Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York is a neighborhood located in the south-western part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
History
Sonny and Olivia Falconeri have drinks at a bar in Bensonhurst (2008)
Bensonhurst is a large, multi-cultural neighborhood in the southwestern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, with a large Italian-American population.
The town is a real-life place that is mentioned countless times on General Hospital due to many Port Charles residents growing up there.
It is about six hours from Bensonhurst to the fictional Port Charles, New York (given some clues by the show on Port Charles fictional relative location).
As the former home-neighborhood of several prominent characters, it was first mentioned as the home town of Sonny Corinthos and Lois Cerullo , who would often reminisce of the neighborhood.
The city returned to prominence on the show in 2007 when the Falconeri family came to Port Charles, in the form of Connie Falconeri , followed a year later by her cousin Olivia and son, Dante.
In 2010, Dante mentioned to Betsy Frank that he did research and found out she raised her son Franco in Bensonhurst. Franco went to prison for armed robbery and Betsy cashed out her pension, changed her name to Karen Anderson, and moved to Woodstock, NY.
In 2011, Dante and Lulu get married in a Bensonhurst Church with family.
Shortly after Leo Falconeri 's birth in 2015, Olivia wanted to hide Leo from his father Julian . So, she sent Leo to live in Bensonhurst with Ned and Brook Lynn for a couple of months.
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Locations
Cities, Towns, and Neighborhoods Asian Quarter Neighborhood · Beechers Corners, New York · Bensonhurst Neighborhood · The Catacombs · Corinth, Pennsylvania · Llanview, Pennsylvania · Niagara Falls, New York · Nixon Falls, Pennsylvania · Pautauk, New York · Pine Barrens Forest · Pine Valley, Pennsylvania · Port Charles, New York · Queens Point Neighborhood Residences Ashford Condo · Ashford-Lansing-Davis Apartment · Baldwin Penthouse · The Brownstone · Charlie's Pub Office Apartment · Chase Apartment · Collins Penthouse · Corbin Apartment · Davis House · Devane Manor · Falconeri House · Falconeri-Corinthos Safe House · Finn Apartment · Greystone Manor · Harborview Towers · Jones Apartment · Quartermaine Gatehouse · The Quartermaine Mansion · Reeves Penthouse · Robinson-Ashford Beach House · Secondary Corinthos Safehouse · Spencer Mansion · Winslow Garden Apartments · Wyndemere Castle Medical Facilities D'Archam Asylum · Ferncliff Asylum · Freedman Clinic · General Hospital · Mercy Hospital · Miscavige Institute · Port Charles County Secure Psychiatric Facility · Turning Woods Longterm Care Businesses Aurora Media · B/N Department Store · Black Duck Distillery · Cassadine Industries · Corinthos Coffee · Crimson Magazine · Deception Cosmetics · Eckert's Bakery · ELQ · The Haunted Star · Jerome Gallery · Marta & Chloe · Metro Court Hotel · Volonino's Gym · Xtreme Motors · Yoga Studio Restaurants, Bars, and Clubs Beradino's · Charlie's Pub · Haven Bistro · The Highsider · Kelly's · Metro Court Restaurant · Noodle Buddha · Outdoor Cafeteria · Perks Coffee · Port Charles Grill · Pozzulo's · The Savoy Education and Organizations Alliance to Save Exploited Children · Community Center · Dawn of Day Cult · Lila's Kids Summer Camp · Madison Preparatory School · The Mooney/Kenny Shooting Range · Port Charles Academy Preschool · Port Charles Elementary · Port Charles High School · Port Charles University · Queen of Angels Elementary School · Scouts of Port Charles · Throwing Club · True Believers Other Locations All Saints Chapel · Angel's Bluff · The Bank of