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Civility and Cohabitation in Bensonhurst Community Groups
While Bensonhurst’s Italian population used to be the predominant group of the area during the mid- to late 20th century, the neighborhood is now also becoming home to an increasing faction of Chinese and Soviet Jewish immigrants. The community groups … Continue reading
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Bensonhurst Arts & Culture
As I read in several articles in “The Brooklyn Paper,” “The New York Times,” and “The New York Daily News,” there was an evident rise in Asian population in the neighborhood of Bensonhurst. According to the article in “The … Continue reading
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Hospitals in Bensonhurst
Bensonhurst is a small area of the much larger borough of Brooklyn. However, like much of Brooklyn and the city itself, many cultures are represented in such a small area, and that demographic is in constant flux as immigrants continue … Continue reading
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The Religious Communities of Bensonhurst Brooklyn
The religious communities of Bensonhurst Brooklyn are a diverse and accepting group. The different immigrant and religious populations seem very acknowledging and receiving of each other and even seem willing to work together towards a greater and larger sense of … Continue reading
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Bensonhurst Schools
In early February, the Center for the Study of Brooklyn at Brooklyn College apparently releases data from reports co-sponsored by the Brooklyn Community Foundation. According to their studies, (also published by BensonhurstBean, a news blog) the population of Asians has … Continue reading
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