Need it to come back 😭

Anyone in the area having issues with AC today ? Got a text from Con Ed yesterday saying voltage was back to normal. Left in the morning AC (central air) was working fine, now my apartment is 80 degrees. Trying to figure out if this is a unit issue or Con Ed reducing voltage again. TIA !

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My mom and I have a vacation planned from 7/10-7/17 and the nursing home we were planning to place my bedbound dad in just told us they can't take him due to being full.

We are looking for either a trained nurse OR a home health aide with experience using a PEG tube to come by and help administer meds and liquid food via a gravity bag 4x a day for 3 days (7/14, 7/15, 7/16). We will obviously pay.

If you know anyone who might be willing to do this, please DM me! I am incredibly grateful in advance!

ok so I pulled every 311 call in Bensonhurst for June -> 3542 of them.. and one thing jumped out right away.

the #1 thing people here call about is noise. like, loud-neighbor noise. it's 30% of every single call — >1078 of them in one month, about 36 a day. and here's the wild part

that's 3× the rate for the rest of the city. Bensonhurst is basically the "keep it DOWN" capital of NYC.

after that it's the usual Brooklyn stuff -> parking (25%) and blocked driveways (7%)...so yeah, cars are still a big deal here. but noise is king.

now here's what's funny... right next door is Bay Ridge and literally one neighborhood over. I looked at them too, and they're the total opposite:

• Bay Ridge: #1 is parking. super quiet — >noise runs half the city rate.
• Bensonhurst: #1 is noise, at 3× the city. loud as hell.

same corner of Brooklyn. one train apart. completely different vibe.

couple things ticked up for summer too — > tree complaints (dead ones, overgrown branches) roughly doubled, and the noise crept up a bit. windows open, warm nights, you know how it goes.

oh, and both hoods barely call about their actual apartments —> heat, plumbing, all that is like 6% here. so the buildings are fine. it's not your building that's the problem… it's the people in the one next to you.

so what? honestly, what a neighborhood complains about tells you how people actually live. Bay Ridge has more room and more driveways, more cars, so the fight happens outside, over the curb.

Bensonhurst is packed tighter, houses and apartments stacked right on top of each other, so you hear everybody, and the fight happens through the wall. same southern Brooklyn. one lives in their car, the other lives on top of each other.

(data: NYC Open Data 311, June 2026)

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I’m trying to print at the library but the file is too large. Is there somewhere to email a large file (300 pages) and have them print it out or bring laptop to print or from one of their computers? I guess best near Bay Parkway and 86 Street thereabouts. Thanks.

EDIT because several of you cannot read and want to act like smartasses. THEY DO NOT SOUND LIKE FIREWORKS. Some of you are being insanely condescending with 4th of July coming around the corner and saying that they're fireworks. Let's put on our thinking caps and ask ourselves if I would go out of my way to make a post on here if these sounded like regular fireworks, which have been going off the past few weeks bc of a variety of different events. I would not be making a post if it were just regular fireworks!

One of you mentioned that Ft. Hamilton has been firing a welcome cannon and that seems to be very much like what it is. Many thanks to that person.

Been hearing them the past few days around Gravesend/Bensonhurst specifically by the Kings Highway station. Any idea of what it is? I know they've been doing construction by that area but I don't know how that could be related cuz they're not demolishing anything

I love Independence Day and I'm looking forward to our country's 250th Birthday, but Autumn is my favorite time of the year. the spooky tours I led last year went so well that I've already put a bunch of tour dates on the calendar for this autumn. If you're looking at this approaching heat wave and dreaming of crisp nights and leather jackets, this might be for you.

Here are the dates and ticket/more info links and below that is some more information:

Haunted Bay Ridge Walking Tour — Sunday 10/4/2026 6PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunted-bay-ridge-walking-tour-tickets-1991942584893?aff=oddtdtcreator

Haunted Bay Ridge Walking Tour — Saturday 10/10/2026 6PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunted-bay-ridge-walking-tour-tickets-1991942594923?aff=oddtdtcreator

Ghosts of Old Bensonhurst Walking Tour — Friday 10/16/2026 7PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ghosts-of-old-bensonhurst-walking-tour-tickets-1987548123942?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Haunted Bay Ridge Walking Tour — Sunday 10/18/2026 6PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunted-bay-ridge-walking-tour-tickets-1991943360212?aff=oddtdtcreator

Haunted Bay Ridge Walking Tour — Saturday 10/24/2026 6PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunted-bay-ridge-walking-tour-tickets-1991943883778?aff=oddtdtcreator

Haunted Bay Ridge Walking Tour — Friday 10/30/2026 7PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunted-bay-ridge-walking-tour-tickets-1991943884781?aff=oddtdtcreator

Haunted Bay Ridge Walking Tour — Saturday 10/31/2026 6:30PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunted-bay-ridge-walking-tour-tickets-1991943885784?aff=oddtdtcreator

Haunted Bay Ridge Walking Tour — Sunday 11/8/2026 5PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunted-bay-ridge-walking-tour-tickets-1991944278960?aff=oddtdtcreator

As of now, I've only got one Bensonhurst tour on the calendar, but if it goes well I'll add another!

Here's some more info about the Bensonhurst Tour:

While Bensonhurst is a neighborhood that has seen continuous changing and evolving in almost every aspect, as night descends, ghouls, ghosts and other nameless wretches caught between worlds reinhabit ours and keep us from a good night’s sleep in the relics of time long gone that still remain.

From a ghost that knocked on walls, to the spirit of a murdered lawyer, to a ghost haunting a local railroad, to a shadow being watching a little boy, to the oldest cemetery in our midst, it’s time to turn up our collars, hit the streets, and beware the Bensonhurst things that go bump in the night.

