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Birds Race Homing Pigeons Near New York City
In a Verrazano Narrows park, NE York based racers Giovinco and Accardi release 68 young homing pigeons to test their homeward potential. The birds, averaging 50 mph, return to five coops in Queens as a Brooklyn Concourse Homing Pigeon Club sustains races across the area.
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Associated Press
NE York
Joseph Giovinco
Giovinco
Verrazano Narrows
Anthony Accardi
Brooklyn Concourse
New York Area
Giovinco and
Accardi
Queens
New York
Brooklyn