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86th St.

A collection of 23 issues

Don’t Miss The Annual 86th Street Festival In Bensonhurst!

(Photo via Council Member Treyger’s office)It’s that time of year again! The annual 86th Street Festival is always the second Sunday after Memorial Day; and this year that falls on Sunday, June 11. For first timers, the 86th Street Festival is essentially a giant flea market, but

Teacher Arrested For Stealing From 86th Street Century 21

Photo via Google MapsA teacher was arrested late last night for stealing from a Century 21 store in Bay Ridge. Veronica Slukhinsky, 48, an ESL instructor who works with Russian speakers [http://schools.nyc.gov/documents/oaosi/cep/2014-15/cep_K352.pdf]at Ebbets Field Middle School, was charged with

39 Photos From This Year’s 86th Street Festival

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanWe couldn’t have asked for better street fair weather this Sunday, June 12, and neighbors turned out in droves for the 86th Street Festival [/planet-fitness/#.V2AttuYrI9c]. Thousands attended the massive flea market which takes place under the D line tracks each summer, on second Sunday after

New Retail Space Coming To 86th Street & Bay 19th Street This Spring

1815 86th Street in August 2014. (Source: Google Maps)A new commercial building on 86th Street — which has been under construction since last year — is set to open early this spring. The 8,200 square foot, one-story retail space, located at 1815 86th Street, will be able to hold between

After Truck Skims Overpass, Pols Call On DOT To Assess Height Clearance On 86th Street [Video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB3-U0szuYw Are trucks getting larger or are the gaps between 86th Street subway overpasses and the road shrinking? Most likely it’s the latter, according to a letter sent by local pols to the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) last week. Citing an

Food Stuffs: Malaysian Mango Chicken At Nyonya

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanFood Stuffs: [/tag/food-stuffs/] Nothing quite says summer like a juicy stir-fry served in a mango shell. Malaysia’s tropical climate allows for the growth of fruits like mango, coconuts, pineapples, and guavas all year round, and at Nyonya [http://www.ilovenyonya.com/] — a family-owned Malaysian restaurant

Crazed Louisiana Driver Slams Into Multiple Cars On 86th Street & Bay Parkway [Updated]

Photo by Susan RutiglianoA dramatic collision occurred at one of Bensonhurst’s most densely populated intersections Sunday morning, at approximately 10:49am, when an apparently crazed New Orleans man slammed his car into at least six vehicles. Steven Halpern, 79, was arrested and charged for trying to flee the scene

Missing Senior: Yiu Nam Tsang, 95-Year-Old With Alzheimer’s, Disappeared While Shopping On 86th Street [Update: Found]

Source: NYPDPolice are turning to the public for help in locating a 95-year-old man with Alzheimer’s who wandered off while shopping on 86th Street Sunday. Yiu Nam Tsang was last spotted at the discount store located 2235 86th Street on March 22 at around 2:15pm, cops said. He

Photo Of The Day: Red Light, Green Light, 123

Source: dryblood [http://instagram.com/p/yJQ3pOTN9u/]/InstagramIsn’t 86th Street beautiful at night? 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, Facebook, and Instagram, and subscribe to our

Get A Deal At A Local Gym During Brooklyn Health & Fitness Week

The Brooklyn Chamber [http://www.ibrooklyn.com]’s week-long wellness initiative [http://www.ibrooklyn.com] is underway, and there’s still time to take advantage of a deal at a local gym. Through November 16, you’ll have the chance to check out a number of fitness spaces across Brooklyn,