DINING: This author dishes on her favorite Brooklyn eats

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Published June 14, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Meredith Deliso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Sherri Eisenberg has traveled the world as a travel writer, and has found that nothing compares to Brooklyn’s culinary scene ... “Brooklyn has such an exciting food scene,” said Eisenberg. “It’s hard to think of other places that have as diverse the offerings as Brooklyn does.” ... Eisenberg would know — she just published a handbook to the borough’s food scene, titled “Food Lovers’ Guide to

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This Is Why I Avoid Brighton Beach

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Published June 7, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
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From the Village Voice:For this particular fellow, head to Brighton Beach. We hear that in between posing for romance novel covers, our eligible bachelor enjoys pierogies, long walks in the sand, and clenching his buttocks into perfect, supple spheres.Original photo courtesy of Jami Attenberg ...

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Boardwalk or sidewalk? Cement to replace Coney Island’s renowned trademark

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Published June 1, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Joe Maniscalco ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Concrete is beating out wood at the Coney Island Boardwalk ... A high-ranking Parks Department official said this week that the city is leaning toward replacing the world-famous Riegelmann Boardwalk’s wooden planks — which have been marched on for more than 70 years — with concrete ... Even though Parks says it is exploring three different options for rehabilitating the nearly three-mile long boardwalk —

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Little Known Brooklyn Businesses: The Meyer Saddlery Corporation

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Published June 2, 2010 at 8:02 a.m.

Thanks to Tara, we've been having fun learning about "Little Known Brooklyn Residents" lately.  So why not a spin-off series about the businesses that kept these residents employed?  ... For example, if it weren't for the Meyer Saddlery Corporation, where would Al Sharp (below) have cultivated his years of experience in the bridle making trade?  ... The Meyer Saddlery Corporation, like so many Brooklyn businesses, was a family affair.  It was founded around 1852 by German immigrant George

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The full list of street festivals

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Published June 3, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... for The Brooklyn Paper ... No time is better than the summer time for a party in the street. Here’s a look at the upcoming festivals this summer (by date): ... FORT GREENE: Brooklyn Academy of Music, May 29, Ashland Place between Hanson Place and Fulton Street ... BAY RIDGE: Eighth Avenue Festival, May 30, Eighth Avenue between 39th and 49th streets ... FLATBUSH: Our Lady of Refuge Pig Roast and Street Fair, May 31, Foster Avenue at Ocean Avenue ...

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From Boardwalk to chaise lounge

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Published May 11, 2010 at 11:12 p.m.

A Red Hook furniture company salvaged 200 feet of Coney Island’s Boardwalk — and turned it into expensive coffee tables.City-hired contractors demolished sections of the Riegelmann Boardwalk in Brighton Beach and Sea Gate earlier this year, then charged Uhuru Design $800 for the tropical hardwood planks, which were later ...

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RED HOOK: From Boardwalk to chaise lounge

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Published May 10, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
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Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Michèle De Meglio ... The Brooklyn Paper ... A Red Hook furniture salvaged 200 feet of Coney Island’s Boardwalk — and turned it into expensive coffee tables ... City-hired contractors demolished sections of the Riegelmann Boardwalk in Brighton Beach and Sea Gate earlier this year, then charged Uhuru Design $800 for the tropical hardwood planks, which were later turned into furniture pieces that sell for $2,400

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Flickr Convoy: Coney Boardwalk Rebuilding Continues

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Published April 27, 2010 at 10:48 p.m.
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Image courtesy of Rubys Host / KC Flickr Group ... The Coney Island boardwalk still undergoing repairs.  Shown are the concrete slabs that lay under the wooden planks.  As more tests with other types of planks (some synthetic) will take place along other parts of the boardwalk, as well as altogether replacing wood with cement in areas from the Aquarium to Brighton Beach, expect to see further work being conducted throughout the summer season ... Join the Kinetic Carnival Flickr Group to add

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Brighton Beach Show Still Hunting Ruskies

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Published April 29, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.
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The infamous Brighton Beach show, whose existence we originally uncovered back in February, is extending their casting deadline and updated some rules, according to their Facebook Page.The “Russian Jersey Shore” is apparently delving deep into its pool of candidates to find very special toolbags like this guy. But it seems the delays are starting to shake the [ ... ] ...

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CONEY ISLAND: A concrete Boardwalk? Call it the Riegelmann Sidewalk in Coney

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Published April 20, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Michèle De Meglio ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Is Coney Island’s famed Boardwalk becoming a sidewalk? ... The city is now replacing the wood planks on the Riegelmann Boardwalk with large concrete slabs from Ocean Parkway to Brighton First Road ... “It’s not going to look like wood at all,” admitted Martin Maher, chief of staff of Brooklyn Parks ... The slabs will have a tan hue and be textured to resemble pebbles and sand, said John Natoli, the

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