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A collection of 7 issues

Don’t Waste Water, Ask The FDNY For A Spray Cap For Your Hydrant

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.In the middle of a hot July day, we can understand wanting to do whatever it takes to cool down — just don’t waste water! The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is continuing their Hydrant Education Action Team (HEAT) program (which was launched

Photo Of The Day: Red, White & Blue

That’s one patriotic fire hydrant. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.com , or tag them #Bensonhurst on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also, follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/BensonhurstBean], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/BensonhurstBean], and Instagram [http://instagram.com/

Photo Of The Day: Savor It

Hope all the kids out there got to run through an open hydrant one last time today — best of luck starting the new school year tomorrow! Photo by fitzpako [http://instagram.com/p/sfoxGsACm0/?modal=true]. Take any photos in Park Slope recently? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add

Need To Cool Off? That’s Fine. Just Don’t Illegally Open Fire Hydrants, Says DEP

A johnny pump brings relief to the ‘hood on a hot summer day. Photo by Brandon BarronAs we all slog through our first oppressive heat wave of the season, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) sent out a notice reminding all New Yorkers that opening fire hydrants

Councilman Greenfield Vying For A Change To Hydrant Parking Regulations

Source: Andy C via Wikimedia CommonsCouncilman David Greenfield wants the city to change a law that allows cars to park 15 feet away from fire hydrants in no-standing zones while a driver is in the car from sunrise to sunset only. He wants the law revamped to extend to a

Friday Photo Finish: Make It Rain

Taken on 63rd Street between 23rd Avenue and Bay Parkway (photo credit: Colleen Murphy)

Hydrant Floods Street for 8 Days!

Yowzers! This hydrant on Ford Street and Avenue Z has been broken and flooding the street for a whopping 8 days! A resident sent in these photos, adding “Firefighters, DEP and sanitation have tried to close it but apparently its broken. It is SUCH a waste of water.” He also