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6:43 AM 1/4/2021 - CURRENT NEWS: Trump And The Military: What An Erratic Commander In Chief Leaves Behind - NPR | UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange - AP | Coney Island’s Dick Zigun: Carny to the core - Brooklyn Magazine

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The Brooklyn News And Times The Brooklyn News And Times - brooklynnewsandtimes.blogspot.com The Brooklyn News The Brooklyn News - bklynnews.com The Brooklyn Pages 6:43 AM 1/4/2021 - CURRENT NEWS   The Brooklyn News: Brooklyn Magazine: Coney Island’s Dick Zigun: Carny to the core posted at 11:36:15 UTC by admin   via   Sites from Michael_Novakhov (51 sites) Like what you’re hearing? Subscribe to us at  iTunes , check us out on  Spotify  and hear us on  Google ,  Amazon ,  Stitcher  and  TuneIn . This is our  RSS feed . Tell a friend! Geographically, Coney Island is only about 70, 75 miles from Bridgeport, Connecticut. On the spiritual map, the two couldn’t be closer. Huckster showman P. T. Barnum lived in Bridgeport and served as the town’s mayor in the late 19th century. The Frisbie Pie Company was founded in Bridgeport, and the city is credited as the birthplace of the Frisbee. It is also the birthplace of Dick Zigun, who today resides year-round in Coney Island, as he has since the