Brooklyn, one of the most well known places in the world for its food, its culture and its landmarks. What most people do not know is that right in the heart of Brooklyn, for decades, there has been a heated feud brewing between two adjacent areas: Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst. In the 60s and 70s the people growing up in these two places had clashing cultures. Even thought they were basically in the same zip code.
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Brooklyn, one of the most well known places in the world; for its food, its culture and its landmarks. What most people do not know is that right in the heart of Brooklyn, for decades, there has been a heated feud brewing between two adjacent areas: Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst. In the 60s and 70s the people growing up in these two places had clashing cultures. Even though they were basically in the same zip code. The people in Bay Ridge…
“John Heffernan born in 1963.”
“Tom Kane born in 1958.”
Didn’t like the people from Bensonhurst… And my parents from Bensonhurst,
“Maryanne Panepinto born in 1952.”
“Paul Panepinto. Born 1951”
Didn’t like the people from Bay Ridge. But was it that they didn’t like each other? Or was it that they didn’t know that much about each other? All Tom and John from Bay Ridge knew about Bensonhurst was where to eat and how to get there.
“Growing up in Bay Rid...
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