What started as a few kids in hand-me-down clothes is now a full-blown Bay Ridge institution. On Sept. 27, the 59th annual Ragamuffin Parade took over Third Avenue in a celebration of community.

Kicking off at 1 p.m. from 76th Street and marching down to the Citizens Bank parking lot, the beloved neighborhood tradition brought out families and costumed flair.

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This year’s Grand Marshals were longtime local business owners Bobby Daquara and John Keegan, the duo behind the Greenhouse Café and Cappuccino Café. Since becoming owners of the Cafe in 1990, they have been deeply involved with community fundraising and non-profits, like “Haley’s Comets Blood Dri

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