Throwback to 1995 in Gravesend Brooklyn. 4th of July! There was nothing like it : from Bay Ridge to Gravesend and everything in between (Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights) it was brimming with Italian kids on every single street corner. Massimo shirts were in style. So were NBA and MLB team jerseys. Starter jackets were still around. Hip Hop and Freestyle were dominating the music everyone played. It was Italians for miles. A truly glorious time. The only other places that had this vibe wer

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When a Brooklyn man found himself in distress in the water at Canarsie Pier, a local fisherman jumped in after him & held him above the water before NY’s Finest & Bravest arrived. NYPD Special Operations ESU officers wasted no time to enter the water, and with help from @FDNY personnel, brought both men back to safety. We thank this good Samaritan for seeing something and doing something. Watch the heroism of your officers, firefighters, and fellow New Yorker in the body-worn camera footage. | N