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Source: Google MapsA Coney Island teenager has been convicted of felony murder and arson for setting fire to a mattress [/two-cops-in-critical-condition-after-suspicious-coney-island-fire/] in the hallway of a New York City Housing Authority building, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson announced today. Marcell Dockery, 18, of 2007 Surf Avenue in Coney Island. He
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Councilman Mark Treyger (Photo by Alex Ellefson/Bensonhurst Bean)City Council unanimously passed a package of bills sponsored by City Councilmembers Mark Treyger and Alan Maisel yesterday, protecting homeowners affected by Superstorm Sandy from fines levied against them by the Department of Buildings (DOB) or the Department of Sanitation (DSNY)
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The 62nd Precinct station house, 1925 Bath Avenue. (Photo by Ned Berke)Here’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. * A man walking down 18th Avenue near 70th Street on
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Construction around the Trump Village Shopping Center. (Photo: Chris McCreight) Neighbors are crying foul about construction taking place at the site of the 40-story tower [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2015/08/new-renderings-reveal-coney-islands-glass-tower-will-be-taller-than-expected/] to be built over the Trump Village Shopping Center — flagging the developer for working after-hours, violating lease terms,
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Photo by suewaters [https://www.flickr.com/photos/suewaters/7564724934/in/photolist-cwtcaY-oNC8bR-ceSzn7-cD7dj7-ijow9x-dLnfno-RoWke-6VUNug-wNZ9qH-6WmWvH-r8Fs8c-cwteaw-9jWxuM-7cqfD3-XxL15-e3y77r-dLgMSP-vKdFRq-e3y79X-e3DLQd-7cm9BZ-mMrpTq-cvXVRb-e3y79e-e3DLNE-gYG1Qp-e3DLMy-5ToB3M-e3y7ak-7bVfT2-7bVfLe-cvXHRJ-e3y78D-pN3ggn-pMzLuV-fh2DQB-cwtbPf-omFv6L-agFk8h-hW2Z6L-4aEHgy-6W3Gan-f86BqV-2Za6bY-cvXWg9-4DSU5g-7cq2HW-9dDhKo-RL7ak-gVUdA2] /FlickrAre you a native New Yorker who is currently in college? Got
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Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanCinco de Mayo is upon us! Often mistaken for Mexican Independence Day (which is September 16), May 5 is the day Central Americans commemorate the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. There will be
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Watch this on The Scene. [https://thescene.com/watch/epicurious/how-to-navigate-a-russian-supermarket] This week, the foodie site Epicurious stumbled across [http://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/netcost-best-grocery-store-in-america-article?mbid=Social_Facebook_Video_CTA] one of our neighborhood’s best kept secrets. Bath Beach’s NetCost Market [http://www.yelp.com/biz/netcost-market-brooklyn-4] (8671
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The author with his 6-year-old son Tyler. (Photo by Jonathan Dant)In 2014, my wife and I went through a grueling process faced by many New York City parents each April: finding the right school for our son in Southern Brooklyn. Like most parents, our first priority was finding a
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Photo: NYPDCops are searching for a pair of burglars who robbed a spa in Brighton Beach last week. The suspects allegedly entered Fabulous Touch Spa [http://www.yelp.com/biz/fabulous-touch-spa-brooklyn], at 255 Brighton Beach Avenue, through the escape hatch located on the roof of the building on Thursday, April,
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Over the course of four days and six live concert performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and nominated artists will converge in Brooklyn, New York for GRAMMY Park [http://www.grammypark.com/]™, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience held May 5-8. The concert series will be held at Brooklyn’s historic Kings
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This summer, for the first ever, music lovers will trek out to Coney Island to experience rock legends like Willie Nelson [/road-willie-nelson-visit-coney-island-summer/#.VykBN6ODGko], Beach Boys and Jane’s Addiction [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/coney-island-amphitheaters-summer-lineup-will-include-beach-boys-boston-sting-ziggy-marley/] at a gorgeous $60 million, 5,000-seat, outdoor amphitheater [/childs-amphitheater-coney/#.Vyj8uaODGkq]. But over the
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Photo via the Brooklyn Public Library.Are you a cycling book lover? Register now for Bike the Branches [http://misc.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/btb/], a daylong bike ride through the Brooklyn Public Library’s 60-branch system this Saturday. Last year’s event drew nearly 1,000 riders and participants. Enjoy a