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A collection of 13 issues

PHOTOS: Early Morning Fire On Bay 29th Street

Reader Rob Abruzzese snapped these pics late last night at the corner of Bay 29th Street and Benson Avenue. Rob says he was woken up at around 2:30 a.m. by the sound of breaking glass. “I went out to see what was going on and there were about

CEC 20 Meeting March 21

A “CEC” or Community Education Council is a group made up of nine parents, two political appointees and one high school senior which oversees the elementary and intermediate schools in a district. CEC’s are remnants of the school boards that were dismantled by Mayor Bloomberg way back in his

Tree Eats Sign

Bensonhurst tree grows over a sign. (Photo by Ray Johnson)This tree on Benson Avenue (near Bay 37th Street) in Bensonhurst appears to be swallowing up this aged sanitation sign. At first, it is a grotesque sight to behold, but after a while it kind of grows on you.