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The Vegas Diner on 86th Street opened their doors one last time. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Gravesend-born actor, director, and writer William DeMeo is back home, filming a TV show about realistic mobsters in 1980s southern Brooklyn. “It’s definitely the next hit mob street series, I have no
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(Photo via Vegas Diner/Facebook)Today, an iconic Bensonhurst diner has shut its doors, and neighbors spent the weekend enjoying one last meal and reveling in memories. The Vegas Diner, a hallmark of old-school Brooklyn at the corner of 86th Street between Bay 13th Street & 16th Avenue, closed almost
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Vegas Diner, 1619 86th Street. (Screenshot via Google Images)We’re sad to announce your last chance to get the famed disco fries at this 24-hour staple serving generations of Bensonhurst neighbors. “The reason we’re closing is simple,” said co-owner Frank Mavromichalis. “A couple of partners are in their
chicken soup bensonhurst
Chicken soup at Chris’ RestaurantFew foods are more comforting than a bowl of piping hot chicken soup. With its antibiotic properties and rejuvenating powers, chicken soup has been known to prevent the onset of seasonal illness while conjuring happy memories of Grandma’s home cooking. With a winter season that
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Starbucks on 86th Street.The Starbucks on 86th Street is notorious for being packed at all hours of the day — and for no real reason except that it’s Starbucks. Good luck getting a table there. Ever. Last year, when a pole-wielding lunatic walked into Starbucks [/lunatic-walks-starbucks-86th-street-pole-smashes-laptop-bits/] and started smashing
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According to stories in both the Village Voice and Brooklyn Paper Alex Tombrakos, the beloved owner of the neighborhood institution Vegas Diner, died Friday April 15th at the age of 70 from bone cancer. It’s a fitting testament to such a popular figure in the neighborhood that Mr. Tombrakos’