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Councilwoman Susan Zhuang stands holding a microphone in a pink suit and tan T-shirt. The left side of the image shows network news microphones and community attendees.

Councilmember Accused of Biting Cop Heralded in Bensonhurst as a Hero

July 18, 2024, 5:34 p.m.Aug. 7, 2024, 1:07 p.m.

Democratic Councilmember Susan Zhuang spoke to droves of ers in Bensonhurst Thursday afternoon, calling for ability for how police handled a protest against a forthcoming homeless shelter.

Councilmember Susan Zhuang speaks in City Hall Park about increasing 3-K funding.

Homeless Shelters

What Sparked the Anti-Shelter Protest Where a Councilmember Allegedly Bit a Cop

July 17, 2024, 6:31 p.m.July 18, 2024, 10:25 a.m.

The forthcoming homeless shelter, the first in Bensonhurst, has seen weeks of demonstrations from an increasingly right-leaning Asian American community there.

Bensonhurst’s Anne Cebula lunges at a fencing opponent.

Summer & THE CITY

En Garde: Two New York Olympic Fencers Are on The Path to Paris

July 10, 2024, 12:59 p.m.July 9, 2024, 9:20 p.m.

First-time Olympians Anne Cebula and Lauren Scruggs prepare to compete with the U.S. Women’s National Fencing Team in Paris this month.

Brooklyn

Community Rallies Around ‘Deliveristas’ Who Lost Everything in a Bensonhurst House Fire

Jan. 27, 2021, 8:54 p.m.Oct. 15, 2023, 4:17 p.m.

Guatemalan immigrants who have been organizing to improve life working for apps like DoorDash and Grubhub fundraise for new apartments and to replace the e-bikes they depend on for their livelihood.

Grieving Families Say Nursing Homes Kept Mum as COVID Tore Through Buildings

April 26, 2020, 9:19 p.m.May 4, 2020, 4:04 p.m.

Cuomo directive to inform relatives came weeks after infections sent residents to die in hospitals — not even counted among facilities’ fatalities.

Man Detained by ICE in Violent Brooklyn Raid Is Free Pending Deportation Hearing

April 2, 2020, 6:14 p.m.May 14, 2020, 6:43 p.m.

Gaspar Avendaño-Hernández was the target of a raid in which his girlfriend’s son was shot. A federal judge has released him on coronavirus concerns.

Brooklyn

Thirty Years Later, Yusuf Hawkins’ Murder Still Shocks in a Changed Brooklyn

Aug. 23, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 7, 2020, 1:59 p.m.

Bensonhurst divides among those who never heard of the Aug. 23, 1989, hate crime, those who can’t forget — and those who wish they could.

Full N Train Service Back in Brooklyn After Years of Work and Delays

July 2, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

The final phase of a $395 million, nine-station overhaul that’s been tangling commutes since January 2016, finally ends — six months past deadline.