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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 by Chun KitAlas, all good things must come to an end. Sunday marked the last day of Bensonhurst’s 10-day Festa di Santa Rosalia [/bensonhursts-18th-avenue-feast-kicks-off-tomorrow-heres-what-you-need-to-know/] , or as it is affectionately known, the 18th Avenue Feast. Everyone was there: our neighbors, the NYPD’s 62nd Precinct, community leaders, and elected
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Rice balls at last year’s 18th Avenue Feast (Photo by Ned Berke/Bensonhurst Bean)If the red, green, and white [/photo-of-the-day-that-time-of-year/] decorations weren’t a dead giveaway, Bensonhurst’s beloved 18th Avenue Feast is here! The 10-day Italian food and culture festival, formally known as Festa di Santa Rosalia,
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Kids got sticky with cotton candy at last year’s event. (Photo by Elle Spektor) Bensonhurst’s 86th Street Festival is returning for yet another year this Sunday, June 8, 2014, for a day of fun, friends, food and entertainment. More than 10,000 people flooded 86th Street between Bay
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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’