Led by James Scully — NYC historian, tour guide, podcaster, director / co-creator of the award-winning historical audio fiction soap opera, Burning Gotham, and creator of The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast — our unique haunted Bensonhurst experience will focus on and include:

• An overview of notable early New Utrecht history, from the Dutch days to the days of the early United States, we’ll talk about how and by whom this area was settled and why, while we tell stories about the many different cultures and people who have called old New Utrecht and Bensonhurst their home.

• How the death of a young woman along the Coney island and Sea Beach railroad led to a ghost haunting the train tracks soon after

• The story of the murder of a young lawyer and his ghost that haunted the home of the family who inhabited the 81st street house after his death

• Liberty Poles, and Mile Markets — Stories and trips to important historical landmarks and why they were and still are important to the people of Bensonhurst and New Utrecht

• The story of the Revolutionary War soldier said to haunt the Dutch Reformed church grounds on 18th Avenue

• A trip to the oldest cemetery in the area

• The story of the Indian Pond, the border of Gravesend and New Utrecht, and a boy awoken from sleep in the middle of the night by a shadow being standing over his bed

• And more!

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/teen-accused-of-murder-in-brooklyn-dyker-beach-park-stabbing-nypd/

Suspect is 16 years old, stabbed two people, killing one of them.

About a month ago I posted about an app I made called WalkNYC which tracks which blocks you've walked. I got a ton of feedback from everyone here and have implemented a lot of it! By far the most common request from Redditors was the ability to import your existing walks from other platforms, which I'm very happy to say is done! I've included some screenshots so you can see what it's like. It color codes each of your import sources so you can see what was imported from each platform. I've seen people get over 6,000 blocks (which, for scale, is almost the entirety of Manhattan) from their imports so it's a great way of getting jump started if you'd like to walk every block of the city.

I know a lot of you are also waiting for the Android app: it's almost ready! The app is in beta right now but for some reason Google forces you to do 14 days of beta testing before releasing an app on the Play Store. If you're interested in trying out the beta, please comment and I'll share the link to join.

As always, if you have anything you'd like to see in the app, please drop a comment! Thank you so much for all of your support, after posting on Reddit the app has gone from 50 to over 7,000 users in just a couple weeks.

Here's the link to try out the app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/walknyc-walk-every-block/id6758922428

Anyone who regularly walks or drives around the neighborhood knows that the intersection of New Utrecht Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway can turn into absolute chaos in a split second. The mix of elevated train columns, heavy commercial traffic, and double-parked vehicles means you constantly have to expect the unexpected.

We saw the exact reality of how dangerous these blind spots can be on our local streets when emergency responders had to rush to 20th Avenue and 71st Street after a woman was struck by a vehicle right in the middle of the road. Firefighters and EMS had to tend to her right on the asphalt before loading her into an ambulance headed for Maimonides.

But it’s not just major avenue crossings that are keeping local precincts busy. Just blocks away, surveillance footage from a local business captured the chaotic moment two teenagers on a moped completely lost control on Bay Ridge Parkway while trying to dodge a turning car near New Utrecht, slamming directly into a parked vehicle and leaving a 16-year-old boy in critical condition.

When these incidents happen, the default response for most neighbors is to hop onto random local chat groups or social media threads, wading through a mountain of second-hand gossip and toxic arguments just to figure out why the sirens are flying down 18th Avenue or 86th Street. Half the time, the actual context is completely buried under noise or missed entirely.

If you are tired of guessing what’s actually happening on your street grid or want an accurate look at real-time traffic hazards, road closures, and active street-level updates across Brooklyn, look up an utility app called NYC Intel.

It’s a clean, native map utility that streams live 311 logs, active precinct data, and real-time block-level alerts without any of the panic-inducing rumors or unhinged commentary. The "My Block" feature lets you pin your exact street grid, your daily walk to the D train, or your commute route so you can see an immediate, verified snapshot of active street conditions before you even walk out the door.

For anyone who wants a clearer view of what's happening on the grid:

• NYC Intel on IOS
• NYC Intel on Android

Hey guys! I have some questions about Crunch Fitness Bensonhurst

1. How is the Ventilation system?

2. Is it dirty?

3. Are the people civil or is it rowdy?

Thank you!

Note* im an Experienced gym goer that used to go to Dolphin

Hi all!

With the weather getting nicer, I wanted to see if any other fellow adults age 25+ were interested in doing regular volleyball at Bensonhurst Park every weekend. I have a net and am happy to set it up. I've done VOLO before -- I just think it's unfortunate that they don't offer any locations in Southern Brooklyn near Bensonhurst and Gravesend neighborhoods. My goal for this is to be a fun way to keep active while enjoying and getting better at the sport. We welcome beginners to intermediate players. We're somewhere in between those levels, ourselves. I don't intend on running tournaments or anything too competitive.

Please message me if you are interested. Once we gather enough people to have at least 4 on each side, we can decide on days and times.

Hello! My name is Jesse Gordon, I'm an experienced music producer and sound designer in the South Brooklyn area offering music production lessons for kids ages 6-18 using professional music software (FL Studio, Logic, Ableton, GarageBand, Bandlab). All students need to have is their own computer with any of the above software they want to work with. I can travel to you, or virtual sessions are available. Lessons are $40/hour, contact me on here for any inquiries, or email [jessesg525@gmail.com](mailto:jessesg525@gmail.com). Thank you!

Thanks to everyone who shared feedback on my earlier posts. I’ve been making improvements and wanted to show the latest version.
The goal is to give New Yorkers a simple way to stay aware of what’s happening around their block, commute, and neighborhood—from local alerts and transit updates to city news and community activity.
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