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Jul
25
One Of Washington Ave’s Best Restaurants Weathers Gentrification

One Of Washington Ave’s Best Restaurants Weathers Gentrification

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Seven months after reopening, The Islands, an exceedingly popular Jamaican restaurant in Prospect Heights, has a sparkling new
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Aug
01
Vote For The NYC Film You Want To See In Free Citywide Screenings

Vote For The NYC Film You Want To See In Free Citywide Screenings

One Film, One New York [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/initiatives/onefilmny.page] is giving New Yorkers the chance
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Nov
10
Monumental Holocaust Historian & Brooklyn College Professor Dies At 79

Monumental Holocaust Historian & Brooklyn College Professor Dies At 79

(Photo via Jewish Daily Forward [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynBreakingNews/photos/a.10152220115617280.1073741825.269037602279/10154837144167280/?type=3&theater]
2 min read
Oct
06
Sweeping Changes Proposed For Common Core, Could Mean Shifting Of Gears For State Tests

Sweeping Changes Proposed For Common Core, Could Mean Shifting Of Gears For State Tests

Source: Old Shoe Woman/FlickrThe State Education Department released new drafts of the English Language Arts [http://www.nysed.gov/
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Aug
18

NYT Discovers Marine Park: Did The Grey Lady Get It Right?

Marine Park’s historic Hendrick I. Lott House. Source: Lotthouse.orgBoasting a wide-open skyline, pretty, modest homes and the largest
2 min read
Apr
20

Sunset Parkers Preferred Clinton And Trump, Show Presidential Primary Votes

Image via WNYC.Tuesday’s presidential primaries went pretty much as expected. Party frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — who
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Mar
11
New Mimi’s Hummus Spot Gets Some Love From New York Times

New Mimi’s Hummus Spot Gets Some Love From New York Times

Mimi’s Hummus on Cortelyou Road. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Ditmas Park favorite Mimi’s Hummus received high praise from
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Mar
04
Sunset Park West Is A Thing Now, Says New York Times

Sunset Park West Is A Thing Now, Says New York Times

Image via Google Maps.A recent New York Times article highlighted five of New York City’s “Next Hot Neighborhoods”
3 min read
Jan
14
Cuomo Announces $20 Billion Affordable Housing Plan At State Of The State Speech

Cuomo Announces $20 Billion Affordable Housing Plan At State Of The State Speech

Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/
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Jan
12

Ditmas Park Featured In New York Times Real Estate Video

This month the New York Times is featuring Ditmas Park as part of its ongoing Block By Block video [http: