celebrations

Jun
25
Nostalgia Trains And More At Brighton Beach Station This Weekend To Celebrate Centennial Of BMT

Nostalgia Trains And More At Brighton Beach Station This Weekend To Celebrate Centennial Of BMT

The Nostalgia Train is prepped for the 100th anniversary celebration. (Source: MTA/Flickr)Happy 100th anniversary, Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation! To
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Jun
10
Thousands Come To Celebrate Israel On Nostrand Avenue With Kings Bay Y (Photos)

Thousands Come To Celebrate Israel On Nostrand Avenue With Kings Bay Y (Photos)

Close to 5,000 people converged in front of the Kings Bay YM-YWHA (3495 Nostrand Avenue) for a block-and-a-half long
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Nov
21
Pols In Brooklyn And Staten Island Boycott MTA’s Verrazano Bridge Celebration

Pols In Brooklyn And Staten Island Boycott MTA’s Verrazano Bridge Celebration

Source: Flickr/24736216@N07Several elected officials from both sides of the bridge say they are boycotting today’s 50th anniversary
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Oct
15

Bensonhurst’s Millionaire Party Kid Profiled By Business Insider

Alex Shlaferman selfie via Business InsiderThe last time we wrote about Alexander “Xander” Shlaferman, it was for ending up in
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Aug
28

Foods Of The 18th Avenue Feast: What To Eat

I finally made it over to 18th Avenue for the Festa di Santa Rosalia [/18th-avenue-feast-kicks-today-lasts-august-31/] and my plan was to
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Apr
15

Local Pols Support Ticker-Tape Parade For Troops Returning From Iraq, Afghanistan

Source: Luke Redmond/FlickrSeveral local representatives to the City Council said yesterday that they support a proposal to throw a
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Mar
11

Roundup: Purim Celebrations Around Sheepshead Bay

A previous Kings Bay Y Purim Carnival (Photo by Erica Sherman)Let the Purim festivities begin! The Jewish holiday is
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Dec
04

Photos: Shorefront Y Holds Chanukah Celebration

A fraylichen Chanukah! The Shorefront Y (3300 Coney Island Avenue) ushered in the festival of lights with a community celebration
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Oct
25

Clinton Hill Celebrates End of Growing Season With a Spicy Festival

Clinton Hill is kicking up the fall heat with a Habanero Festival at a garden at the corner of Waverly
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Aug
13

Bensonhurst’s Alexander Shlaferman Throws “Xandernation” On Manhattan Bridge, Gets Arrested

Bensonhurst native Alexander Shlaferman is a multi-millionaire teenage business whiz-kid, responsible for operating the admittedly cool Vante Toys [http://www.
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