Talk:Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

message: Bensonhurst derives its name from Arthur W. Benson, the former president of Brooklyn Gas, who in 1835 began buying farmland that formerly belonged to the Polhemus family. Between 1835 and 1850 Benson divided the farmland into generous lots that were sold in the following decades as part of the newly created suburb of Bensonhurst by the Sea (current day Bath Beach section),Brooklyn's Large Estates: What Has Become of the Old Farm Lands of the City of Brooklyn?. Retrieved July 31, 2006. which was annexed into the 30th Ward of Brooklyn in the 1890s.
The U.S. Post Office-Parkville Station located at 6618 20th Ave., was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
===Death of Yusef Hawkins===
On August 23, 1989, a 16-year-old African-American named Death of Yusef Hawkins was shot and killed in Bensonhurst, after he and three friends had been attacked by a group of mostly Italian-American youths while on their way to purchase a used car. At least four neighborhood residents were tried and convicted of charges related to the assault and murder. 
Reverend Al Sharpton led several protest marches through the streets of Bensonhurst. On January 12, 1991, before one such march, neighborhood resident Michael Riccardi tried to kill Sharpton by stabbing him in the chest. Riccardi later remorsefully said that he "thought the act would make me a hero in my community." Sharpton recovered from his wounds, and later asked the judge for leniency when Riccardi was sentenced. The two subsequently reconciled.
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:I will come back and add proper references and correct formatting when I have more time (I know this is probably the wrong format, sorry)--Thesapient1 (talk) 18:14, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: History

message: On August 23, 1989, a 16-year-old African-American named Death of Yusef Hawkins was shot and killed in Bensonhurst, after he and three friends had been attacked by a group of mostly Italian-American youths while on their way to purchase a used car. At least four neighborhood residents were tried and convicted of charges related to the assault and murder. 
Reverend Al Sharpton led several protest marches through the streets of Bensonhurst. On January 12, 1991, before one such march, neighborhood resident Michael Riccardi tried to kill Sharpton by stabbing him in the chest. Riccardi later remorsefully said that he "thought the act would make me a hero in my community." Sharpton recovered from his wounds, and later asked the judge for leniency when Riccardi was sentenced. The two subsequently reconciled.
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:I will come back and add proper references and correct formatting when I have more time (I know this is probably the wrong format, sorry)--Thesapient1 (talk) 18:14, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Death of Yusef Hawkins

message: I included a famous people list to Bensonhurst, but of them, Danny Devito seems to be from New Jersey. He was born there and attended a high school in NJ, so I would assume that he should be removed from the list. Check and see if I'm right.--Screwball23 talk 01:03, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: My Famous People List

message: The Italian Mafia was actually huge in Bensonhurst quite some time ago.  I know nothing about how it is now, but it definitely has the Mafia in it's roots. Sammy the bull Gravano even says in his book Underboss that Bensonhurst was "prime spawning ground" for Cosa Nostra.  Just as well, lots of wiseguys lived in this neighborhood, and conducted business there.  People like Sammy Gravano, Joseph Columbo, Joseph Profaci, and more.  You should talk about this on the page and not say that this neighborhood never had anything to do with organized crime, etc. This is supposed to be accurate information, not misleading.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.226.197.197 (talk) 21:47, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Organized Crime in Bensonhurst 

message: The lists that got a "Trivia sections are discouraged" tag from one of the
Wikipedia PKers are an excellent example of how stupid and
counterproductive that policy is.  Those lists add a lot of color to the
article, and also comprise useful Google juice.
Lists like these are one of the easiest parts of articles for Wikinoobs to
contribute to, since they don't need to worry about the structure of the
article, they just need to plug in stuff they know about.
Antitrivia tags should be disregarded, and lists like these expanded.
76.28.193.251 03:46, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for contributing nothing to this discussion. Angrymansr (talk) 14:36, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pop culture refs are not trivial here 

message: Can you please post all the information about the Feast, which  think starts this week.  My Friends want to come and I want to know when the Singers will be there and the date it starts and ends.  Thank you  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.123.80.20 (talk) 15:48, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Feast 

message: Is Iggy Pop a resident of Bensonhurst?  I didn't see it in his Wikipedia page, and he definitely is not a native.  
Also: Scott Baio: conservative commentator. LOL.
76.250.52.165 (talk) 01:37, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable Natives and Residents section 

message: It would be nice if this article had one very important item that is lacking. A MAP! One of Brooklyn showing the placement of the various neighborhood. Gwillhickers (talk) 23:24, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: How about a map??

message: I think you'll find that Jackie Gleason grew up at 328 Chauncey St., Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY.  That's between Broadway and Fulton St.  There is no Chauncey Street in south Brooklyn.  (see Google Maps, et al)
I met him a few years after the Honeymooners finished shooting and we talked about Bushwick and Greenpoint, where I grew up.  He knew many of the landmarks in that neighborhood as well as several in Williamsburg and Bed-Sty.  He was a really nice guy and was willing to share time and a drink or two with a fellow Brooklynite.
I have NOT deleted or changed anything in the original article.
Jomsr (talk) 08:06, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Honeymooners - 328 Chauncey Street, BUSHWICK, Brooklyn 

message: The part that says:
"Currently the neighborhood is undergoing a transformation; many of the original houses dating back over 90 years ago are being torn down and replaced by three-story brick apartment buildings and multi-family condominiums, sometimes referred to as "Fedders Houses" for their distinctive air conditioner sleeves."
I think needs to be either taken out, or modified with some reference of the areas that are undergoing this transformation. I've been all over Bensonhurst (and live here now) and have seen very few "multi-family condominiums" especially ones that reside where there was once a typical Bensonhurst brick home. I feel this might be another part where a resident is disdaining change and making a molehill into a mountain? 
The Google books references to the Chinese restaurant don't work.
69.114.6.127 (talk) 14:04, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extraneous information 

message: I deleted this section entirely because it seemed to violate a number of editing principles, including WP:DUE, WP:IMPARTIAL.  It read like an ad for a business, and the only working links were back to the website for that business.  Let me know if you disagree with this deletion.Spinner145 (talk) 18:07, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Homecrest 

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message: Bensonhurst houses many diverse ethnic restaurants. Some of the notable include the Japanese sushi restaurant, Ninja86 sushi inc, which is praised for their excellent customer service. Others include the Uzbek restaurant, Chaykhana, which serves one of best Central Asian dishes.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasur1995 (talk • contribs) 21:47, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I have removed the section because it needs to cite a reliable source. Also, phrasings like "excellent customer service" sounds like an opinion, not fact. epicgenius (talk) 00:36, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Restaurants 

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