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1409 71st Street (Courtesy of Google Maps)Looking for a new place to call home, or a spot to start your business? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Bensonhurst apartment listings, plus one storefront — take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Happy
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Photo by Mary Bakija/Bensonhurst beanMuch to the discontent of Bensonhurst and Gravesend commuters, the MTA has executed its plan [/major-n-train-renovations-to-begin-on-january-18/] to partially suspend northbound N train service for the next 14 months, requiring instead that you first schlep to Coney Island in order to reach Manhattan. The N line,
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Photo via New York City Department of Cultural Affairs [https://www.facebook.com/nyculturalaffairs/photos/pb.1625125621042574.-2207520000.1453327064./1637280683160401/?type=3&theater] One of the most common conversations we have with artists in the neighborhood concern fiscal support for their projects. Our neighbors have big ideas, and form
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Photo by Courtney SolomineCops in Coney Island will soon be getting some new tech to help keep a lid on gun violence. As part of his 2017 budget proposa [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/077-16/fact-sheet-mayor-de-blasio-releases-preliminary-budget-fiscal-year-2017] l released Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to expand the NYPD’s
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Photo by Heather Chin/Bensonhurst BeanBefore you even enter Darn Donuts [http://www.yelp.com/biz/darn-donuts-bay-ridge] (8723 4th Avenue), the bubblegum pink-and-green signage suggests sugary treats are served within. The gourmet donut shop had its ribbon-cutting in Bay Ridge Saturday, drawing fans, food critics, community members of all ages,
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Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThere’s a potential blizzard headed our way on Saturday and Mayor de Blasio has issued a Hazardous Travel Advisory [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/074-16/mayor-de-blasio-issues-hazardous-travel-advisory] , so grab a good book or binge-watch your favorite show on Netflix this weekend instead of heading out
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Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / Flickr)A local transportation group accused police Thursday of ‘victim-blaming’ during their investigation of a hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist from Bensonhurst on Avenue U. The group, Transportation Alternatives [http://transalt.org/news/releases/8516], cited an article by the
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8403 7th Avenue (source: Google Maps)A Staten Island insurance agent who ran a business [/dyker-heights-insurance-agent-slapped-with-hate-crime-charges-for-targeting-the-elderly-in-fraud-scheme/] on the Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights border admitted to defrauding elderly clients out of nearly $4.5 million on Tuesday. Paul Simoneschi, 70, pleaded guilty to first-degree scheme to defraud, first-degree money laundering and second-degree
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Photo by brokennecksfeatherweight [https://instagram.com/p/92IMD7tnN4/] via Instagram> Update [January 21, 1:33pm]: We’ve obtained court documents from Bill Wunner of Coupons in the News indicating that a bid indeed has been made by Fei Long Market. The contact person and email listed on the paperwork
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanA 54-year-old cyclist from Bensonhurst was struck and killed by a Ryder truck on Avenue U in Gravesend yesterday, reports the New York Post [http://nypost.com/2016/01/20/cyclist-killed-in-brooklyn-hit-and-run/]. > Reng Ma Can was biking on Avenue U near East 9 Street in Gravesend around
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Courtesy of Surrey EquitiesBensonhurst’s waterfront mini mall is about to expand. Real estate investment company Surrey Equities has filed plans [http://surreyequities.propertycapsule.com/properties/cae-ar--bay/#overview] to build a two-story, 11,500-square-foot building commercial building at Caesar’s Bay Shopping Center [http://www.yelp.com/biz/caesars-bay-bazaar-brooklyn], reports
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Courtesy Airbnb [https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3989564?s=wwPnKRwz] We’ve all been there. Weeks of tween crises, toddler meltdowns, work pressures, and just those everyday stressors of life in the city have built up and pushed Mama to the brink. Sometimes you just have to get away. Luckily,