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Fire Truck Crashes Into Gravesend Storefront

Fire Truck crashes into a storefront. (Photo via Hillel Lichtenstein)GRAVESEND – Six people are injured after a fire truck crashed into a car and then a storefront last night. On Sunday, December 20 at around 11:30 p.m., a fire truck was responding to a fire on Bay Parkway

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‘This Is a Crisis,’ Brooklyn Pols Demand Justice for Pedestrian Killed by Sanitation Truck

Congressman Max Rose and Councilmember Mark Treyger via Twitter.BENSONHURST — This morning, local elected officials and advocates called for justice for the victim of a fatal hit-and-run that happened yesterday in Bensonhurst. At the site of yesterday’s incident, at the corner of 86th Street and Bay Parkway, where

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Verizon Minivan Crashes into B6 in Bensonhurst

BENSONHURST — A Verizon minivan crashed into the back of an MTA bus yesterday morning and both drivers were taken to the hospital for injuries. At around 9:30 a.m. on Halloween, a B6 bus was at a red light on 74th Street and Bay Parkway. All of a sudden,

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Bath Beach Pedestrian In Critical Condition After Being Struck By Driver

Benson Avenue and Bath Beach. (Photo via Loudlabs)BATH BEACH – A mother is in critical condition after she was struck by a driver while crossing the street last night. On Tuesday, October 29 at around 6:30 p.m. a 49-year-old woman was crossing Bay Parkway from the east side

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Man Sought By Cops After Forcible Touching of 20-Year Old Woman

BENSONHURST – Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with a forcible touching incident on the B6 bus in Bensonhurst. While onboard the moving B6 in the vicinity of 70th Street & Bay Parkway, the individual rubbed his midsection up against the shoulder of a 20-year old female victim,

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Bensonhurst: Police Release Video Of Suspect In Attempted Rape [Updated]

[Update 5/23 9am: On Monday, May 22 police arrested Bensonhurst man Christopher Clemente, 20, and he has been charged with attempted rape, forcible touching, and sexual abuse.] Cops are turning to the public for help locating a suspect in an attempted rape that occurred on the street in Bensonhurst

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DOT Finally Agrees To Make Crossing Bay Parkway Safer For Pedestrians

Photo via Google Maps. Bay Parkway and Bay Ridge ParkwayAfter well over a year of waiting, the Department of Transportation has finally responded to local pressure and, in a letter to a Brooklyn School of Inquiry parent, Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Keith Bray confirmed that they will install a Leading Pedestrian

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Man Found Dead In Bay Parkway Home With Cuts On Neck And Arms [Updated]

Police responded to a 911 call at 8855 Bay Parkway at around 5:30pm Sunday, and found a 34-year-old man with a puncture wound in his neck as well as a lacerations on his face and arm. Emergency medical services (EMS) pronounced him dead when they arrived at the scene,

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VIDEO: Cops Rescue Bay Parkway Jumper From Ledge — Again

https://youtu.be/1f6vhdFOmFM The emotionally disturbed man who was rescued by police from a Bay Parkway ledge with a giant net last November is back up to his old antics. At 12:30am Thursday, the man was seen waving a knife around and threatening to jump from his fourth-floor

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Crime Blotter: Craigslist Scammer, Sunoco Assault, Construction Site Break-In

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanHere’s our roundup of some of the crime reports that happened in and around Bensonhurst in the last two weeks, courtesy of the NYPD’s 62nd Precinct. On March 11 at 9:30pm, a man returning to his vehicle on 19th Avenue was shocked to find

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DOT Agrees To Install Low Clearance Signs On 86th Street

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB3-U0szuYw The Department of Transportation (DOT) responded to requests from Assemblyman William Colton and Councilman Mark Treyger for signage under the D line. Following a series of traffic jams involving oversized trucks squeezing under subway overpasses on 86th Street, the transportation agency has agreed

Animals

In Defense Of Pigeons: Our Wildlife Expert Daniel Frazer Weighs In

Photo by Daniel FrazerYou’d be hard pressed to walk a street in Brooklyn and not come across a few pigeons. These chunky crumb peckers have become so built into the urban landscape that even those who (misguidedly!) hate them would surely wonder what’s going on if they didn’

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Lawmakers, Army Corps Inspect Shore Road For Resiliency Opportunities

Donovan speaks to Golden and Army Corps of Engineers representatives. (Source: Congressman Dan Donovan’s office)Congressman Dan Donovan joined local elected officials, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Community Boards 10 and 11 yesterday to inspect Shore Road Park and identify opportunities for resiliency investments to protect

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Watch This Adorable Couple Get Hitched On The N Train

Source: YouTube/UCjdyJeKGdSFhKUno6BETjdAIt’s the sweetest thing to happen on the N line since sibling kitties Posey and Parker were rescued from the Bay Parkway station. A couple boarded the N train in Southwest Brooklyn Friday – accompanied by just a handful of friends, family, and the New York Daily News

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Photo Of The Day: Cabbage Patch

Five servings of vegetables. (Spotted on Bay Parkway and Bath Avenue) 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 daily newsletter!

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Trash On Bay Parkway Remains An All Too Common Sight

This overflowing trash can was taken near Seth Low Park on the Bay Parkway side. Photos by Eric JankiewiczThe trash of Bensonhurst has become something of an unwanted neighbor over the last few years. Last year the Department of Sanitation issued fewer tickets to residents who illegally dump their home

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Elevator Coming To New Utrecht Avenue Subway Station

New Utrecht Avenue subway station. (Source: MTAphotos via Flickr).Subway riders gasping for air while climbing the five flights of stairs at the New Utrecht Avenue subway station are getting some sweet relief… in about five years. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle is reporting that the MTA is constructing an elevator

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Elderly Woman Killed Crossing 72nd Street

Source: Google MapsA 79-year-old woman was killed around 9 p.m. last night when she was struck by a car while trying to cross the street. According to a report by Gothamist, King Fong was killed crossing west on Bay Parkway near 72nd Street in Bensonhurst. Police believe that Fong

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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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Congressman Michael Grimm Joins The Fight Against The Gravesend Bay Waste Transfer Station

Waste transfer station protest on August, 5, 2012Congressman Michael Grimm sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers raising concerns over the proposed waste transfer station at Bay 41st Street. Grimm joins with Assemblyman William Colton, Andrew Gounardes and a host of other local leaders and concerned

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UPDATE: Wrong-Way Driver Causes Major Morning Crash Near Bay Parkway Exit

The cause of a multi-vehicle accident on the eastbound lane of the Belt Parkway this morning has been revelead. Henry Brimsley was driving in an eastbound lane and made a careless U-turn after spotting a parked police car on the shoulder. He started driving against traffic, the wrong-way, to avoid

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Bensonhurst Architecture And The Search For Stooges

So while we had a little snafu getting the name “Bensonhurst Bean” into the segment, they did manage to make me look fairly knowledgeable about neighborhood architecture in between all the Three Stooges impersonations. In the above video, yours truly pounds the pavement with veteran TV reporter Chauncey Howell and

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San Atanacio Deli-Grocery: Having Flan On Bay Parkway

The area surrounding Bay Parkway and 65th Street may be bereft of a supermarket within easy walking distance. But dozens of local specialty businesses are providing the public with what they need. And flan. I was walking down Bay Parkway with my girlfriend on a sunny day when we decided