Events
(Photo via francis_ellen [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGoppKSnTZ9/?hl=en])In the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/06/stand-orlando-tonight-grand-army-plaza-unity-vigil/#.V5o1XZMrLe0] , the killings in Minnesota, Baton Rouge and Dallas, and the string of attacks [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/07/cops-investigating-hate/
Events
(Courtesy: NYPD 72 Precinct / Twitter) [https://twitter.com/NYPD72Pct]Since 1984, National Night Out [https://natw.org/about], an event started by community members to call attention for better policing in neighborhoods, has evolved over the decades as a celebration of police-community relations that has helped reduce crime statistics in
Police & Fire
(Photo via Google Maps [https://goo.gl/maps/fvLZSc9jHjs])Local activists, lawyers, and Sunset Park Councilmember Carlos Menchaca will hold a press conference Friday at 10 a.m. outside of a building to end discrimination against Latino tenants and harassment from the homeowner. Attorneys with Neighbors Helping Neighbors [http://www.
Business
Inside Industry City’s food hall. (Courtesy: Industry City)Industry City just got tastier. Serious Eats [http://www.seriouseats.com/], the recipe and food journal website, will join the Sunset Park waterfront complex to expand its New York presence with a new kitchen and photo studio, Industry City announced today.
Police & Fire
The intersection of 6th Avenue and 22nd Street. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/6th+Ave+%26+22nd+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11215/@40.6594702,-73.9918122,3a,75y,89.73h,90.67t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sMn6Z2Ad_JV3LR3plpqlUEw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%
Food & Drink
Classic Banh mi at Ba Xuyên in Sunset Park. (Courtesy: Lori.L /Yelp [http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/ba-xuyen-brooklyn-2?select=9IjN9pz9Th8s-GNMsWpjCw] )For years, Ba Xuyên [http://www.yelp.com/biz/ba-xuyen-brooklyn-2] restaurant has been serving up flavorful Banh Mi to Sunset Park residents and Brooklynites in search for soulful
Health
NYU Lutheran’s Robotic Surgery Team: Left to Right: Dr. Lisamarie Colon-Ramirez, Merilyn Regollo, Dr. Diana Contreras, Natacha Cohen, Agnes Diamante and Dianna Norman with the robotic surgery system. (Courtesy: NYU Lutheran Medical Center) NYU Lutheran Medical Center [http://www.lutheranhealthcare.org/Main/LutheranMedicalCenter.aspx] unveiled its new robotic surgical
Events
(Courtesy: Councilman Mark Treyger)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week! Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on our new event calendar [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/calendar/], or using our classifieds site, EverythingBK [http://www.everythingbk.com/]. Free Summer Concert: Frankie Marra Band [http:
Neighbors
Daniel J. Schaefer Funeral Home on Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park. (Photo: Pat Marmo / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=512187632128661&set=pb.100000122870573.-2207520000.1469481479.&type=3&theater] )A Crain’s New York [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160724/SMALLBIZ/160729938/new-yorks-funeral-homes-are-reborn-to-cater-to-new-immigrant-populations-with-operators-such-as-pat-marmo-maintaining-a-steady-business-by-offering-services-in-spanish-and-learning-the-burial-rites-of
Arts & Culture
Photo via Gothamist [https://www.instagram.com/p/BDeA1W-LEMy/]By Chris Farrell Brian Whiteley [http://www.brianwhiteleyart.com/] got his tombstone back. The artist came to the attention of New Yorkers — and the NYPD and Secret Service — after he cut a fence to install a grave marker carved with Donald
Nonsponsored
(Courtesy: Brooklyn Nets / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynNets/photos/a.77208000254.112801.26426125254/10154122183585255/?type=3&theater] )Brooklyn is about to experience Linsanity. Point guard Jeremy Lin returns to New York with a three-year $36 million contract playing for the Brooklyn Nets. His new basketball team introduced Lin
News
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