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Down for the count: Low Census numbers in Bay Ridge and Dyker could have huge impact on nabes

February 12, 2020

Board 10 looks to boost Census 2020 participation SOUTHWEST BROOKLYN — Southwest Brooklyn neighborhoods like Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton had below average participation rates in the U.S. Census 10 years ago, according to local officials, who are eager to boost the numbers this time around. Ten years ago, Bay Ridge had an average self-response of 62.1 percent,

Census concerns lead Board 11 leader to take action

January 13, 2020

BENSONHURST— As the U.S. Census gets closer, concerns are mounting among Southwest Brooklyn officials over the possibility that its citizens will be undercounted in the

Neighbors object to McDonald’s drive-thru

September 18, 2019

Noise, trash among chief complaints BENSONHURST – A McDonald’s restaurant on 86th Street wants to keep its drive-thru window up and running, but residents living

Cops aim to ramp up security at 2020 Santa Rosalia Feast

September 18, 2019

BENSONHURST – The recent 43rd Annual Santa Rosalia Festival, a celebration of Italian-American pride that drew tens of thousands of people to 18th Avenue to

Fort Hamilton celebrates new monument with ribbon-cutting ceremony

July 23, 2019

BY GABRIELLE GUZ At Fort Hamilton, a new memorial reads, “In honor of those who have served and the brave Americans who gave their lives

Majority of Board 11 residents were born outside of U.S.

July 17, 2019

Health Dept. study finds large number of immigrants Bensonhurst and Bath Beach are proving to be hospitable places for immigrants, according to an eye-opening study

Bill Guarinello: community activist extraordinaire

March 15, 2016

With an open heart, an open ear and a constant lending hand, lifelong Bensonhurst resident William Guarinello has proven himself an unstoppable force in the

Generally Speaking: Fort Hamilton base committee rallies for support

September 9, 2015

The all-volunteer Fort Hamilton Citizens Action Committee is holding a fall cocktail reception on Thursday, October 1, from 7 to 9 p.m., in the Grand Ballroom at the Bay Ridge

Brooklyn remembers 9/11 13 years later

September 12, 2014

With the 13th anniversary of 9/11 came a day of remembrance marked nationwide with a string of memorials and moments of silence held borough wide to commemorate the day, as

Brooklyn remembers 9/11 13 years later

September 12, 2014

With the 13th anniversary of 9/11 came a day of remembrance marked nationwide with a string of memorials and moments of silence held borough wide to commemorate the day, as

Hearts burst at HeartShare centennial celebration

July 14, 2014

Music, dancing and fun filled the MetroTech Commons courtyard on Saturday, July 12 as families and HeartShare staffers from across New York City gathered for a block party in celebration of HeartShare Human Services of New Yorks 100^th anniversary.

For me, this is such a nice …

Hearts burst at HeartShare centennial celebration

July 14, 2014

For me, this is such a nice …

EXCLUSIVE: New dates for Santa Rosalia festival

March 19, 2014

In a turnaround from prior plans, the Santa Rosalia festival will run for as many days and as many blocks along 18th Avenue as it had previously, but it will

EXCLUSIVE: New dates for Santa Rosalia festival

March 19, 2014

In a turnaround from prior plans, the Santa Rosalia festival will run for as many days and as many blocks along 18th Avenue as it had previously, but it will

Generally Speaking: Guarinello re-elected Army Base advisory panel chief

January 13, 2014

Bensonhurst Community Board 11 Chair Bill Guarinello was unanimously re-elected to another term as president of the Fort Hamilton Citizens Action Committee.This is the community-based panel tasked with mobilizing support to fight attempts to downsize or close Fort Hamilton.

Generally Speaking: Guarinello re-elected Army Base advisory panel chief

January 13, 2014

Generally Speaking: FHHS’s Bernard King enters National Basketball Hall of Fame

September 11, 2013

Brooklyn native Bernard KingDuring his ba …

A beacon of light for McKinley

June 26, 2013

There was good news for students at McKinley Junior High School, on Monday, June 24 who were able to rejoice after receiving word that their Beacon program would be saved.

Just a few months ago, the city proposed axing the program at McKinley, 7301 Fort Hamilton Parkway, and other Beacon pr …

Community calls for an ER in Southwest Brooklyn

March 11, 2013

Community activists from Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst and in-between gathered at the site of the old Victory Memorial Hospital on Friday, March 8, calling on the State Health Department to re-open the now-shuttered emergency room.

Bill Guarinello, chair of Community Board 11; Joanne Seminara, ch …

Guarinello honored at P.S./I.S. 104 annual tea

February 19, 2013

Since the 1950s, the Parent Teacher Association of P.S./I.S. 104 has been holding an annual International Brotherhood Tea, which honors a dedicated member of the community.

