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The former entrance to the park, under its old name. SmugMug [https://jimvid.smugmug.com/Amusement-Park/Nellie-Bly-Amusement-Park-7-10/i-mfd9LXx] At the borough’s edge, where Brooklyn meets the bay, a family-friendly amusement parks has sat just off the Belt Parkway for the the last half-century. For the better part of its
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At the co-naming ceremony for “Salvatore (Sal) D’Amato Place”. Photo via Council Member Gentile’s officeThis past weekend saw the co-naming of two neighborhood streets after three gone but not forgotten area residents. The corner of Surf and Stillwell avenues — now also known as “Nathan and Ida Handwerker Way”
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Photo by Joseph De La Cruz.New York State Senator Martin Golden joined a determined Dyker Heights family to celebrate the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a drug that will help to treat their son’s rare disease on Saturday. Dayna and Manni Scarso have been
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Photo via hookedonnightlife [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKv4Pj5DFeO/?hl=en] /instagramFor those of you who need a cocktail and warm bodies to watch (or survive) the first Presidential debate [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/2016-election/presidential-debate-schedule/] of 2016, you have plenty of options in the neighborhood. Democratic Candidate
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Photo by anatolenyc [https://www.instagram.com/anatolenyc/]Do you want to color, crochet or talk about routes to happiness — and for free? Take advantage of your borough-goings on at these local happenings this week. For even more things to do around Brooklyn, or to add your own upcoming event
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Source: Null Value via flickrThis weekend the south Brooklyn saw two hit-and-runs and the arrest of a local police officer. Read on for the details. Woman runs red in Bensonhurst, injures child A 12-year-old Brooklyn boy was hit by a white Honda Civic racing through a red light on the
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1917 photo of employees at the Defrancisci & Son Macaroni Machines factory at 219 Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg. Standing right to left: Joseph DeFrancisci, Ignazio DeFrancisci and Cosimo Alati, and five others. Sitting right to left: unknown, Dominic LoPardo and Joseph Bontempi (with hand under chin). (Image courtesy Brooklyn
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foodfireknives [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKpEYIXBmHF/]In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bensonhurstbean]
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Photo by Hannah FrishbergMan’s remains recovered from Midwood home [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/crime/mans-remains-recovered-midwood-home/]. [Ditmas Park Corner] Stolen Art Slope sculpture ‘hovering’ over Prospect Park lake has been returned. [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/art-music/update-stolen-art-slope-sculpture-hovering-over-prospect-park-lake-has-been-returned/] [Park Slope Stoop] Under the Radar: The search for a good Indian place.
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How familiar are you with Bensonhurst’s history? So much has changed since these photos were taken, you might be a neighborhood native and still not recognize what your street looked like a half century ago. Take a look at the below pictures to test your knowledge. Their addresses, along
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Parallel parking is the stuff of nightmares. It is a no good, very bad thing. Are you any good at it? Mazel. Me? Not so much. You know what I am good at? Finding the best deals in the best nabe in Brooklyn. Check ’em out. (Courtesy Street Easy/Donald
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis coming Tuesday, City Council members will discuss how to combat what seems like an unsolvable problem — pollution generated by idling cars and trucks. The Council’s Environmental Protection committee will conduct an oversight hearing [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=503955&GUID=53FE19F4-4E69-456F-84FB-FCEEA40B5B5E&