Besides all the normal attractions, I'd like to hear from people on the inside track who might know what I should do and where to eat.
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So I'm moving to New York City next summer!
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I saw that on google maps when looking at the area where my parents just bought a studio apartment. I want to try and fit it in when I go in January.Originally posted by alwaysgrowing View PostThere is a Mueseum of Sex in NYC you should go visit. I find it pretty entertaining. Some of the sex products invented show some crazy (possibly disturbed) minds
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Bensonhurst Brooklyn.
"Bensonhurst (also known as "Brooklyn's Little Italy") is a neighborhood located in the south-central part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Bensonhurst runs from about 14th Avenue to 25th Avenue and from Gravesend Bay to 53rd Street, encompassing Bath Beach, New Utrecht, and part of Dyker Heights and bordered by the Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Gravesend, and Borough Park sections. For many generations of Jewish and Italian residents, Bensonhurst's geographic boundaries have been defined by the streets where the ethnic mix of Bensonhurst begins to fray. Interestingly, since about 1993, the rapid expansion of the population of Orthodox Jews in neighboring Borough Park, has encroached deeply into Bensonhurst, such that the ethnic geographic boundaries now begin from about 18th Avenue to 25th Avenue and from Gravesend Bay to 60th Street. This 1.4 square mile change represents an expansion of Borough Park and a shrinkage of Bensonhurst, as defined by traditional ethnic boundaries. It represents a historical parallel to the shrinkage of Manhattan's Little Italy as a result of the expansion and encroachment of neighboring Chinatown.
Brooklyn's "Little Italy"
Bensonhurst was stereotyped as a haven for Mafia members (Gus Farace, a reputed mob associate suspected of murdering a federal drug-enforcement agent, was found shot to death in a parked car there on November 17, 1989, and two years later the neighborhood provided the setting for the mob-themed film Out for Justice starring Steven Seagal), many of whom are believed to maintain residences in Dyker Heights, a neighborhood adjacent to Bensonhurst. Despite this old stereotype, the reality is that the overwhelming majority of Bensonhurst residents (like the overwhelming majority of all Italian-Americans) have nothing to do with crime, organized or otherwise."Last edited by Bouncer; 12-19-10, 11:01 AM.
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^Bensonhurst he'll get his teeth kicked in LOL
hit me up bro... when it comes to food/entertainment just ask natives when you get there. what are you into nitelife clubs food art... coffee shops, nyc history hard to aswer wut you want to accomplish
pretty much sums up NYC
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