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Photo by Vladimir KorostyshevskiyAfter 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. An attack on a 44-year-old white man by a black man
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Photo via CBS Evening News [https://twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/status/697504897315508224/photo/1].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
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Photo via 219chalkart [https://www.instagram.com/p/BBs4OLfMBCB/?taken-by=219chalkart]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. An attack on
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New York State Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte. (Photo: Office of Rodneyse Bichotte)Scores of residents, local elected officials and other community leaders, along with police officers and firemen, came out in the bitter cold last night to hear New York State Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Rodneyse-Bichotte/
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Photo by Benjamin Cohn/Bensonhurst BeanThe conviction of an Asian American rookie cop who accidentally discharged his weapon, killing an innocent man [/rookie-cop-indicted-akai-gurley-slaying-bensonhurst/]in the staircase of a Brooklyn housing project in November, has evoked strong reactions from local Asian American leaders and community members. Ex-officer Peter Liang, who is
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417 Ocean Avenue #C3 (courtesy of Trulia).Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Ditmas Park apartment listings. Take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck and happy hunting! 417 Ocean Avenue #C3
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanCity Council members pushed back against Mayor Bill de Blasio’s zoning proposals Wednesday — questioning city officials about some of the more contentious aspects of the plan. Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been made the case for the mayor’s agenda, which involves rezoning
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Housing along Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)City Council members pushed back against Mayor Bill de Blasio’s zoning proposals Wednesday — questioning city officials about some of the more contentious aspects of the plan. Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been made the case for the mayor’s
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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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Image courtesy of Ladyheart [http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/155395]. We love you, dear neighbors, and loyal advertisers (double the love for neighborhood advertisers!). Thanks to your support we continue to bring you the news you really care about daily. We have put together a list of some wonderful
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Litter on Church Avenue. (Photo: Sarah Crean)If you live or work along Church Avenue, it’s hard not to notice the litter that scars sections of it. City officials say that they plan to tackle the issue more aggressively. Last week, Mayor de Blasio announced that Church Avenue will