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Bensonhurst

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton Resigns: “It Is Now Time For Me To Move On”

(Courtesy: Policy Exchange / Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/policyexchange/7105974645/in/photolist-bPVYGe-qpeEfU-q7TnU8-qpfhg1-qp7VAr-wgAHcm-qn24sY-q7RZjT-q7LagQ-qpiFjn-q7JVaJ-kbZ99e-q7RLPT-q7JUAs-kbPGrk-q7TrPc-qn2gtG-jeVGzc-kbQh98-qpiHXZ-q7TrYR-q7JZ19-qn2sv1-q7TyrR-q7JUio-kbQ9be-qpi74p-q7K4MU-q7T5Sx-qpeuSW-qn2iAN-q5Yfd1-qpido8-psxaKc-psxty8-qpf8oS-prPXpp-q7Tw3T-qiV8qs-q7JqDf-q65HCi-qpeyYm-kc2p5S-kbQ1hZ-q7Td2H-kcGGxa-qn1T4S-r7P8F1-66R7xQ-k6nqsZ] )Commissioner Bill Bratton will step down a

Police & Fire

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton Resigns: “It Is Now Time For Me To Move On”

(Courtesy: Policy Exchange / Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/policyexchange/7105974645/in/photolist-bPVYGe-qpeEfU-q7TnU8-qpfhg1-qp7VAr-wgAHcm-qn24sY-q7RZjT-q7LagQ-qpiFjn-q7JVaJ-kbZ99e-q7RLPT-q7JUAs-kbPGrk-q7TrPc-qn2gtG-jeVGzc-kbQh98-qpiHXZ-q7TrYR-q7JZ19-qn2sv1-q7TyrR-q7JUio-kbQ9be-qpi74p-q7K4MU-q7T5Sx-qpeuSW-qn2iAN-q5Yfd1-qpido8-psxaKc-psxty8-qpf8oS-prPXpp-q7Tw3T-qiV8qs-q7JqDf-q65HCi-qpeyYm-kc2p5S-kbQ1hZ-q7Td2H-kcGGxa-qn1T4S-r7P8F1-66R7xQ-k6nqsZ] )Commissioner Bill Bratton will step down a

Bensonhurst

Everything You Need to Know About This Year’s 18th Avenue Feast

Photo by William CarusoGet ready, party people, because Bensonhurst’s 18th Avenue Feast [/?s=18th+avenue+feast#.V6DA99ArI9c] is back! The 41st annual Festa di Santa Rosalia starts August 18, on the boulevard named for Cristoforo Colombo, between 68th Street and 75th Street, and continues through August 28. On weekdays,

Neighbors

Sunset Park’s Gabriel Bracero Defeated By Bensonhurst’s Paulie Malignaggi & Retains ‘King of Brooklyn’ Title

Photo by Jerry Del Priore By Jerry Del Priore Two of the borough’s most prominent fighters, Paulie Malignaggi and Gabriel Bracero,squared off Saturday night in a 10-round welterweight bout at the Barclays Center [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/07/two-boxers-sunset-park-bensonhurst-battle-championship-barclays-center/#.V5-SaJMrI9c] on Showtime Extreme-aired — part of the preliminary

Bensonhurst

Tasty Bagels Voted Hands Down Best Bagel Shop In Bensonhurst

Photo by gezgingurme34 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BES8rH0RQwb/]We asked; you answered [/makes-best-bagel-bensonhurst/#.V5_YN5MrKSM]. With 273 votes, Tasty Bagels [http://www.tastybagels.com/deluxe%20_hot_buffet.html] (1705 86th Street), “home of the Big Wheel,” has been the selected as the hands down favorite bagel maker by

Bensonhurst

Harris Scrutinized For Back Taxes & 2013 Bankruptcy Filing

Pamela Harris, front(Photo by Alex Ellefson/Sheepshead Bites)Assemblywoman Pamela Harris’ past money issues returned to haunt her this week, as tabloid newspapers scrutinized old mortgage debt and back taxes her lawyer claims she is working to repay. Harris and her husband Leon filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy at

Arts & Culture

Bensonhurst’s Paulie Malignaggi Retains ‘King of Brooklyn’ Title With Win Over Sunset Park’s Gabriel Bracero

Photo by Jerry Del PrioreBy Jerry Del Priore Two of the borough’s most prominent fighters, Paulie Malignaggi and Gabriel Bracero, squared off Saturday night in a 10-round welterweight bout at the Barclays Center [/two-boxers-sunset-park-bensonhurst-battle-championship-barclays-center/#.V5-SaJMrI9c] on Showtime Extreme-aired — part of the preliminary undercard to the Leo Santa Cruz vs.

Bensonhurst

Poll: Which Precinct Throws The Best National Night Out Against Crime?

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanThe NYPD’s 62nd Precinct and 68th Precinct will both be partaking in the National Night Out Against Crime [https://natw.org/] tomorrow night, and each claims to throw the best block party in the borough. The 62nd Precinct’s event will take place on the corner

Animals

Animal Rights Group Shuts Down Lobster Boil At Industry City [Videos]

Activist Kelsey Bradley covered in fake blood to protest against lobster cruelty outside Industry City. (Courtsey: kelseynbradley / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIics-RBhyv/?tagged=lobstersfeelpain])Lobsters have feelings too. A group of animal rights activists disrupted a lobster boiling event at Industry City to call attention to animal abuse

Bensonhurst

Watch Firefighters Battle Early Morning Electrical Blaze In Dyker Heights [Video]

Last week’s heat wave sparked an electrical fire on 13th Avenue and 75th Street in Dyker Heights Friday morning, Con Edison has confirmed. Too many customers having their air conditioners on blast at the same time caused a light pole to rain down sparks on the street corner in

Police & Fire

Police Searching For Reckless 46th Street Shooter In Sunset Park [Video]

(Courtesy: NYPD)Police have released surveillance footage of a madman with a gun who fired multiple shots at unknown targets in Sunset Park last Saturday night. A man wearing a black shirt and baggy pants was caught on tape firing a gun in front of 553 46th St., between Fifth

Neighbors

Red Hook Youth & Cops Unite For First Annual Basketball Tournament

(Courtesy: John McCarten)Brooklyn youth and cops bonded over a basketball tournament to build a connection Saturday afternoon in Red Hook. The games played at Joseph Miccio Community Center on July 30 brought Red Hook youths and cops from the 76th precinct together for the first annual ‘Unity in the