Brooklyn Community Board 11
Bath Beach, Gravesend, Mapleton, and Bensonhurst
Address:
Brooklyn Community Board 11
2214 Bath Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11214
Phone: 718-266-8800
Fax: 718-266-8821
Email: [email protected]
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Chair: William Guarinello
District Manager: Marnee Elias-Pavia
Board Meeting: Second Thursday, 7:30pm
Cabinet Meeting: Per agenda
Latest Board 11 Updates
How Bensonhurst Got Its Name
Bensonhurst began as part of Dutch New Utrecht, later named for the Benson family. It grew fast after 1915 and lost its gated status.
Bensonhurst history
Bed-Stuy began with Black landowners, faced decline, and was revived through local advocacy and historic preservation.
How Bath Beach got its name
Bath Beach, named for English spas, lost its beach by the 1950s; it grew from Dutch roots and immigrant waves.
Bath Beach history
Bath Beach began as a weekend retreat for the elite and evolved into an Italian American enclave after the 1929 crash opened housing access.
Driver indicted for manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide in crash that killed mother, 2 children
Miriam Yarimi, 32, was arraigned during her first in-court appearance on an indictment charging her with multiple counts of manslaughter.
Jennifer Agosto is just one of the boys
Agosto credits the growth of the Women’s National Basketball Association for the respect she’s gotten over the past several seasons.