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By Darren Sands | Published September 27, 2012 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

Fifty-five years ago, a New York businessman named Walter O'Malley moved his baseball team across the country. The Brooklyn Dodgers left Flatbush's Ebbets Field for a shiny new stadium in a valley originally meant for public housing. Yes, the Dodgers broke the hearts of a generation of fans when they left (including Borough President Marty Markowitz). But on Friday, September 28, the favorite son of the Marcy Projects will take a stage to celebrate, amongst other things, the return of major professional sports to Brooklyn. Here are five of the best bars in the area to say cheers to a new beginning. --Darren Sands

Fifty-five years ago, a New York businessman named Walter O’Malley moved his baseball team across…