Born in Brooklyn and raised mostly in Bensonhurst, Chief Esposito considered entering the priesthood.

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They make a much better one at the Taste of Europe in Bensonhurst.

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Some other areas, like Bensonhurst and Sheepshead Bay, have been revived through immigration.

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The Wilpons lived in Bensonhurst, and Fred grew up on the baseball fields at the Parade Grounds and in Dyker Park.

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Even with the current difficulties, Wilpon still shows at times an almost childlike delight in the wondrous course his life has taken from Bensonhurst.

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The population is about as diverse as it gets, from Hispanics in Bushwick to Italians in Bensonhurst to Jews in Borough Park, among many others.

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An aunt helped the family relocate to Bensonhurst.

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It is a heartrending tale of a passionate young woman from the Bensonhurst neighborhood of New York, who is driven to become a healer because of the early deaths of her mother, father and brother.

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