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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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Bensonhurst’s 86th Street FestivalWhen is the 86th Street Festival [https://www.facebook.com/events/1440670296237202/]? This weekend! Bensonhurst’s annual street fair is returning this Sunday, June 7, for a day of delicious food, music, thrift shopping, kids activities, rides, and more. The commercial corridor will be closed to
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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’