Arts & Entertainment

Bensonhurst — Bensonhurst comes together for Houston at Maria “The Ice Cream Girl” fundraiser

Bay Ridge — Generally Speaking: Ragamuffin Committee sets 2017 parade date

Prospect Heights — Brooklyn Bavarian Biergarten hosts successful Stein Hoisting Competition

Sunset Park — Sunset Park to say farewell to summer with annual festival

Downtown Brooklyn — Local bookworms gear up for annual Brooklyn Book Festival

— PHOTOS: Fiftieth New York Caribbean Carnival Parade shows off pride with huge party

— Italian-American extras wanted for new Martin Scorsese film starring De Niro, Pacino

Bay Ridge — Bay Ridge Vocal Academy finding local talent of all ages

— PHOTOS: Battle of Brooklyn commemoration another triumph

Sunset Park — Tenth annual Brooklyn 24th Street Festival another hit in Sunset

Bay Ridge — Bay Ridge Rocks inspires local mom to turn bricks into “brownstones”

— Breezy Point and Silver Gull Surf clubs offer top-notch summer fun