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Some of the worst buildings in NYC, 2016. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Yesterday Public Advocate Letitia James [http://pubadvocate.nyc.gov/] released the latest interactive map of the 100 worst landlords in New York City and 20 worst buildings, based on data from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development
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Meats Supreme’s Bensonhurst location, which is closing tomorrow. Photo by Hannah FrishbergLocal grocer and butcher Meats Supreme [http://meatssupreme.com/index.php] will be closing shop in Bensonhurst for good following tomorrow’s hours after many decades in the neighborhood. “Between this and the Carvel on Bath Avenue being
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For the love of Ophiuchus [http://www.today.com/popculture/your-life-lie-zodiac-has-changed-here-s-your-new-t103295] , get ready. It’s the time of the season to go hunting for new apartments and if you need guidance, we’ve got it. (Courtesy Street Easy/Dave Krause and Sabina Phillips of Bouwerie Lane Group [http://streeteasy.com/
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3521 Neptune Avenue. Photo by Kate Leonova via PropertyShark [http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Property-Report/?propkey=316468]A six-week-old baby girl died Thursday morning after falling down an elevator shaft at a troubled Coney Island building. The deceased child, Areej Ali, and her 21-year-old mother were waiting for an elevator
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Jaden Cruz. Photo via DCPIA teenage boy has been missing for nearly three weeks. Last seen inside his middle school, I.S. 281 Joseph B. Cavallaro at 8787 24th Avenue, on Monday, September 26th, 13-year-old Jaden Cruz is described as Hispanic, 6’0″ tall and 200lbs with brown eyes and
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Interior of the Brooklyn Army Terminal during the “Doomocracy” Haunted House. (Photo via Creative Time’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/creativetime/].)Have you had all you can take of mainstream politics in the United States? Has reality gone to a place that is just too dark for you?
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Photo by Warren TangHave 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 or post it on our our calendar [/calendar/]. “Christopher J. Mega Way” Street
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Clip from the December 29th, 1891 “4 o’clock” edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.If only we could travel back in time to Brooklyn’s past. The next best option are the fabulous archives of the venerable Brooklyn Daily Eagle. I went poking around the Daily Eagle archives today
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While Nuccio’s may be a hole-in-the-wall of an Italian bakery in Gravesend, the name packs a lot of punch in southern Brooklyn, where loyal locals appreciate the time and love that goes into the wide variety of gorgeous and delicious pastries. “Our cookies bring joy to people,” Pietro Stemma,
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Are you a registered voter? Do you want to vote in the 2017 mayoral primary elections — either Democratic or Republican? Registered voters who wish to participate in the 2017 primaries must have their correct party affiliation registered by tomorrow — Friday, October 14th. Don’t know
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Sometimes a primary is almost as important as a general election. Just think of the presidential primaries this spring. Registered voters who wish to participate in the 2017 NYC mayoral primary must have their correct party affiliation registered by tomorrow — Friday, October 14th. Don’t