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New Utrecht Avenue subway station. (Source: MTAphotos via Flickr).Subway riders gasping for air while climbing the five flights of stairs at the New Utrecht Avenue subway station are getting some sweet relief… in about five years. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle is reporting [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/mta-building-
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Source: Whiskeygonebad/FlickrThe Festa di Santa Rosalia, also known as the 18th Avenue Feast, is going ahead with its full 11-day schedule as planned, Bensonhurst Bean confirmed today. The festival’s fate came into question yet again after reports surfaced saying that the event “faces second cancellation [http://brooklyndaily.
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Tong Xiu Hot Pot has opened at 7116 18th Avenue, replacing Tenzan, a Japanese and sushi joint. For those who’ve never tried hot pot, I recommend giving it a shot. I recently schlepped out to Flushing with some more experienced Asian adventurers to try it for the first time.
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Source: lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.comThe Salvation Army has bought the former Cotillion Terrace catering hall at 7309-7321 18th Avenue for $12.75 million [http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Salvation-Army-Pays-$128M-for-Brooklyn-Lodge-Meeting-Hall/146655] , with plans to make it a large retail location. The two-
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Screenshot from Vice’s video, showing Pinello serving a fresh white pie. Click to go to video.In a new entry for Vice Magazine’s online show “Munchies,” Williamsburg “Best Pizza” owner and Bensonhurst native, Frank Pinello takes a tour [http://www.vice.com/munchies/best-pizza] of what he
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Image courtesy of Miss New York, Mallory Hagan/ @MissNewYorkMAO [https://twitter.com/MissNewYorkMAO]The 31st Annual Brooklyn Columbus Day Parade, sponsored by the Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Brooklyn is scheduled for Saturday, October 6. Grand Marshals for the parade attended a special dinner in their honor at the
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Reader Lana I. sent us the photo above, letting us know that Coney Island-bound N trains on the BMT Sea Beach Line were delayed at around 5:30 p.m. when a rain gutter collapsed and landed on a train car at 18th Avenue. It’s not a “huge
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Click to enlargeWhile trashy, exploitative reality television shows such as Jersey Shore, Mob Wives, the short-lived Russian Dolls and now Brooklyn 11223 continue to multiply like cockroaches, making America see orange [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anti-orange-people-club-jersey-shore/246175922070663] as our books feel increasingly lonely