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Source: Null Value via flickrThis weekend the south Brooklyn saw two hit-and-runs and the arrest of a local police officer. Read on for the details. Woman runs red in Bensonhurst, injures child A 12-year-old Brooklyn boy was hit by a white Honda Civic racing through a red light on the
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1917 photo of employees at the Defrancisci & Son Macaroni Machines factory at 219 Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg. Standing right to left: Joseph DeFrancisci, Ignazio DeFrancisci and Cosimo Alati, and five others. Sitting right to left: unknown, Dominic LoPardo and Joseph Bontempi (with hand under chin). (Image courtesy Brooklyn
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foodfireknives [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKpEYIXBmHF/]In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bensonhurstbean]
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Photo by Hannah FrishbergMan’s remains recovered from Midwood home [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/crime/mans-remains-recovered-midwood-home/]. [Ditmas Park Corner] Stolen Art Slope sculpture ‘hovering’ over Prospect Park lake has been returned. [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/art-music/update-stolen-art-slope-sculpture-hovering-over-prospect-park-lake-has-been-returned/] [Park Slope Stoop] Under the Radar: The search for a good Indian place.
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How familiar are you with Bensonhurst’s history? So much has changed since these photos were taken, you might be a neighborhood native and still not recognize what your street looked like a half century ago. Take a look at the below pictures to test your knowledge. Their addresses, along
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Parallel parking is the stuff of nightmares. It is a no good, very bad thing. Are you any good at it? Mazel. Me? Not so much. You know what I am good at? Finding the best deals in the best nabe in Brooklyn. Check ’em out. (Courtesy Street Easy/Donald
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It’s finally fall, and that means only one thing… new tv shows. Will you be the designated survivor [http://abc.go.com/shows/designated-survivor] of 2016’s real estate crush? One thing I can say for sure is that you won’t have to MacGyver [http://www.cbs.com/
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis coming Tuesday, City Council members will discuss how to combat what seems like an unsolvable problem — pollution generated by idling cars and trucks. The Council’s Environmental Protection committee will conduct an oversight hearing [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=503955&GUID=53FE19F4-4E69-456F-84FB-FCEEA40B5B5E&
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Get to your neighborhood green market and grab all the squash you can find to make this easy, flavorful sauté. Quick! Before pumpkins start taking over the stalls. Photo by Christine, Mid-life Croissant Food BlogI have nothing against pumpkin. In fact, I’m excited to dive deep into fresh pumpkin
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Photo by Hannah FrishbergHave 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 community calendar [/calendar/]. Free movie screening and family
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Bay Parkway. Photo by alessandrafrfr [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIwH_O6gC7E/] The South BK Beat is our new round-up of news you may have missed in South Brooklyn this week : Dyker Heights poised to start organics recycling [http://brooklynreporter.com/story/dyker-heights-poised-to-start-organics-recycling/] [Brooklyn Reporter] Flower shop finds permanent home
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Source: Flickr/shawnhokeA dead man was discovered dead in New York Harbor near the Verrazano Bridge this morning. Police received a call at half past 8 a.m. reporting an unconscious male in the Bensonhurst area. Upon arrival, responding offers discovered an unidentified male unresponsive in the water, near the