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Bensonhurst
84th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues. (Photo by Will Caruso/Bensonhurst Bean)A sit down meeting last night between officers at the 68th Precinct and tour bus companies confirmed the details of a plan to minimize dangerous levels of traffic congestion [/seven-avenue-chunk-86th-street-reserved-tour-buses-holiday-season/] in Dyker Heights. The meeting followed a
Central Brooklyn
(Photo courtesy lostinbrooklyn [https://www.flickr.com/photos/lostinbrooklyn/6560300149/in/photolist-aZHfFg-c5X3X3-8L8o11-8L8o4m-nWgv7N-8L8oEd-9B1v9d-ekGB1q-dU5nwV-brA9az-9ECab6-depc3q-8BBoxh-7XcD4X-6tPKYS-c5X14o-dSSJN5-dHmz8b-g9bkAQ-aeeJvs-nTEiZy-nUgVSS-8quJ5P-nV1mbR-w2TJK-nSm3RQ-nDkcSs-99ZLda-9ZaSwp-c5VMQy-nUT51A-nYNVXr-8tvjt9-GUo6kL-6eRGq2-g7zfha-cZU2bQ-6S5Th8-6gJ4Tp-9AXETV-9AXANv-dH1Hz5-brA8Rk-aBxhkn-dpmEDw-dSM9Lg-7Ckezb-c5WUUf-ajWJPH-g7zrem] / flickr)The weekend is finally here and we’d li
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376-378 Flushing Avenue (Photo: Google Maps)(This story was updated on 12/2/16 at 1:25pm.) Developers have filed initial plans to construct almost 300 apartments in an area zoned for manufacturing near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. As first reported by YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/11/first-look-two-building-296-unit-residential-project-on-flushing-avenue-near-brooklyn-navy-yard.
Bensonhurst
Shot on 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge. (Photo by Anthony Arrigo [https://www.facebook.com/ArrigoPhotography/])Have a great weekend and take advantage of all your neighborhood has to offer at one of these local events. If you have an event to share, please email us at editor@bensonhurstbean.com
Central Brooklyn
Photo via NYPDHelp cops find a man missing from his Kensington apartment since yesterday. Roberto Lorenzo, 53, was last seen at 5:30 last night, December 1, leaving his Ocean Parkway home near Webster Avenue, according to police. He is described by police as 5 feet 8 inches tall and
Events
Photo by Farhad Sadykov.Here’s our list of great things to do in and around the neighborhood this weekend: Parent’s Happy Hour [/calendar/#event|parents-happy-hour|129186] When: Friday, December 2, 5pm-7pm Where: Werkstatt, 509 Coney Island Ave What: Parents, bring your kids to dinner between 5 pm to
Animals
(Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10154194849601483/?type=3&theater] )Looking for a new companion? Sweet Leah could be your perfect pet. Sean Casey Says: > Little Leah is a special 3-year-old, pomeranian mix who is looking for her
Arts & Culture
Photo by Eleonora Stravets.Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram
Food & Drink
Photo via Hey Hey Canteen [https://www.facebook.com/heyheycanteen/photos/pb.987125654716699.-2207520000.1465320943./987136394715625/?type=3&theater] New York is about to get busier than it usually is, and your calendar is filling up fast. Part of the reason for the whirlwind of December has to do
Central Brooklyn
Nick Klein, CAMBA attorney delivering a ‘Know Your Rights’ training at the Flatbush Library. (Photo by DPC)With deportations of Haitian refugees resuming at full speed and the future of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the hands of a president-elect touting anti-immigrant rhetoric, many Haitian immigrants in Flatbush are worried
Business
Photo via Google Maps.The Fairway that is coming to Ralph Avenue in Georgetown was set to open by the end of this year, which is shockingly upon us. According to a press release sent out by Fairway’s public relations company, the high-end grocery store will open early in