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CB 11 Officials Condemn Racist Waldbaums Backlash: ‘Italians Were Not The First Group Here’

Bensonhurst

CB 11 Officials Condemn Racist Waldbaums Backlash: ‘Italians Were Not The First Group Here’

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
Second Asian Grocer Bids On Waldbaums, Trader Joe’s Says ‘No Thanks’

Bensonhurst

Second Asian Grocer Bids On Waldbaums, Trader Joe’s Says ‘No Thanks’

If the owners of Sunset Park’s Fei Long Market [http://www.yelp.com/biz/fei-long-supermarket-brooklynhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/fei-long-supermarket-brooklyn] were trying to keep their bid [/owners-of-sunset-parks-fei-long-market-bids-on-waldbaums/#.VqjXvJMrLe0] on the shuttered Bensonhurst Waldbaums supermarket under wraps, their plan has failed. Another Asian grocer — identified as “JMart Group Inc.” — has
Landmarks Preservation Commission May Reconsider Bid To Make Coney Island Boardwalk A Scenic Landmark

Central Park

Landmarks Preservation Commission May Reconsider Bid To Make Coney Island Boardwalk A Scenic Landmark

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is open to revisiting the idea of making the Riegelmann Boardwalk a scenic landmark, reports [http://m.nydailynews.com/news/politics/panel-review-bid-coney-island-boardwalk-wood-article-1.2163992] the New York Daily News. Last year, the LPC rejected Councilman Mark Treyger’s bid to grant [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/

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Community Board 13 Chairman Eddie Mark Accused Of Making Racist Remarks

The poster being circulated by Vargas (Source: Facebook)First our own Community Board chairperson was accused of a hate crime against disabled people [/owner-of-reviled-rehab-clinic-says-chairpersons-comments-were-offensive-threatens-hate-crime-complaint/] by a scorned rehab center operator, and now Eddie Mark, who serves as the chairperson for Brighton Beach and Coney Island’s Community Board 13, has
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