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There comes a day when all you can think about is – takeout. Here are some spots that are still open for takeout and/or delivery in Gravesend and thereabouts. Stay well, neighbors. This, too, shall pass. Cafe On The Hill [https://l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcafeonthehillbrooklyn.com%
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L&B Spumoni Gardens via Google MapsDUMBO – L&B Spumoni Gardens, the beloved Italian eatery in Bensonhurst, has announced the opening of a second location after eighty years of business. The draw? The new spot is just down the street from Grimaldi’s [https://www.grimaldis-pizza.com/] and
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cEeg5DQ-70 Police told the New York Daily News that they have identified the man seen on camera pacing outside the 12th Avenue home [/surveillance-footage-released-louis-barbatis-killer-video/#.V4_R45OAOko] of Louis Barbati prior to the L&B Spumoni Gardens co-owner’s slaying [/breaking-man-shot-dead-dyker-heights/#.V4_UU5OAOko]. Barbati,
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Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanFriends and family said farewell to Louis Barbati today at the pizza maker’s funeral at Saint Ephrem’s Catholic Church [http://stephremparish-brooklyn.org/] in Dyker Heights today. A flower arrangement in the shape of a Rangers jersey marked with the word “Uncle” and another
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L&B Spumoni Gardens, Photo by William Caruso/Bensonhurst BeanTwo theories have reportedly emerged among law enforcement officials in the Thursday murder [/breaking-man-shot-dead-dyker-heights/] of Dyker Heights resident and pizza maker Louis Barbati. According to NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce, the beloved owner of Gravesend pizzeria L&B
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An owner of L&B Spumoni Gardens was fatally shot at 7601 12th Avenue. (Source: Google Maps)A Dyker Heights resident and co-owner of the iconic pizzeria L&B Spumoni Gardens [/?s=l%26b+spumoni+gardens#.V3XVg5MrLWU] was fatally shot in the vicinity of his home Thursday evening.
high school reuinion
Photo by William Caruso/Bensonhurst BeanIn 1981, the MTA purchased their alma mater from the city for $1, but for the alumni of Gravesend’s P.S. 248, the memories and nostalgia live on. For the third year in a row, the former students of the elementary school once located
bad boys pizza
Source: Google MapsIf there is one thing Bensonhurst has an abundance of, it’s old-timey charm. So it should come as no surprise that one of the neighborhood’s many pizza shops, Bad Boys Pizza [http://www.yelp.com/biz/bad-boys-pizza-brooklyn] at 2313 86th Street (as well as two great
l and b spumoni gardens
Photo by The Sporkful [https://twitter.com/TheSporkful/status/570627808826949632]via Twitter Creator/Host of The Sporkful [http://www.sporkful.com/] Dan Pashman deliberates over which section of L&B Spumoni Gardens’ square pie is really best. Thoughts? Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.
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Source: Youtube/Global Ambassador NYCOh, Taylor. First you released that terrible, terrible single [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81doBkpkdJQ] about our beloved city. Then we learned that it was just a publicity stunt for your new role as the “Global Welcome Ambassador” [http://www.nycgo.com/w2ny/] for New
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Source: Slarre via Wikimedia CommonsCongressman Michael Grimm invites all retired members of the NYPD or FDNY to have a square at L & B Spumoni Gardens (2725 86th Street) with Geraldo Rivera for an NYPD and FDNY Appreciation Event from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Monday, October
barclays arena
The opening of the Nets Barclays Center officially ushers in the age of Brooklyn as a brand. The developers of the stadium made sure that everything from the ad campaigns to the food somehow reflects a Brooklyn essence. Forget stale popcorn and pretzels, food vendors will be serving up Brooklyn
a slice of brooklyn pizza tour
Photo by Aaron Landry via flickrWhile the French may have been the first nation to appreciate the comedic styling of Jerry Lewis, it’s New Zealand that’s currently giving neighborhood institution L & B Spumoni Gardens some international pizza props. The Kiwi publication New Zealand Herald featured the 86th