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The thief captured on surveillance footage making off with Margaret’s wheelchair. Photo via policeOn Saturday, November 12, a man stole a woman’s unoccupied motorized wheelchair. Victim Margaret Leon, 36, had parked the wheelchair outside the real estate office she works at on 86th Street in Gravesend when the
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Photo by gofaceyourself [https://instagram.com/p/07y3Pbju4X/?taken-by=gofaceyourself]In response to looming subway and bus fare hikes [/with-impending-fare-hike-for-subways-buses-riders-to-have-limited-input-vote/] , advocates are renewing their call to Mayor de Blasio to implement half-priced MetroCards for low-income riders. The MTA has announced a two-year, 4 percent fare hike, taking effect in March
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Photo submitted by Warren Tang [http://www.pbase.com/wtang]. Ahh, Coney, how you stun meHave a great weekend and take advantage of all your neighborhood has to offer at one of these local events. If you have an event to share, please email us at editor@bensonhurstbean.com or
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A rendering of Neptune/Sixth. Photo via Cammeby’sApple Bank is coming to the epic, in-the-works Coney Island three-phase, mixed-use project Neptune/Sixth, located across from Trump Village at 532 Neptune Avenue . Project developer Cammeby’s made the announcement yesterday, after Apple Bank signed a lease, joining CVS at the
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We reposted a video of a whale [https://www.facebook.com/BensonhurstBean/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE] that was taken near the Statue of Liberty on Facebook earlier today. In doing that, another video that was taken in our water, Plumb Beach specifically, by our reader Rolf Mayleas came to our
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Photo by pi5tol_p [http://websta.me/p/1045664063178312227_277752209]No matter which way you slice it, subway fares will increase next year. But there is a little flexibility on the question of how much pay-per-ride MetroCards will cost. The Metropolitan Transit Authority said yesterday that it will increase fares
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Outside temperatures haven’t plummeted yet and fall produce abounds so make a visit to your local market a part of your Thanksgiving prep this year. Choosing between Broccoli Salad, Eat a Rainbow Salad and Sautéed Apples might be too hard though so you should probably just make them all.
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Photo via the Hebrew Language Academy’s webisteA new charter school is headed for southern Brooklyn. Hebrew Language Academy 2 will open its doors to early elementary students in the fall of 2017. This is the latest charter school for Hebrew Public Charter Schools, which already has two schools in
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Photo by Alison WhiffinNew York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock and forward Anders Lee took a visit to Seth Low Intermediate School yesterday, and it’s pretty clear to say from the smiles in the pictures that it made the kids’ (and teachers’) week. Photo by Alison WhiffinThe Islanders spoke to
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1668 59th Street photo via Google MapsYet another “anonymous” Brooklyn-based company is building up southern Brooklyn, this time bringing a multi-family apartment building to Boro Park, at 1668 59th Street. At least it’s on an empty, weed-filled lot, and they’re not demolishing any longstanding neighborhood homes [/gravesend-development/] for
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An oldie but a goodie. The Verrazano in 2005. Photo via WikipediaWhat southern Brooklyn news did you miss this week? Find out and catch up with The South BK Beat: McCabe officially becomes a Republican [http://www.kingscountypolitics.com/mccabe-officially-becomes-republican/] [Kings County Politics] Bay Ridge run raises money for homeless
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Photos by Charles Harbutt via NYPL [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1ca46110-c604-012f-b53c-58d385a7bc34#/?uuid=c42cb93f-8e2c-ca65-e040-e00a18064e5c&rotate=0] Take a trip down memory lane with this 1969 Brooklyn Community Planning District 11 brochure [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1ca46110-c604-012f-b53c-58d385a7bc34#/?uuid=c42cb93f-8e2c-ca65-e040-e00a18064e5c&rotate=0] on what it was like to live