This year, on Thursday, February 14, the main attraction was Bill Guarinello, president and CEO of HeartShare Human S …

Hundreds rally to save SUNY Downstate Hospital

January 15, 2013

Hundreds of workers, community activists and members of faith communities from Brooklyn and throughout New York State rallied in Albany to protect SUNY Downstate Medical Center and maintain the services

Caesars Bay suffers from Sandys wrath

November 19, 2012

UPDATE: Beginning on Wednesday, November 21, the Toys R Us in Caesar’s Bay will be operating out of two temporary locations, just in time for the holiday shopping rush.

One store is located within the shopping center itself and the other is a temporary structure in the parking lot.

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In Sandy’s Aftermath, New Yorkers Face Scams, Price Gouging

November 13, 2012

As New Yorkers pick up the pieces after Hurricane Sandy, they continue to face different types of obstacles, such as gas shortages and price gouging. After a week of drivers

In Sandys aftermath, New Yorkers are strained

November 9, 2012

UPDATED on November 15:

As New Yorkers pick up the pieces after Hurricane Sandy, the long gas lines may be gone, but price gouging remains.

After a week of drivers waiting in long lines, plus violent incidents, Mayor Michael Bloomberg instated gasoline rationing beginning 6 a.m. on …

Wishing buona fortuna to Il Centro

October 26, 2012

Members of the Bensonhurst community celebrated the topping off ceremony marking the last stage of construction of Il Centro on October 18.

The six-story building at the corner of 18^th and Benson Avenues was the brain child of the Federation of Italian American Organizations …

Bath Beach parking pains proliferate

October 5, 2012

Community Board 11 Chair Bill Guarinello wants to know if there are commercial vehicles parking illegally on your block.

There is a major proliferation of commercial vehicles parking on residential streets, Guarinello said at Community Board 11s monthly meeting on September 12.

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Generally Speaking: Week of September 27

September 25, 2012

Bay Ridge Weekend Extravaganza

If you live in or near Bay Ridge–this weekend, get ready for one of the largest youth events here the 46th annual Children’s Ragamuffin Parade on Saturday, September 29 — and one of the oldest and longes …

Residents want an ER back in Southwest Brooklyn

August 15, 2012

A Dyker Heights resident is sick to her stomach over the fact that Southwest Brooklyn has been left without a fully functioning emergency room since Victory Memorial Hospital was shuttered in 2008.

Currently, the site is an urgent care facility, operated by SUNY Downstate, open from 10 a.m …

Rallying to save PS 102s HeartShare afterschool program

May 14, 2012

Parents, students and teachers filled up P.S. 102s schoolyard on May 11, rallying to save its afterschool program, operated by HeartShare Human Services.

The program services about 250 students a day and has a long waiting list for summer camp. It is on the laundry list of child services …

GENERALLY SPEAKING: Week of May 3

May 4, 2012

Bay Ridge Family Picnic on Sunday, May 6th

This coming Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Bay Ridge Community Council will be hosting its annual family picnic on the Bluff overlooking the Narrows, inside the Fort Hamilton Army Base.

With the array of activities and entertainment sc …

I.S. 259: Save our Beacon Center

March 29, 2012

Community members are fighting to keep the Beacon Community Center at McKinley I.S. 259 alive, after the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) announced that it would be pulling the plug on eight centers throughout the city, including that one, as of July 1.

The center, whic …

Berger Commission says no to expanding Victory Hospital site

December 29, 2011

Southwest Brooklyn is not getting an emergency room anytimesoon, according to the Berger Commission, which recently completeda report on restructuring health care in the borough.

Since Long Island College Hospital (LICH) was recently acquiredby SUNY Downstate Medical Center – which runs an …

Hundreds of jobs come to Bensonhurst

December 13, 2011

Bensonhurst is in business.

The American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, which services25 percent of all publicly traded companies in North America, hasrenovated its offices on 15th Avenue, creating hundreds of jobs forthe neighborhood.

They took a blighted, white elephant of a …

GENERALLY SPEAKING: Week of October 20

October 21, 2011

BONNER ATTENDS GILLIBRAND CONFAB ON DEFENSE CUTS

Retired U.S. Army Colonel Eileen BonnerBill Guarinello

9/11 REMEMBERED: Ridgeites honor those lost on September 11

September 15, 2011

Ten years later, hundreds of Ridgeites gathered in CannonballPark to begin an emotional evening of remembrance, led byCouncilmember Vincent Gentile and State Senator Marty Golden.

We are here to honor those who were so brutally killed andripped from our lives, to mourn those killed since i …

Government officials come together to fix damaged seawall

September 9, 2011

To protect the Belt Parkway and nearby areas from future storms,the seawall along the Narrows – damaged last week by HurricaneIrene – – needs to be raised.

That was the assessment of state, city and federal officials whogathered in Bath Beach near an affected portion of the seawall onSeptem …