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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanWe couldn’t have asked for better street fair weather this Sunday, June 12, and neighbors turned out in droves for the 86th Street Festival [/planet-fitness/#.V2AttuYrI9c]. Thousands attended the massive flea market which takes place under the D line tracks each summer, on second Sunday after
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Female District Leader Nancy Tong, Male District Leader Charles Ragusa, and Assemblyman William Colton. (Photo by Bensonhurst Bean)Mysterious leaflets associating Billy Thai [/billy-thai-running-male-district-leader-47th-assembly-district/#.V2ANXuYrLWV]— a challenger for the 47th Assembly District male district leader seat — with Assemblyman William Colton and Female District Leader Nancy Tong, has the assemblyman and
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Photo by William CarusoThere is no denying summer is in full swing. Not only do the Cyclones kick off their season and the Friday fireworks return this week, the annual Mermaid Parade will also be filling up Coney Island with even more colorful characters than usual. There are also lots
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Photo of flipped car submitted by reader Brian Doherty.A man was arrested Saturday after apparently driving drunk and flipping his car upside down on 18th Avenue. Police officers witnessed a Blue 2003 Nissan Maxima recklessly driving down 18th Avenue at around 1pm, before it slammed into a parked vehicle,
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Senator Chuck Schumer speaking during the announcement of the completion of the Sea Gate Reach project. (Photo provided by Senator Chuck Schumer’s office)The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday the completion of a $28 million resiliency project to restore Coney Island’s beaches, prevent erosion and
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(photo via katerha / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/])The City Council’s controversial plastic bag fee legislation — which passed on May 5 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=484894&GUID=B22E7F6F-30CC-4A14-9BF8-A6F55432642E&Options=&Search=] — is being held up in Albany thanks to opposition from
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(photo via katerha / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/])The City Council’s controversial plastic bag fee legislation — which passed on May 5 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=484894&GUID=B22E7F6F-30CC-4A14-9BF8-A6F55432642E&Options=&Search=] — is being held up in Albany thanks to opposition from
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Photo of bloody sidewalk submitted by anonymous tipsterTwo men are fighting for their lives after being shot at Living Room Steakhouse and Lounge [http://www.yelp.com/biz/livingroom-steak-house-and-lounge-brooklyn] early this morning. A 48-year-old and 31-year-old were struck by bullets at 12:48am Monday, at the 2408 86th Street restaurant
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Cops are searching for a senior who went missing from Dyker Heights yesterday. Meijin Cao, 76, was last seen Saturday, June 11, at 9am leaving her residence on 11th Avenue and 63rd Street, according to the NYPD. She is described as 5 feet tall, 100 pounds, with a thin build,
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanIn 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 [http://twitter.com/#!/bensonhurstbean]and Facebook [http://www.
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Police investigate the car of the driver who sustained the gunshot wound. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)A man who was shot in the crotch in Sunset Park this afternoon had the wherewithal to drive himself more than three miles to the front entrance of Methodist Hospital to