Central Brooklyn
Ditmas Park resident Don Loggins makes friends with a young member of Prospect Park’s new clean-up crew.This week in Ditmas Park, news that the long-sought-after F express train would be returning to Brooklyn almost immediately caused a row among lawmakers representing different parts of the borough [/blog/politics/
Bensonhurst
Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Transgender man pummeled by group of attackers on 9th
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Photo by Michael GoldsteinAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Transgender man pummeled by group of attackers on 9th Street. [http:
Central Brooklyn
Church Avenue street fair, 2015 (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)This week in Ditmas Park, final participatory budgeting vote counts were released by Council Member Greenfield’s office [/blog/news/final-pb-vote-counts-released-council-member-greenfields-office/], we traveled back in time to when Dutch was spoken on the roads of Flatbush [/blog/history/dutch-spoken-flatbush/], and we
Bensonhurst
Photo by suewaters/FlickrAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Perpetually underrated Alibi named second best dive bar in New York
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Johnny RebecchiThis week in Ditmas Park, progressive reform candidate Robert Carroll, who is vying for a Democratic State Committee post, was endorsed by Council Member Brad Lander [/blog/politics/reform-candidate-local-democratic-party-post-secures-endorsement-cm-lander/] ; neighborhood favorite George’s won a Community Business Award [/blog/business/just-announced-georges-wins-community-cornerstone-business-award/] ; and 10 Westminster Road — with 21 apartments
Bensonhurst
Coney Island Boardwalk (Photo by B.Y. Lei)After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. A body wrapped in a plastic
Central Brooklyn
LIRR freight tracks in Midwood. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)This week in Ditmas Park, a bathroom ceiling collapsed at 2010 Newkirk Avenue [/blog/news/ceiling-collapses-last-night-2010-newkirk-avenue-moshe-piller/] and the tenant has been unable to reach the owner of the troubled building; Kensington’s Mamnunul Haq was honored [/blog/announcements/kensington-mamnunal-haq-honored-central-brooklyn-independent-democrats/] by the
Central Brooklyn
Mural honoring musical icon Prince, painted this week at a construction site at East 2nd Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway. (Photo: Cindy VandenBosch)This week in Ditmas Park, while Bernie Sanders was able to win majorities in Kensington, sections of greater Ditmas Park, and Midwood, Hillary Clinton decisively won the
Bensonhurst
Photo by Bensonhurst BeanIn Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/bensonhurstbean]and Facebook [http://www.
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis week in Ditmas Park, we looked at the changing face of the Community Police Officer [/blog/crime/cpop-nco-changing-face-community-police-officer/], a Bernie Sanders ad filmed at Brooklyn College [/blog/news/sanders-ad-filmed-brooklyn-college-hits-airwaves/] hit the TV airwaves, and the taste of western New York [/blog/food/taste-of-western-new-york-comes-to-church-avenue-buffalos-famous/] is coming soon
Bensonhurst
Photo by Daniel Frazer/Bensonhurst BeanAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Sheepshead Bay native Bryan Bautista has become a finalist