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(Photo: mikey k / flickr)This is a blotter of this past week’s crime in the 60th Precinct, which includes Coney Island, Brighton Beach, and Gravesend. We’ve divided the crimes up by type: robbery, assault, burglary, and larceny. For those who aren’t familiar with the police jargon, robbery
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From the 60th Precinct’s Mannequin ChallengeSouthern Brooklyn’s Mannequin Challenge game is on point. The 60th Precinct — representing Coney Island and Brighton Beach — officially joined the ranks of Challenge royalty this weekend after posting their take on the viral phenomenon to Twitter. (For those not in the know: the
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Photo by azernyc [https://www.instagram.com/p/BNVtyl5Bzhz/]This Thursday marks the start of December! With Thanksgiving behind us, the holiday cheer is revving up to full swing, meaning it’s prime time for some hot chocolate, and Dyker Heights is brighter than ever. Stay up to date on
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From the Avenue P subway station. (Photo by Hannah Frishberg / Bensonhurst Bean) * Public school employees tell immigrant students in Bay Ridge, Sunset Park to “start packing your bags [/teachers-tell-immigrant-students-bay-ridge-sunset-park-start-packing-bags/] “ * Remembering Bensonhurst native and Brooklyn Borough President, Sebastian Leone [/remembering-bensonhurst-native-and-brooklyn-borough-president-sebastian-leone/] , who died this month at 91 * A small vi
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From the Avenue P station on the F (Photo by Hannah Frishberg / Bensonhurst Bean)Check Your Hate: Senator Squadron, Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock lead rally after hate graffiti found at Adam Yauch Park. [BKLYNER [/check-your-hate-senator-squadron-beastie-boys-ad-rock-lead-rally-after-hate-graffiti-found-at-adam-yauch-park/] ] ‘Der Pioneer’ European bakery & cafe opening soon on Church Avenue. [Ditmas Park Corner [http://der-pioneer-european-bakery-cafe-opening-soon-church-avenue]
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Photo via dave.pontious [https://www.instagram.com/p/-ctbnLE03N/?tagged=charliebrownthanksgiving]Our readers mean the world to us, and we want to wish all of you a healthy and peaceful Thanksgiving. We want to thank our neighbors and advertisers for their continued support. We will return on Monday, November
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Photo via dave.pontious [https://www.instagram.com/p/-ctbnLE03N/?tagged=charliebrownthanksgiving]Our readers mean the world to us, and we want to wish all of you a healthy and peaceful Thanksgiving. We want to thank our neighbors and advertisers for their continued support. We will return on Monday, November
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The candy display at Smart Cost. (Photo by Hannah Frishberg / Bensonhurst Bean) While Manhattanites and other foreigners often assume that Brighton Beach is the one and only home to Brooklyn’s Russian population and culture, locals are well aware that there are plenty of options for getting your fill of
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The late Vince Brace and his wife. Photo via Vince’s GofundmeThe tragic death of a Gavesend father, husband, and valued neighbor in a fatal car crash on Ocean Parkway this Saturday has left the community reeling. The deceased, Vincent “Vinny” Brace, was just 35 years old when he died
Education
The New York Times published a lovely short piece yesterday on P.S. 160, highlighting the challenges many schools in our neighborhood share: > This is a school of immigrants, in a city of immigrants, in a country of immigrants. > P.S. 160, the William T. Sampson school, sits
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Photo via jamie / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiesrabbits/6428214767/in/photolist-aN3hi6-7ixjKz-i5j4dx-7g19E2-48qD9m-7jrShh-5GTYTk-7iBdvL-5ENhdj-7qFwmt-48JwDR-8YbTig-7jzRnu-4jAxUz-7j7BAW-qip3VC-5GTYYX-48JwDe-49HEW2-qiw42g-sV3Cy-q975rQ-6hSnYC-sVgKu-8WqMu7-dsHXDG-5FDRG8-48VwUS-aJUHDn-aHj1RF-48BUWz-7adKwV-5EK27R-5EK21M-dvVHUi-5Fd775-7iCJ3o-7g555j-5EVEch-6YNnA-7iyuyq-8Rvvzu-7iyLZR-szjcq-7JREJ8-sW374-4jAxpT-sUtKX-dB2iAq-sYcnX] It’s less than a day to Thanksgiving Day 2016. If you’re stick
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Photo via jamie / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiesrabbits/6428214767/in/photolist-aN3hi6-7ixjKz-i5j4dx-7g19E2-48qD9m-7jrShh-5GTYTk-7iBdvL-5ENhdj-7qFwmt-48JwDR-8YbTig-7jzRnu-4jAxUz-7j7BAW-qip3VC-5GTYYX-48JwDe-49HEW2-qiw42g-sV3Cy-q975rQ-6hSnYC-sVgKu-8WqMu7-dsHXDG-5FDRG8-48VwUS-aJUHDn-aHj1RF-48BUWz-7adKwV-5EK27R-5EK21M-dvVHUi-5Fd775-7iCJ3o-7g555j-5EVEch-6YNnA-7iyuyq-8Rvvzu-7iyLZR-szjcq-7JREJ8-sW374-4jAxpT-sUtKX-dB2iAq-sYcnX] It’s less than a day to Thanksgiving Day 2016. If you’re stick