marnee elias-pavia
Superstorm Sandy may have spared most Bensonhurst residents and businesses, but recovery was still center stage at Community Board 11’s December 13 meeting. In the wake of the storm, rebuilding the sea wall and protecting homeowners from toxic mold growth are top priorities for local leaders. Assemblyman Peter Abbate
drug abuse
According to Community Board 11 officials, One World, a medical group, may be opening a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in the neighborhood. District Manager Marnee Elias-Pavia and Chairman Bill Guarinello said they were blindsided by the news, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/drug-rehab-center-eyed-bensonhurst]
d train construction
Photo Credit: Linda S.The city, along with New York City Transit, recently ramped up their anti-rat campaign along New Utrecht Avenue. Unfortunately, one simple preventative measure that could put a permanent end to the rat problem is currently being ignored. Plastic mesh has been installed around the now-infamous exposed
Real Estate
Proposed site of Brooklyn Bay Center, featuring BJ's Wholesale ClubBorough President Marty Markowitz gave the green-light to Thor Equities’ plans to build a shopping center near Ceasar’s Bay that would include a BJ’s Wholesale Club [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2011/06/bjs-wholesale-club-bensonhurst-caesars-bay/] , but not without some