38 JUNE 16 – JUNE 22, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP Bensonhurst Festival keeps Brooklynites cool BY DANIELLE KOGAN EDITORIALBROOKLYNREPORTER.COM The 86th Street Bensonhurst street festival celebrated by thousands on Sunday, June 11 kept residents cool, mainly because they were under the tracks holding up the D train. "It was so much cooler under the tracks, that nobody was complaining about the heat," said organizer Chip Caiero, who estimated that attendance reached around 15,000 over the course of the day. The fair, which ran from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from 19th Avenue to Bay Parkway, also featured tons of cra s and clothing as well as a variety of eats representing the neighborhood's diversity. Proceeds from the festival are donated to the Southwest Brooklyn Parks Task Force, and to the 62nd Precinct Community Council in order to better the neighborhood. "My favorite part was sampling all the food," said Cafi ero. "The fair was defi nitely a great success." BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/Photos by Corazon Aguirre Matilde and Mia Bella Sternberg. Luis Morales, “the Bird Man,” with Sanana I and II. Arthur and Isabella Dal. Nancy Rolon and Johanna Lopez. Christa and Elyssa Vallecillo. Pawel Warszawski with his dog Angel. William Moreno.
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