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Happy New Year, Bensonhurst!

Rachel Silberstein

Dec 31, 2015 — 1 min read

Wishing all of our readers a very festive New Year’s Eve and a wonderful 2016!

If you are sticking around town, ring in the new year on the Riegelmann Boardwalk at Coney Island’s second-ever New Year’s Eve Spectacular, which will involve fire breathers, sword swallowers, free rides, fireworks, and more. And if your are feeling extra adventurous, begin 2016 with a freezing cold plunge into the Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Day with the Coney Island Polar Bear Club.

As for us, we’ll be back online bright and early Monday morning. Happy New Year, neighbors!

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