Bensonhurst
1866 86th Street near Bay 20th Street. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)On the prowl for some filling, meat-and-potatoes-style dinner, my dining partner and I wandered into a staple for the Polish community: Chris’s Polish-American restaurant in Bensonhurst. The unassuming storefront, at 1866 86th Street near Bay 20th Street,
Announcements
Council Member David Greenfield answering hard-hitting questions at the Brooklyn School of Inquiry on Avenue P, April 27. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)If you live in City Council District 44 (Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Midwood, and Ocean Parkway), get excited — the results for Participatory Budgeting cycle six are in! Councilmember
Bensonhurst
We’ve got to move it, move it! Below are 15 camps that get campers on the court, into the water, or up a wall! Jack (and Jill) of all sports There’s never a dull moment at these sports camps that teach the fundamentals of skating, swimming, baseball, basketball,
Bensonhurst
2848 and 2850 West 15th Street. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Two new building permits filed for southern Brooklyn are connected to an architecture and design firm with a history of skirting regulations. A six-story, 20-unit building could rise at 2848 West 15th Street between Neptune and Mermaid Avenues in Coney
Central Brooklyn
‘Tis the season to be … uhh, relieved that taxes are in? Provided they are [https://www.irs.gov/filing/extension-of-time-to-file-your-tax-return]. Still, with your attention free to turn elsewhere, why not take your whole life elsewhere? Perhaps even Southern Brooklyn? 2375 East 3rd Street [http://www.kingsqueensapts.com/no-fee-rentals-nyc/brooklyn-apartments/neighborhood/
Central Brooklyn
Spring is in the air, replete with the blossoming of flora and fauna. I won’t be going outside, though. I’ll be inside, avoiding allergens and enjoying cat videos in my comfy abode. I suggest you find a pad of your own. (Courtesy Zillow/David Krause of Bouwerie Lane
Announcements
(Photo via Dan Donovan’s office)Next week, the 11th Congressional District will get two separate town hall meetings to discuss legislative issues and ask questions about how federal policy will play out in their neighborhoods. But one will be held without the district’s congressman. On Wednesday, April 19
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Police & Fire
Robbery locations from April 6 to April 11. (Map pins by BKLYNER)[Update 4/12: Arcelay Camilo of Bensonhurst has been arrested and charged with robbery and criminal impersonation, said cops.] Help cops find 36-year-old Arcelay Camilo, suspected of impersonating a police officer and then robbing five stories in Bensonhurst
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny’s Office, 2015)On Friday, a former Coney Island pol was indicted for involvement in a scheme pumping $6.3 million in narcotics onto the black market, officials said. Alec Brook-Krasny, formerly representing Coney Island, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Brighton Beach, was charged, along with
Central Brooklyn
Few things are more satisfying than unfriending someone who deserves it. We might not be able to slam phones when hang up on someone, but at least we can do something approaching the digital equivalent. But now, you can find a place that deserves you. (Courtesy Zillow/Nord East Realty
Police & Fire
A 71-year-old man was struck and killed last night while crossing 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights, said cops. The man was crossing midblock between 83rd and 84th Streets at 7pm on April 5 when he was hit by a silver Toyota minivan driving south on 13th Avenue, police reported. The
Big Story
Aerial footage of the Gravesend Bay spill site, Saturday, April 1.(Photo by Hugo Smith.)A Brooklyn company quietly spilled thousands of gallons of heating oil into Gravesend Bay, BKLYNER has learned. The 27,000 gallon spill at Bayside Fuel Depot [http://www.baysidedepot.com] began before sunrise on Thursday,