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Photo by Alyssa Pagano/Bensonhurst BeanCounter Culture: [/?s=counter+culture] Bensonhurst is known for its abundance of cozy, family-owned diners, and each one has a story to tell. In this new feature, we will visit a different eatery each week to find out what they’re cooking, how they got
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A 34-year-old woman and her 9-month-old son were hit by a van this morning as they attempted to cross Cropsey Avenue. Eyewitness News reports [http://7online.com/news/9-month-old-boy-mom-struck-by-van-in-brooklyn/878408/]: > The accident happened at 12:53 p.m. at the intersection of Cropsey and Bay Parkway. > Police say
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The 61-year-old woman who was struck [/61-year-old-woman-hit-car-cropsey-21st-avenue/] by a car on Cropsey Avenue died Tuesday and the driver has been charged, police say. Alexander Smotritsky, 39, was charged with violating highway law and failure to exercise due care for the collision which landed Xia Li Yue in the hospital with
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Trump Village Shopping Center (Source: Google Maps)Community members are invited to attend a meeting on a massive tower planned at the current site of the Trump Village Shopping Center tomorrow, January 21. The discussion, which is expected to address environmental contamination found at the site among other concerns, will
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Credit: Flickr/tom.arthurDue to a recent spate of credit/debit card skimming [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/04/treyger-calls-for-better-identify-theft-protection-on-metrocard-devices-in-light-of-recent-skimming-incidents/] reports at gas stations in New York City, the NYPD is urging folks to be alert while paying at the gas pump–and to look out for credit card skimming
anti-Muslim
A $1,000 reward is now on the table for information leading to the arrest of those who distributed anti-Muslim fliers in at least one of the Shore Haven apartment buildings [/hate-crime-cops-investigating-anti-muslim-fliers-distributed-bath-beach-apartment-building/] near Cropsey Avenue and 21st Avenue in Bath Beach. The fliers were found throughout the building two weeks
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June’s Community Board 11 meeting focused on three main points: the curb-cutting ‘crisis’, the new Bensonhurst BJ’s location, and the Shore Parkway promenade changes soon happening in the neighborhood. Assemblyman Peter Abbate and Councilman Vincent Gentile joined Community Board 11 at Thursday’s meeting at the Bensonhurst Center
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Brownstoner recently received a tip [ The 45,688-square-foot property, which is sandwiched between Cropsey and Bay Parkway at 23rd Avenue, ] that a group of Chinese investors bought the hulking 45,688-square-foot property at 2300 Cropsey Avenue at 23rd Avenue for $18,500,000. The site has long been derelict, overgrown
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State Senator Marty Golden has asked us to remind neighbors that tomorrow, August 29, the Italian Opera Company will play Bensonhurst Park. In addition to the Italian Opera Company, the Kings Chorus of Brooklyn Barbershop Harmony Societies will also be performing. “All are welcome to enjoy the last few days
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Bensonhurst Park in 1905 (Photo courtesy of lplocharski via ebay.com)We came across this incredible image of Bensonhurst Park taken 108 years ago in 1905. The image, plastered on a postcard, is up for auction on eBay [http://www.ebay.com/itm/1905-PHOTO-POSTCARD-BENSONHURST-PARK-BENSONHURST-LONG-ISLAND-NY-UNUSED-/380693470865?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&
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In case you’ve never had the cruddy luck to be stuck on the Belt Parkway near Cropsey Avenue during a flood – a somewhat frequent occurrence, given that that spot seems to flood if someone spits out their window – reader Christina F. sent this in. She filmed it this morning.
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Okay, not exactly. This independently-produced (and a bit t00 long) video just shows one active member of the street sport practicing in Bensonhurst Park on Cropsey Avenue, but here’s to hoping this becomes a neighborhood sport. Wait, maybe that’s irresponsible. Do not jump from tables to benches unless
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Source: Ariful Islam Mithu via Wikimedia CommonsFor your daily, weekly or monthly dose of highbrow, check out a free Opera event happening tonight from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Bensonhurst Park, located at Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue. The NYC Parks Department with Mayor Michael
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Source: Google MapsA worker in the Shore Haven Apartments at 2056 Cropsey Avenue in Bath Beach fell down an elevator shaft Monday morning. The victim, a 57-year-old man, sustained head injuries after the four story fall. He was transported to Lutheran Medical Center with serious head trauma. The Department of
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Image courtesy of David TanThe above photo wasn’t taken in Manhattan or Brownstone Brooklyn. It was taken right here on Cropsey Avenue and Bay 22nd Street. This image proves that there are plenty of gorgeous, neglected old buildings and hand painted signs in Southern Brooklyn just waiting for someone’
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Courtesy of Grub StreetAfter so many years of watching diners close [/new-clements-diner-closes-after-decades/] all over the city, the trend may finally be reversing as a new 24-hour diner has opened in the area. You may remember the Retro 50’s [http://www.yelp.com/biz/retro-50-diner-brooklyn] diner which closed back in