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Flatbush Avenue Street Fair Is This Sunday

(Photo via Flatbush Avenue BID)Mark your calendars: This Sunday, June 18 is the annual Flatbush Avenue Street Fair [https://www.facebook.com/events/1887246694866977/], one of the neighborhood’s most anticipated and popular summer events. The event will run from 12pm to 6pm, on Flatbush Avenue stretching from Parkside

Thousands Of People Celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day At Brooklyn Mela On Coney Island Avenue

Photo by KensingtonBKThousands of people filled Coney Island Avenue Sunday, August 16, to celebrate Pakistan’s independence day with heaps of delicious food, music, dancing and more for the annual Brooklyn Mela [/blog/events/brooklyn-mela-will-be-celebrated-on-coney-island-avenue-this-sunday-watch-out-for-street-closures-and-bus-changes-2] . Held each year in New York City’s largest Pakistani community, the festivities centered around

Photos: Flatbush Avenue Street Fair Draws 13,000 People To Our Neighborhood For Food, Dancing, Games & More

About 13,000 people flocked to the annual Flatbush Avenue Street Fair [/blog/events/enjoy-games-rides-vendors-more-at-the-flatbush-avenue-street-fair-this-sunday-june-14] on Sunday — about a third more than last year, and the festivities celebrated the people and businesses along the avenue with dancing, music, carnival games, food, and more. For the event, which is organized by

Happy Hanukkah To All Our Readers

Source: Hanukkah-gifts.comThis evening at sundown (4:13pm) will begin the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah — aka Chanukah, or חֲנֻכָּה — the joyous eight-day “Festival of Lights,” which recalls the miracle of the oil and ancient rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the revolt of the Maccabees.

Road Closures & More Ahead Of This Year’s Atlantic Antic

This Sunday, September 28 marks the 40th anniversary of the Atlantic Antic [http://atlanticave.org/atlantic-antic/]! This year’s festivities, running from noon to 6pm rain or shine, are set to be the most exciting yet. A huge array of foods will be available, vendors will be out selling their

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 eat a bit of everything and report back to you on the best. Unfortunately, it was far more food than I could handle and I was forced to tap out

Photos: Bensonhurst’s 86th Street Festival Keeps Community Vibrant!

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

Bensonhurst JCH Draws 700 Neighbors For Purim Spiel

The Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst (7802 Bay Parkway) held their popular annual Purim Carnival last Sunday afternoon. This year, the themed “Purim Spiel” incorporated a live theatrical performance and drew close to 700 locals to celebrate this festive Jewish holiday, almost double that of last year. Program Director of

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 this past Sunday, December 1. Hundreds of community members attended the free event that celebrated the Jewish holiday, and featured fun, food and entertainment for all. There was an incredible

Sunday: Two Sukkot Celebrations For The Community

Source: WikipediaClick to enlargeThere will be at least two — count ’em, two — Sukkot events for the community this Sunday, both of which promise tons of food, entertainment, music, dancing, and much more. * Congregation Israel of Kings Bay: Congregation Israel of Kings Bay invites the Jewish community to their annual Simchas