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Council Member Vincent Gentile and Brooklyn Public Library president and CEO Linda Johnson praise the library’s reopening. Photo by Hannah FrishbergClosed for interior renovation since June [/new-utrecht-library-now-closed/], Bensonhurst’s New Utrecht library today celebrated its October 31 reopening with a visit from Council Member Vincent Gentile, Brooklyn Public Library
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Friends and family say farewell to Louis Barbati at the pizza maker’s funeral at Saint Ephrem’s Catholic Church in Dyker Heights on July 5. Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanThe suspected shooter of L&B Spumoni Garden’s late Louis Barbati [/community-weeps-louis-barbati-slain-owner-lb-spumoni-gardens/] has been arrested, and is
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Photo via DCPIHave you seen this man? The NYPD are searching for the man pictured above. The individual is wanted for firing multiple shots from a firearm in the direction of 2950 West 25 Street, a day care, from his location in the rear of 2960 West 27 Street. The
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The weekday lunch special: two tacos (in this case, veggie) and a salad for $8.95. Photo by Justine HortonOn one of those Bay Ridge streets that lies a few blocks from the shadow of the Verrazano is Ho’Brah, a young but embedded local Mexican spot. Memorable for the
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Photo provided by Chang LearningAnxious to meet your child’s teachers? Take this as a great opportunity to start an open dialogue with your child’s teachers. Ask specific questions that will not only give you insights on how your child is performing, but also a clear vision of what
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December 6th, 2012 photo of damage to Sea Gate after Superstorm Sandy. Sand appears missing in the top left of this photo, while it temporarily took over the road in the foreground. Coney Island is to the right. (U.S. EPA photo by Jeanethe Falvey via Creative Commons/Wikimedia [https:
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(Photo by Dan Nguyen, c/o Council Member Jumaane Williams’ Office)Last week, City Council Members introduced a bill package to curb the NYPD’s wide-spread use of Nuisance Abatement action. If passed, the package could restrict the decades-old law that allows police to shut down homes or businesses suspected
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According to Lenihan, the cover image references the main character’s childhood obsession with fire which, “becomes more and more dominant in his life.” Photos via authorEarlier this year born and bred Bay Ridge resident Rob Lenihan published his debut crime novel, set in the 1990s, Born Speaking Lies [http:
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A still from the video of the suspect via DCPIHave you seen this man? The police are searching for the man caught on surveillance footage running along the Coney Island boardwalk after stealing a woman’s cellphone. The victim, a 40-year-old female, was walking along the boardwalk at West 25th
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The Brooklyn, Bath and West End RR Elevated line’s Bensonhurst station in 1917. Photo via the New York Historical Society, uploaded by Oocities.org [http://www.oocities.org/thereillyfamily/neighborhoods2.htm]To understand how Bensonhurst got its name, you must go way back to when the area was farmland.
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Photo by Kate Leonova via PropertyShark [http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Property-Report/?propkey=293026]Applications have been filed to demolish the two-and-a-half story wood frame home currently occupying 2272 82nd Street in Gravesend and to replace it with a three-story residential dwelling. The demolition application was filed in late August,
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Photo via crossroadsbklyn [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMPaGAYBKkl/]Stay up to date on community happenings and take care of your body with various free flu shot events and local group meetings this week in southern Brooklyn. For even more things to do around Brooklyn, or to add your own