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Photo courtesy of Success Academy Bensonhurst/FacebookThe charter school network Success Academy (SA) [http://www.successacademies.org/] is making headlines again — this time because it has cancelled all of its pre-k classes as it heads to court over an ongoing contract dispute with the de Blasio administration. NY1 reports [http:
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Photo Caption: First Lady Michelle Obama (middle) presents the National Medal for Museum and Library Service to Brooklyn Public Library in the East Room of the White House, June 1, 2016. Accepting the award (on her left and right) are Brooklyn Public Library community member Kim Best and President &
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Photo courtesy of Bay Ridge Democrats/FacebookBay Ridge Democrats [http://www.bayridgedemocrats.org/about], a progressive political club that serves southwest Brooklyn, announced its club endorsements for the 2016 election cycle in a press release yesterday. In two primary races, the club unanimously endorsed incumbent Joanne Seminara for Female Democratic
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(all photos by Carly Miller)When I first moved to Kensington, I was overwhelmed by the array of Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi groceries on Church ave and McDonald. After gaping at the racks of neon spices (mango powder? Kalonji?), I’d leave the store empty handed. That’s why I was
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Source: Grow NYC via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GrowNYC/photos/pb.270665889709.-2207520000.1433276660./10153280540549710/?type=3&theater] GrowNYC [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/bensonhurst]‘s Greenmarket is returning to Bensonhurst this weekend, and this time shoppers can enjoy live music, while they pick out their produce!
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanFor most of us on the ground, the flag that rises on the lawn of Bensonhurst’s historic New Utrecht Reformed Church [http://www.newutrechtchurch.org/] could easily be mistaken for a power line. But a glance up — 106 feet up, to be exact — reveals a pointed
![Video Of Woman Who Tried To Snatch Toddler Released [Video]](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Screen-Shot-2016-06-01-at-9.48.47-AM.png)
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https://youtu.be/nvnAYcF6j3g Police have release surveillance footage of the woman who allegedly tried to snatch a toddler [/woman-sought-trying-abduct-toddler-80th-street/#.V07lH5MrLiw] in Bensonhurst over the weekend. The suspect approached a 2-year-old girl who was playing outside with a neighbor’s dog near 80th Street and`16th Avenue on Saturday, May
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(Photo: Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) [https://www.facebook.com/NYCACC/photos/pb.125204517523362.-2207520000.1461007210./1071116049598866/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)It’s getting warmer out so put away your winter jackets and get out and socialize with the people in your community! Here are fun events for
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(Photo: Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) [https://www.facebook.com/NYCACC/photos/pb.125204517523362.-2207520000.1461007210./1071116049598866/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)It’s getting warmer out so put away your winter jackets and get out and socialize with the people in your community! Here are fun events for
![Cops After Pair Who Pulled Gun During Gravesend Car Sale [Video]](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-05-31-at-2.12.44-PM.png)
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https://youtu.be/S49q0yBQlWU Cops are trying to track down two men they say tried to steal a car during a test drive gone wrong. A 25-year-old male victim told cops he was trying to sell his car to two men he met on Tuesday, May 17, at approximately 2:
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Police are searching for a woman who tried to snatch a little girl in Bensonhurst Saturday. The mother told cops she was talking to a neighbor and that her two daughters — ages 2 and 6 — were playing with the neighbor’s dog on 80th Street and 16th Avenue at around
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Thousands visited Nathan’s Saturday for the company’s 100th Anniversary. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Thousands visited the Nathan’s Famous flagship location on Surf Avenue Saturday to pay a nickel for a frankfurter during the company’s 100th Anniversary. The company rolled back prices to 1916 [http://www.