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The Brooklyn Columbus Day Parade in 2011. Photo via the Federation of Italian-American OrganizationsSure Manhattan’s Columbus Day Parade is great if you’re a fan of being crushed by hordes of tourists, but Brooklyn’s celebration of the late great Italian explorer isn’t just more intimate and community-centric,
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PS 163 Bath Beach (Photo via Google Maps)Do your tweens have summer plans yet? The Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) [http://www.fiaobrooklyn.org/] of Brooklyn is rolling out two free youth programs for grades 5 through 8 at local schools, that are open to children across District
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Photo by Carmen Molina Tamacas/Bensonhurst Bean“The dialect; that’s the most important. Do not forget, ” Jeremías Alvarado said of his Guatemalan Mayan-Quiché heritage. That is the main aspiration of the Guatemalan community in Bath Beach and Bensonhurst — to preserve the culture they left behind. Alvarado does not celebrate
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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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Source: Department of Transportation website.Save the dates! Weekend Walks [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/weekendwalks/html/home/home.shtml] are coming to Bensonhurst’s 18th Avenue in July. Every summer, the Department of Transportation [DOT] partners with community groups to present multi-block neighborhood events, by temporarily closing commercial
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From last year’s parade.The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman William Colton: Assembly Member William Colton (47th Assembly District – Brooklyn) will be one of four grand marshals for Brooklyn’s 33rd Annual Columbus Day parade. The parade will take place on Saturday, October 11th
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Although mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio may have used the occasion to tout his Italian heritage [http://politicker.com/2013/10/bill-de-blasio-goes-into-all-out-italian-mode-for-columbus-day-parade/] and the contributions of New York City’s Italian community, Saturday’s Columbus Day parade on 18th Avenue brought together thousands of people from all different backgrounds for
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Source: Donavan Mueller / FlickrThere is nothing that fosters community spirit better than rolling up your sleeves and working side by side with your neighbors to help keep your neighborhood clean. The Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) is inviting community members to do just that. FIAO will be holding a
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Source: Wikimedia CommonsReverend Michael Louis Gelfant of the Saint Finbar Catholic Church (128 Bay 20th Street) was selected as the Grand Marshall of the Columbus Day Parade next October, according to a report [http://brooklyneagle.com/articles/st-finbar-pastor-named-grand-marshal-brooklyn-columbus-day-parade-2013-05-20-181500] by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Gelfant was chosen by the organizing committee
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This past Saturday, thousands of people came to Bensonhurst to celebrate the community’s 31st Annual Columbus Day Parade. With their American flags in tow, locals rejoiced in Brooklyn’s personal tribute to cultural diversity and U.S. discovery. The parade started on 60th Street and 18th Avenue (appropriately at
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Spurce: OSU Special Collections & Archives via Wikimedia CommonsIt’s time to dance at the Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) Beacon Community Center again. The free program, which is in its 14th year, is held in the auditorium of Seth Low IS 96 at 99 Avenue P on Wednesday
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The following is a press release from the office of City Councilman David Greenfield: Greenfield Invites Residents & Businesses to Clean Up Bay Parkway Public Welcome to Attend Meeting on Thursday with DSNY Officials Brooklyn, NY – In response to a host of quality of life issues and concerns along Bay