Bensonhurst is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Brooklyn, New York. Nothing quite beats the taste of authentic cuisine made from the hearts of the cultures that made it popular. With a $3,475 average rent for an apartment, it can be expensive to stay there for longer than just a shift at work, not to mention a whole year. In August 1989, Yusef Hawkins, 16, and three friends with whom he grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York, traveled to the Italian-American section of Bensonhurst. The annual Festa di Santa Rosalia (commonly known as "the Feast" to locals), is held on 18th Avenue from Bay Ridge Parkway (75th Street) to 66th Street in late August or early September. Its main thoroughfare, 18th Avenue (also known as Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard) between roughly 60th Street and Shore Parkway, is lined with predominantly small, Italian family-owned businessesmany of which have remained in the same family for several generations. While the original Chinatown in Manhattan saw a decline in the Asian population, all these other neighborhoods have continued to experience Asian population increases. People will go on and on about West Village and Park Slope but some tend to fly under the radar as far as that type of praise goes. A long-time Bonnano family boss, Spero made much of his money by selling stolen fireworks. (Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News) The 22-year-old murder. Relative to New York, Brooklyn has a crime rate that is higher than 91% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes. NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Brooklyn's rate for property crime is 13 per one thousand population. [14]:10, The Bay Ridge/Dyker Heights/Bensonhurst area does not have any hospitals. After that, he was made an underboss for the Gambinos. Maggiore further called on her fellow Brooklynites to "help restore the church that has helped us through our trying times.". But, over the last 30 years, there has been a flock of cultural diversity that has made this city one of the most integrated areas of New York City. [76], The New Utrecht branch is located at 1743 86th Street, near Bay 17th Street. Yusef Kirriem Hawkins (also spelled as Yusuf Hawkins, March 19, 1973 - August 23, 1989) was a 16-year-old black teenager from the neighborhood of East New York, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, who was shot to death on August 23, 1989, in Bensonhurst, a predominantly Italian-American working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn.Hawkins, his younger brother, and two friends were attacked . 8310 Bay Pkwy #4 is located in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. 748 The Brooklyn School for Global Scholars, P.S. Off 86th, the area is residential, with parks, schools, and libraries. When he was arrested in 1962 for armed robbery, Scarpa became an undercover informant for the FBI to avoid prosecution. When federal agencies started investigating the dealings of the Mafia, the New Utrecht High School drop-out brazenly accused them of scapegoating Italian Americans and founded the Italian-American Civil Rights League, which denied the Mafia existed, and branded anyone who claimed otherwise an anti-Italian racist. Bensonhurst Murder Trial: 1990. [14]:11 Bensonhurst has a high population of residents who are uninsured, or who receive healthcare through Medicaid. Toward the end of his life, Gambino was under constant surveillance from the FBI, and would only communicate through coded language and gestures. City Crime Map Neighborhoods. Police are withholding the mans identity until they contact the family. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations. Little Angelo Spata is a longtime associate and possible soldier in the Colombo crime family, whose fast rise in the mob was courtesy of his familial relations to longtime boss Carmine 'Junior' Persico. Because of this cultural background, there is a wide array of authentic restaurants to try out. However, the Coney Island Hospital, NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn, and Maimonides Medical Center are located in nearby neighborhoods. Like Lower Manhattan's Little Italy, Bensonhurst's Little Italy and its Italian-American population is declining, with the rapid expansion of its Chinatown and Chinese population.[26]. Persico was involved in bookmaking, loansharking, burglaries, and hijackings. 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Brooklyn. Bensonhurst has a lot of valuable qualities that really arent given the publicity they deserve. [14]:2,20 This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. While many of Bensonhursts mobsters are now dead or in jail, there are still whispers of the old social order. Heres a few of the bigger crime stories from the 60th, 62nd, and 68th Precincts: An empty subway platform is no excuse for a fight. [12] In 1994, The New York Times cited the growing influx of Russian speaking, Asian, and Hispanic populations in the area. [20], They are sometimes called "Fedders Houses" for their distinctive, standard air conditioner sleeves. And for lovers of Mexican food, it doesnt get much better than EL TOLOLOCHE on 16th, which has kept me from feeling content with a taco from anywhere else. He has been charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful wearing of a body vest, and criminal possession of a weapon, the police told us. ", "MTA/New York City Transit Subway Line Information", "Welcome Back, Kotter debuts on Antenna TV with Labor Day marathon", "Why Margot Robbie Thought Her Career Was Over After Making, "Keanu Reeves rides through Bensonhurst on horseback", "Donnie Loves Chachi: Who Is Scott Baio, And Why Is He Speaking At The Republican National Convention? "[25] Despite changing demographics over the recent years, Bensonhurst is home to one of the largest Italian speaking communities outside of Italy and is home to the largest Sicilian and Neapolitan speaking communities outside of Sicily and Naples, respectively. In Bensonhurst there are a lot of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. An exclusive Jewish Week interview. After wallowing in a vegetative state for seven years, Columbo died in 1978. Bensonhurst ranks number three on our list of the safest neighborhoods in Brooklyn. [10], Through the mid-20th century, Bensonhurst developed as an Italian and Jewish enclave. Police believe he is responsible for at least 60 murders. [38] The Jmart is located in a former Waldbaum's. To put that into a better perspective, according to FBI data for 2019, thats 55% lower than the national average for crime. Hand Pull Noodle & Dumpling House has a fantastic variety of traditional Chinese food for a great price. Bensonhurst on the other hand had 5.6 serious crimes per 1,000 Residents in 2019, which is just about half that of NYC as a whole. This is something that not many people talk about when going on about the livability of New York neighborhoods. Soon after, Scarpa was indicted on federal racketeering charges involving three murders. A police source told the site that last week cops discovered Alexander Ndaula, who is on federal probation for enterprise corruption, with his girlfriend in the apartment along with 649 Xanax pills, 242 Oxycodone pills and 11 grams of crack cocaine not to mention a live round of ammunition and 13 cell phones. Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Bensonhurst was nicknamed "OLG" in the neighborhood. When Anastasia was murdered in 1957, Gambino took helm of the Anastasia crew which was involved in gambling, loansharking, hijacking, narcotics trafficking, and labor racketeering and the Gambino crime family was born. When youre done, you can take comfort knowing that youll be able to get a good nights sleep without two drunk guys shouting outside of your complex at 3:00 am when you have work in four hours. That year its fund balance was $559,633 and its deficit was $215,377.