Politics
Pam Harris at a press conference in Kaiser Park last week. (Photo by Alex Ellefson/Sheepshead Bite)Assemblywoman Pamela Harris [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/?s=pamela+harris#.V4z5yJMrLWU] — who has been under fire last week [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/07/harris-campaign-pushes-back-allegations-inappropriate-ties-nonprofit/#.V4z5lZMrLWU] for the blurred line between her political
Events
MCU Park. (Photo: Wally Gobetz / Wikimedia Commons)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week! Don’t miss the new Star Wars movie on the beach in Coney Island. There are also free concerts, baseball games and more! Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on
Police & Fire
(Photos provided by the NYPD)Police are searching for a mugger who allegedly attacked and robbed a 47-year-old woman walking home from a bodega on July 4. The suspect trailed his victim down Avenue S after she left a store on Coney Island Avenue around 10:30pm, according to the
Police & Fire
An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)A teenage bicyclist was killed Sunday night during a head-on collision with a drunk driver in Gerritsen Beach, police say. Sean Ryan, 17, was riding his bicycle north in the median on Gerritsen Avenue around 9pm
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News
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. Del Rio Diner says farewell after 40 years in business. [http:
Neighbors
Board of Standards and Appeals Chairwoman Margery Perlmutter delivering the Mayor’s proclamation. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In recognition of the obstacles overcome to build their mosque, Mayor Bill de Blasio named a day in honor of Thursday’s opening ceremony for the Muslim American Society’s [http://www.
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Coney Island Boardwalk (Photo by B.Y. Lei)City Council unanimously adopted a resolution introduced by Councilman Mark Treyger and Councilman Chaim Deutsch, as well as 48 other members of the Council and Public Advocate Letitia James, calling on the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to designate the Coney Island Riegelmann
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Assemblywoman Pamela Harris speaking with reporters at Kaiser Park. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Assemblywoman Pamela Harris — who is in the middle of a bruising primary battle to hold onto her seat — pushed back Friday against allegations in the New York Post [http://nypost.com/2016/07/09/assemblywomans-link-to-nonprofit-raises-questions/] that
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City announces voter registration forms in five new languages at Homecrest Library. (Courtesy: Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Office)By Elizabeth Elizalde Just in time for election day. Voter registration forms in five new languages — Russian, Urdu, Haitian Creole, French and Arabic — are available under the City’s effort to
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