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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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Source: YouTube/UCjdyJeKGdSFhKUno6BETjdAIt’s the sweetest thing to happen on the N line since sibling kitties Posey and Parker [/cute-alert-hey-bensonhurst-help-these-kitties-out/] 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
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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 [https://twitter.com/BensonhurstBean], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/BensonhurstBean]
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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 [/brooklyn-trash-garbage-fines/] the Department of Sanitation issued fewer tickets to residents who illegally dump their
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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 [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/mta-building-elevator-new-utrecht-ave-subway-station-2013-10-15-161500] that
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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 [http://gothamist.com/2013/07/14/79-year-old_woman_killed_crossing_t.php] by Gothamist, King Fong was killed crossing west
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Yep, there will be zeppoles! (Source: x-eyedblonde/Wikimedia Commons)Don’t forget: this Sunday sees the return of the 86th Street Festival [/bensonhursts-86th-street-festival-returns-on-june-9/]! 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
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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 [/local-leaders-to-sanitation-department-we-dont-trust-you/], Andrew Gounardes and a host of other local leaders and
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The cause of a multi-vehicle accident on the eastbound lane of the Belt Parkway this morning [/breaking-belt-parkway-lanes-closed-due-to-a-major-crash-near-bay-parkway-exit/] 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
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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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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