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ACUS’ Warren Chan (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)The head of a social service agency serving Bensonhurst’s Asian American community says he’s been converted when it comes illegal home conversions. Warren Chan, executive director of Asian Community United Society [http://www.acus-ny.org/] (ACUS) and founder of
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Photos via NYPDCops are looking for five women in connection to a citywide scam in which the perps [/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 victims were approached by three of the five women pictured, who told them
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Irine Chu with Councilman Vincent Gentile (Photo via Stars & Stripes Democratic Club)Stars and Stripes Regular Democratic Club [http://www.yelp.com/biz/stars-and-stripes-democratic-club-brooklyn] announced its new president at its annual dinner dance this week. Irene Chu, a Bensonhurst resident and club member, has been active in the Chinese
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Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park Voice.Brooklyn’s Chinese American community now has its own ambulance company — the first of its kind on the East Coast — to address a growing need for paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who speak Chinese dialects like Mandarin, Cantonese, and Toisanese. Launched in
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Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park Voice.Brooklyn’s Chinese American community now has its own ambulance company — the first on the East Coast — to address a growing need for paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who speak Chinese dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, and Toisanese. Launched in early April,
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The New York City Asian American Democratic Club features a coalition of Brooklyn and city-wide politicians and community leaders. (Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park Voice)It’s a new day for Brooklyn’s Asian American community, which now has its first formal political club: the New York City Asian
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Photo by Sean EganTwo weeks after a fake Sunset Park lawyer was sentenced [/police-fire/fake-sunset-park-lawyer-who-offered-bogus-immigration-services-gets-2-4-years/] to two to four years in prison for scamming immigrants out of thousands of dollars — the first such conviction in New York State — a forum was held at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism to
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Photo by Sean EganTwo weeks after a fake Sunset Park lawyer was sentenced [http://sunsetparkvoice.com/police-fire/fake-sunset-park-lawyer-who-offered-bogus-immigration-services-gets-2-4-years/] to two to four years in prison for scamming immigrants out of thousands of dollars — the first such conviction in New York State — a forum was held at the CUNY Graduate School
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https://youtu.be/M4tVlLtakic Chants of “Justice, justice!” and “No scapegoat!” rang out in Downtown Brooklyn Saturday as local pols and representatives from Chinese American organizations gave impassioned speeches at a rally protesting the conviction of ex-NYPD officer Peter Liang. More than 10,000 people poured into Cadman Plaza to
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Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanOur reporting on the closure [/key-food-renews-interest-new-utrecht-waldbaums/] of the New Utrecht Avenue Waldbaums after 37 years, and the supermarket’s subsequent sale [/second-asian-market-bids-on-waldbaums-trader-joe-says-no-thanks/] to the Asian grocer Jmart, unearthed simmering anxieties about demographic changes in Bensonhurst. In some cases, comments on social media and our site
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If the owners of Sunset Park’s Fei Long Market [http://www.yelp.com/biz/fei-long-supermarket-brooklynhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/fei-long-supermarket-brooklyn] were trying to keep their bid [/owners-of-sunset-parks-fei-long-market-bids-on-waldbaums/#.VqjXvJMrLe0] on the shuttered Bensonhurst Waldbaums supermarket under wraps, their plan has failed. Another Asian grocer — identified as “JMart Group Inc.” — has
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> .@VGentile43 [https://twitter.com/VGentile43?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] & neighbors in #DykerHeights [https://twitter.com/hashtag/DykerHeights?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] concerned about illegal conversions in the area. Tune in @News12BK [https://twitter.com/News12BK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] pic.twitter.com/YCQOkQik9z [https://t.
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35th District City Councilmember Laurie Cumbo. (Photo by The Nabe)Councilmember Laurie Cumbo [http://council.nyc.gov/d35/html/members/home.shtml]issued an apology on Thursday (March 26) for remarks made during a City Council Public Housing Committee hearing where she asked whether the New York City Housing Authority
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Source: Colton’s officeThe following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman William Colton: In a historic swearing-in ceremony, Mrs. Nancy Tong became the first Asian-American elected official in the borough of Brooklyn. On Sunday, September 21st, Nancy Tong was formally sworn-in by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
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Bensonhurst resident Nancy Tong is on her way to winning a post as female Democratic district leader of the 47th Assembly District, making her the first Asian-American elected official in Brooklyn. Tong is on the ballot for the September 9 primary, and she’s running unopposed. She will replacing District
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The Republican District Leader for the 49th Assembly District released a statement sharply criticizing a plan that would create a new 51% Asian district by combining portions of Sunset Park and Bensonhurst. In a statement sent to Bensonhurst Bean by the Fiorello LaGuardia Republican Club, Lucretia Regina-Potter called the newly