marijuana accessible to patients across the state — just not in Brooklyn or Staten Island. Five organizations licensed by the State Department of Health to manufacture
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Sgt. Frank Musella, his wife Sandy, and their boys, Frank Jr. and Anthony. (Source: GoFundMe)A Department of Sanitation [DSNY] enforcement sergeant and father of two from Bensonhurst collapsed on the job in Staten Island Thursday after commenting about the heat. Frank Musella, 37, a 9-year Sanitation Department veteran, was
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanA temporary platform goes up at Bay Parkway as part of the ongoing N line rehabilitation [/construction-on-six-n-line-stations-is-underway-heres-what-you-need-to-know/]. 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:
Events roundup
Coney Island Yacht Club Jazz BandSend 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/]. New Utrecht International Film Festival [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/new-utrecht-international-new-utrecht-library-073015] When: Thursday, July