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Aug
09

For Friends & Family Of Brighton Murder Victim, Softball Honors Memory

Photo by Justin SantoroFor the fifth year in a row, dozens gathered in Homecrest Playground (Homecrest Avenue and Williams Court)
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Aug
08

Photo: Fishing on Plumb Beach, 1973

DailyDOCUMERICA [http://dailydocumerica.tumblr.com/tagged/arthur-tress] recently dug up this old photo of Plum Beach, taken in May 1973
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Aug
08

ReServe Programs Helps Students Adjust to College Life

Kingsborough Community College (2001 Oriental Boulevard) is taking part in the ReServe’s College Success Coach [http://www.reserveinc.org/
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Aug
07

NYers Challenged To Get To Know Neighbors, And Make Films Doing It

Source: Greg McMullin/FlickrOn My Block Films (OMBF) is inviting New Yorkers to use their filmmaking talents while getting to
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Aug
06

Bensonhurst Native Gives Glimpse Of Old Neighborhood In New Book

Bensonhurst native Marco Manfre makes his literary debut with “The Outcast Prophet of Bensonhurst [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/
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Aug
02

Roll-N-Roaster Makes Appearance in Craigslist Missed Connections

An ad was posted on Craigslist “Missed Connections” involving Roll-n-Roaster, a brunette, and a 25-year old man. [http://newyork.craigslist.
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Aug
02

70-Year-Old Couple Weds At The Bensonhurst Center For Rehabilitation

Source: Jeff Belmonte via Wikimedia CommonsA couple at the Bensonhurst Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care at 1740 84th Street
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Aug
02

Q Train Ranked Best Subway Line In NYC

Source: Deaks760 / FlickrThe Q line was named the best train line in the city for the first time since 2001.
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Aug
01

Video: NYPD Traffic Agent Issues Dumbest Ticket Ever

Put this one down as one of the dumbest tickets ever. According to this video [http://gothamist.com/2012/08/
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Aug
01

Beth Israel’s Filipino Staff Keep Heritage Alive For Younger Generation

The banderia, a traditional Filipino instrument. (Source: famenyc.org) Traditional Filipino music is alive and well in Brooklyn, provided long-term
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