ELQ · General Hospital Chapel · Harbor View Inn · Home & Heart · Hospital Rooftop · Lookout Point · Mason, Petrovich, and Miller · Metro Court Gardens · Metro Court Pool and Spa · Midwood Motor Lodge · Museum of Mayhem · Pickle-Lila · Port Charles Airport · Port Charles Country Club · Port Charles Courthouse · Port Charles Emergency Services · Port Charles Funeral Home · Port Charles History Museum · Port Charles Police Department · The Port Charles Press · Port Charles Woodlawn Cemetery · Public Spaces · Quartermaine Boathouse · Quartermaine Stables · Rage Room · Rana Point · Rice Manor · Rice Park · Rice Plaza · Roger's Reptile Round Up · Steam Room · St. Timothy's Catholic Church · Sub-basement Laboratory · The Waterfront · Waterfront Promenade · Woodbridge Motel · WLPC · WXPC · Wyndemere Stables Outside Port Charles Afghanistan · Andy's Roadside Diner · Art Loft · The Bar 65 · Beechers Corners Police Department · Bensonhurst Church · Bliss Street Auto Repair Mechanics · Blue Cape Police Department · Boronsky Clinic · Bridgeport Café · Brooklyn Union Pub · Canada Health Care · Canadian Lighthouse · Cartullo Couture · Cassadine Barn · Cassadine Compound · Cassadine Island · Caulfield House · Celestial Heights Manor · CoeCoe Cosmetics · Compound Prison · Corinth Outlet Mall · Corinthos Cabin · Country House · Crichton-Clark Clinic · D.E.A. · Die Klinik den Geist zu Heilen · DVX · Ecole Internationale De Chatel · EuroTech · F.B.I. · Flatland Federal Prison · Frankie's Bar · Friends of Peace and Love · Gatlin's · Gene's Branford Roadhouse · Geneva W.S.B. Facility · Green Briar Federal Penitentiary · I.C.E. · Interpol · The Island · Ithaca W.S.B. Facility · Jacksonville Brothel · Le Lucien Hotel & Casino · Lethe Unlimited · Llantano County Courthouse · Llantano Valley Commercial Properties · Malkuth · Manhattan North Hospital · Marick Clinic · Military · Mountain Landing Long-term Care · New York Methodist Hospital · New York Police Department · Niagara Equities · Nixon Falls Clinic · Nixon Falls Firehouse · Nixon Falls Garage · Nixon Falls Park · Oak Hill Convalescent Home · Panopolis Taverna · Pautauk State Park · Pebela Cosmetics · Pentonville Penitentiary · Primary Corinthos Safehouse · Ryan's Bar · Sawyer High School · Shadybrook Sanitarium · Shriners Hospital for Children · Silver Water Aftercare · Spring Ridge Prison · Steinmauer Prison · S.W.A.T. · Swiss-Austrian W.S.B. Field Office · Swiss Farmhouse · The Tower · Triple L Diner · Turkish Prison · Undisclosed Safehouse · U.S. Consul · Vanderbilt University · Vermont Safehouse · Whispering Pines Spa · Whitaker Farm · W.S.B. Former Businesses & Locations The Acorn Motel · Archer's Pavilion · Art Studio and Loft · Baldwin Law Firm · Bamboo Bar · Body Heat · Bradley Ward House · Bucket O' Blood · The Campus Disco · Canadian Hideout · The Cellar · Club 101 · The Croydon Hotel · Deception Health Spa · Donely Shipping · Duke's Club · Emily Bowen-Quartermaine Memorial Clinic · Equinox Corporation · The Floating Rib · Forest Hills Sanitarium · Gemini Jazz Club · Green Meadows Spa · The Invader · Jason's Bike Shop · Ko Shing · L&B Records · Laundromat · Luke's Blues Club · Luke's Place · Luzetta's Bakery · McCall and Jackal Private Investigations · Mount Hebron Church · Nite Lite Motel · The Oasis · The Outback · The Paradise Lounge · Pawn Shop · Pine Circle Sanitarium · Pizza Shack · Port Charles Hotel · Port Charles Women's Clinic · Queen of Angels Church · Recovery Room · Rendezvous Motel · Roselawn Sanitarium · Sonny's Coffee Shop · Stay Cool Teen Center · The Tan-O · Tea House · Teen Time Sports Center · Underground Bunker · Vaughn's · Versailles Room · Waterfront Clinic · W.S.B. Training Academy · Wyndham's Department Store