Business
With new developments coming up on Surf Avenue, interest in a private residential, gated community called Seagate, has increased. Investors, new residents and of course beach lovers have been flocking to the area looking to ride the wave of new developments. Of course, a big reason for this interest is
Food & Drink
The tacos at El Jarochito in Brighton Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)When I entered El Jarochito [http://www.eljarochitodeli.com/] on Neptune Avenue in search of what I heard were some of the city’s best tacos, my first thought was that I stumbled into the wrong business.
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)In February, we reported that this neon green taco truck popped up on Beverley Road [/blog/food/spotted-new-taco-truck-in-kensington/], and served the Mexico City treat “tlacoyos.” But now that summer has hit, I went back to sample tacos and spice up
Arts & Culture
> Towering statue of Captain America coming to Prospect Park: https://t.co/8dgeNciV52 pic.twitter.com/ZilxV7ftdd [https://t.co/ZilxV7ftdd] — DNAinfo New York (@DNAinfoNY) July 5, 2016 [https://twitter.com/DNAinfoNY/status/750423448246165504] A proud native of Brooklyn will soon be commemorated with a statute in Prospect Park.
Food & Drink
Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopOwner Binh Douglas is rather busy these days. He’ll be adding a second HENRI restaurant to the neighborhood. In just a few weeks, Douglas will be opening HENRI’S Backyard [/blog/business/henris-backyard-to-open-in-former-pickle-shack-spot/] (256 4th
Events
> Mayor @BilldeBlasio [https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio] joined thousands of Muslim New Yorkers in #BathBeach [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BathBeach?src=hash] #BK [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BK?src=hash] to celebrate Eid ul Fitr – Eid Mubarak! pic.twitter.com/sSaPb8dJH3 [https://t.co/sSaPb8dJH3] — NYC Mayor’s CAU (@mayorsCAU)
Bensonhurst
A boarded up home in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) City officials are warning homeowners to beware of suspicious phone calls from scammers posing as Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/homeowners/rebuild.shtml] representatives. The Department of Investigation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/
Bensonhurst
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayor @BilldeBlasio [https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio] joined thousands of Muslim New Yorkers in #BathBeach [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BathBeach?src=hash] #BK [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BK?src=hash] to celebrate Eid ul Fitr – Eid Mubarak! pic.twitter.com/sSaPb8dJH3 [https://t.co/sSaPb8dJH3] — NYC Mayor’s CAU (@mayorsCAU)
![Eid Mubarak To All Our Muslim Neighbors! [Photos]](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0621.jpg)
Central Brooklyn
Meena jewelry sellers at Chand Raat festival (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Today, Muslims all over the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a holiday that begins at the new moon sighting and marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Kensington and Ditmas Park neighbors are celebrating in
Neighbors
The new logo of Dine In Brooklyn. (Courtesy the Brooklyn Borough President’s office.)The symbol of Brooklyn’s restaurant week will come from our neck of the neighborhood woods. Park Slope [http://bklyner.com] resident Jeffery Rosenkrantz and Pratt Institute [/?s=pratt] alum won a contest to design a
News
A boarded up home in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) City officials are warning homeowners to beware of suspicious phone calls from scammers posing as Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/homeowners/rebuild.shtml] representatives. The Department of Investigation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/
Central Brooklyn
Photos via NYPDCops are looking for five women in connection to a citywide scam in which the perps [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/11/police-warn-scams-targeting-elderly-asians-bensonhurst/#.V30YoJMrKSM] approach middle-aged Asian women and persuade them that their jewelry is cursed. In five recent incidents, the