Bensonhurst
Photos via NYPDFour people have been arrested and charged in connection to a scam which targeted Asian women in Bensonhurst, Borough Park, and lower Manhattan recently, in which the con artists persuaded their victims that their valuables are cursed. Three women, Yuqun Liang, 57, Yan Chen, 46, and Xuekun Su,
Bensonhurst
Courtesy of Billy ThaiAn electrical engineer from Bensonhurst has announced that he is running for male district leader for the 47th Assembly District, challenging incumbent Charles Ragusa. Billy Thai, who works for Con Edison, penned a letter announcing his candidacy, saying “the time has come for the Chinese American community
Business
Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park Voice.Brooklyn’s Chinese American community now has its own ambulance company — the first on the East Coast — to address a growing need for paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who speak Chinese dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, and Toisanese. Launched in early April,
Bensonhurst
Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanOur reporting on the closure [/key-food-renews-interest-new-utrecht-waldbaums/] of the New Utrecht Avenue Waldbaums after 37 years, and the supermarket’s subsequent sale [/second-asian-market-bids-on-waldbaums-trader-joe-says-no-thanks/] to the Asian grocer Jmart, unearthed simmering anxieties about demographic changes in Bensonhurst. In some cases, comments on social media and our site
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(Photo by Logan Frazier/Bensonhurst Bean)The atmosphere at New Ruan’s Restaurant [http://www.ruansrestaurant.com/] (1955 86th Street) was aromatic and busy. Waiters calmly served hungry customers as the fledging kitchen staff tried to focus on the daunting task that lay ahead of them. For more than a
Events
(Chinese New Year celebration on 8th Avenue, Brooklyn. Photo: Jole Carliner) Update [February 13, 7pm]: The parade has been postponed until Sunday, February 21 because of extreme weather [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/02/31910/#.Vr_EnZMrKT8]headed our way. Monkeys are smart, curious, innovative, and lovable, with an unruly
![Celebrate The Year Of The (Fire) Monkey At Sunset Park’s Lunar New Year Parade [Update: Postponed]](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Lunar-New-Year.jpg)
Bensonhurst
(Chinese New Year celebration on 8th Avenue, Brooklyn. Photo: Jole Carliner) Update [February 13, 7pm]: The parade has been postponed until Sunday, February 21 because of extreme weather [/31910/#.Vr_EnZMrKT8]headed our way. Monkeys are smart, curious, innovative, and loveable, with an unruly temper and snotty attitude. This year
chinese americans
Photo by dragonpreneur [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonpreneur/8134141527/] via FlickrWeChat [http://www.wechat.com/en/], the popular Chinese messaging platform, is currently being targeted by cyber criminals and scam artists, according an NYPD notice distributed by Asian Community United Society [http://www.acus-ny.org/] today. The Police Department
chinese americans
Dr. Tim Law translates for Captain William Taylor at a meeting with Bay Parkway merchants at the 62nd Precinct. (Photo by Bensonhurst Bean)Cops say they have identified the teens who have been terrorizing mostly Chinese-owned shops [/teens-terrorize-chinese-owned-shops-on-bay-parkway/]on Bay Parkway for more than a year, and have probable cause
49th assembly district
The Republican District Leader for the 49th Assembly District released a statement sharply criticizing a plan that would create a new 51% Asian district by combining portions of Sunset Park and Bensonhurst. In a statement sent to Bensonhurst Bean by the Fiorello LaGuardia Republican Club, Lucretia Regina-Potter called the newly