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Photo Of The Day: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Photo by Carmen M. TamacasBouquets of fire at Puebla Market (86th Street & 19th Avenue). Submitted by Bensonhurst Bean contributor Carmen Molina Tamacas. 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

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DOT Agrees To Repairs On Bay Parkway, Other Area Streets

The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman William Colton and Councilman Mark Treyger: Council Member Mark Treyger and Assembly Member William Colton are pleased to announce that the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) has included a number of local streets in this year’s resurfacing plan

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When Is Bensonhurst’s 86th Street Festival? This Sunday, June 8, 2014!

Kids got sticky with cotton candy at last year’s event. (Photo by Elle Spektor)Bensonhurst’s 86th Street Festival is returning for yet another year this Sunday, June 8, 2014, for a day of fun, friends, food and entertainment. More than 10,000 people flooded 86th Street between Bay

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Boro Park ShopRite Agrees To Limit Use Of New Driveway In Face Of Community Concerns

Under the agreement, the new driveway will be exit-only, and cars will not be allowed to turn from 19th Avenue onto 50th Street. (Source: Google Maps)The following is a press release from the offices of Councilman David Greenfield: Councilman David G. Greenfield and ShopRite officials have come to a

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Man Arrested For Murder Of Girlfriend In Bensonhurst, After Six Month Investigation

Source: mikey_k via FlickrPolice at first struggled to find enough evidence to arrest the man they believed responsible for the March murder of Maryanne Rinato in her Bensonhurst apartment, but last week finally put the cuffs on their suspect. Rinato’s live-in boyfriend, 51-year-old Richard Cagliostro was arrested on

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Photos: 10,000 Attend 86th Street Festival For Food, Fun And Five-Dollar Sunglasses

Amid Donna’s Spicy Italian Sausage truck and the booth of “Interesting Items” stands Chip Cafiero, the organizer of the 86th Street Festival. Stemming from a 35-year background in festival planning, Cafiero said that he would describe the rush of coordinating Bensonhurst’s big event in one word: Juggle. “It’

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Send Us Your Photos From This Weekend’s 86th Street Festival!

Yep, there will be zeppoles! (Source: x-eyedblonde/Wikimedia Commons)Don’t forget: this Sunday sees the return of the 86th Street Festival! Today and Saturday may see rain all day, but it’s supposed to be warm on Sunday with only a chance – just a chance! – of showers. So hit

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Police Hunt For Bensonhurst Woman’s Murderer, Say Victim Knew Killer

Source: mikey_k via FlickrPolice have identified the Bensonhurst woman killed by a gunshot wound to the head on Wednesday as Maryanne Rinato, 48. Police found Rinato dead in the bed of her apartment at 19th Avenue near 67th Street with a single gunshot wound to the head. She was

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Special Weekend Bulletin: Tomorrow, 86th Street Bensonhurst Festival!

Zeppoles! Source: x-eyedblonde via Wikimedia CommonsThis Sunday will be the 14th annual 86th Street Bensonhurst Festival. It takes place at 86th Street, from 19th Avenue to Bay Parkway from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Parts of 86th Street will be closed to drivers, allowing for food and other