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There will be lots of fun on Bay Ridge’s Fifth Avenue on Sunday! Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to turn out for the 2014 Fifth Avenue Spring Festival, a giant street fair sponsored by the Bay Ridge Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District (BID). … Full Article

Two elected officials who have spent years fighting the city’s plans for a garbage processing plant in Bensonhurst are set to renew their battle on Sunday. … Full Article

“Tom loved the community and the community loved him back,” said Camille Orrichio Loccisano, a friend of the late Tom Kane. … Full Article

If you live in a Victorian Flatbush house, logic dictates that you stay home a lot and revel in its antique charms. However, Cortelyou Road and Church Avenue are populated with eateries that pour on the charm and draw residents out for a bite to eat. … Full Article

The historic houses on Stratford Road are so pretty. The stalled-out construction project in their midst is not. … Full Article

Snip, snip. The Victorian Flatbush real estate market is hot – but even so, some houses are priced too ambitiously, then need to be cut. … Full Article

This “Gone With the Wind” house will cost a bundle. … Full Article

Ah, these Victorian dreamboats. We can't get enough of them. Eye on Real Estate returns to Victorian Flatbush for a second week, as promised – an area full of historic homes a century old or more, whose sale prices are topping $2 million these days. … Full Article

The formerly tranquil and pristine setting of Owl’s Head Park is rapidly turning into a trash-filled mess, according to residents who live near the Bay Ridge recreation spot. … Full Article

If you love American history, then the New Utrecht Reformed Church in Bensonhurst is the place to be this weekend (May 31-June 1). … Full Article