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It’s almost October. That’s ROCKtober to you. Why? Because… umm, it rhymes? Anyway, time for everybody to rock out with their realtors. Here’s the best of Bensonhurst. (Courtesy Street Easy/Eugene Vortman of NYC Realty Brokers LLC [http://streeteasy.com/building/209-avenue-p-brooklyn/rental/1897081])209 Avenue P
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This tender, crisp, mayonnaise-free slaw goes great with seafood and pork and leftovers make a great base for a lunchtime salad. This slaw with its crisp, crunchy texture, sweet fennel, peppery radish and tangy dressing seems to be the perfect side for your next juicy pork tenderloin. At least, that’
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Photo via Owl’s Head Park Volunteers Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/owlsheadvolunteers/].NYPD officers from the 68th Precinct report they discovered an unidentified woman in her twenties, unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to her head, on Thursday morning in Owl’s Head Park. Police said they responded at
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Participatory budgeting in action. (Photo: Corner Media)The participatory budgeting process gives New Yorkers the power to decide [http://labs.council.nyc/pb/] how to spend tax dollars in our neighborhoods. Every year, the participatory budgeting (PB) process begins with an idea collection phase, which is facilitated by participating City
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Photo via the Ragamuffin Parade’s official websiteHave 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 post it on our community calendar [/calendar/]. Movies
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Photo via Freier’s campaign Facebook pageA licensed attorney, mother, grandmother, and former Borough Park community board member, Rachel “Ruchie” Freier recently became the first Chassidic woman elected as a Civil Court judge in the 5th District. Today, we had a chance to catch up with Freier, whose term will
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532 Neptune Avenue. Rendering by S9 Architecture via Yimby [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/09/new-rendering-revealed-of-neptunesixths-single-story-retail-building-planned-at-532-neptune-avenue-coney-island.html] Developer Cammeby’s International has released an updated rendering of the second portion of its three-phase, mixed-use Neptune/Sixth project in Coney Island. The first phase of the development, currently under construction, entails
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“Seen in Borough Park Erev Shabbas.” Photo by kolhaolam [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKtgdXPjybu/]The South BK Beat is our new round-up of news you may have missed in South Brooklyn this week: Fort Hamilton Tigers earn first win for Homecoming Game [http://brooklynreporter.com/story/fort-hamilton-tigers-earn-first-win-for-homecoming-game/] [Brooklyn Reporter]
Announcements
Photo via the Brooklyn School of Inquiry, one of the schools in District 20As the school year sets into full swing, one lesser known but important part of this community’s education system has a vacancy, and you may be eligible to fill it. The Community Education Council for District
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Photo via the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant AffairsMayor de Blasio’s IDNYC initiative [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/idnyc/about/about.page] — which allows New York City residents 14-years and older to sign up for a government-issued identification card, independent of immigration status, enabling cardholders access to city
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The bar at the Lock Yard. Photo by Hannah FrishbergBlocks from the Verrazano near the top of a slanted street angled towards New York Harbor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Harbor] sits the Lock Yard [http://lockyard.com/main], a three-year-old bar and grill serving up artisanal pub
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1950 80th Street. Photo by Christopher Bride via PropertySharkPermits have been filed to demolish [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=321431401&passdocnumber=01] the current two-and-a-half-story, early 20th century home currently located on the 5,059-square-foot lot at 1940 80th Street. In its place, applications