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86th Street Fair, June 11 2017. (Photo by Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)As temperatures reached 90 degrees on a hot Sunday this weekend, June 11, Brooklynites gathered in the shade of the D train platform for the annual 86th Street Festival & Fair [/dont-miss-annual-86th-street-festival-bensonhurst/] in Bensonhurst. Hunting for deals on jewelry,
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(Photo via El Grito De Sunset Park)We’ve got you covered with the best markets, parades, and hip hop themed skating to enjoy your weekend in the best boro. If you have an event to share, email us at editor@bklyner.com. Looking for more fun events in neighborhoods
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanWe couldn’t have asked for better street fair weather this Sunday, June 12, and neighbors turned out in droves for the 86th Street Festival [/planet-fitness/#.V2AttuYrI9c]. Thousands attended the massive flea market which takes place under the D line tracks each summer, on second Sunday after
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Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark Treyger’s Office.Every year, around this time, the phone calls start pouring in at Bensonhurst Bean. “When is the 86th Street Festival?” you want to know. “How much do vendor tables cost?” Well, we’ve got answers. The massive 86th Street flea falls out
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Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark Treyger’s Office.Everyone loves a good summer street festival. From our neighborhood’s annual 10-day Festa di Santa Rosalia [/food-18th-avenue-feast-eat/] to Weekend Walks — which kicked off on 18th Avenue for the first time this year — street fairs and festivals are a great way to
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Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark Treyger’s Office.It was a beautiful day for a street fair. Once again, as in years past [/photos-bensonhursts-86th-street-festival-keeps-community-vibrant/], Bensonhurst’s 86th Street Festival [/bensonhursts-86th-street-festival-returns-this-sunday-june-7/] was a smashing success, drawing thousands of neighbors — big, little, and four-legged — on Sunday, June 7. With the sun beating
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Thousands of current and former Southern Brooklynites gathered on the pothole-pocked streets [/dot-repave-potholes-nasty-stretch-86th-street/] of Bensonhurst to munch on arepas, taste-test some homemade pink lemonade, and bargain-down designer-ish handbags at the beloved 86th Street Festival on Sunday, June 8. The festival spanned from 19th Avenue and 86th Street to Bay Parkway
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Amid Donna’s Spicy Italian Sausage truck and the booth of “Interesting Items” stands Chip Cafiero, the organizer of the 86th Street Festival. Stemming from a 35-year background in festival planning, Cafiero said that he would describe the rush of coordinating Bensonhurst’s big event in one word: Juggle. “It’