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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 review in The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/dining/the-islands-review.html] and a packed house almost every night. The Islands, 671 Washington Avenue (Photo: Robin

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 to vote for one movie filmed in the Big Apple that will be screened for free at parks and theaters throughout the five boroughs for all to see on Wednesday,

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] / Facebook)Yaffa Eliach, Holocaust survivor, photographer, historian, and Brooklyn College Professor, died Tuesday at age 79, reports the New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/nyregion/yaffa-eliach-died-holocaust-memorial-museum.

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/draft-standards-english-language-arts] and Mathematics Learning Standards [http://www.nysed.gov/draft-standards-mathematics] — together composing the Common Core academic standards [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/01/common-core-cuomo-proposal/#.V_VCWpMrKT8] — last Wednesday, September 28.

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 park in Brooklyn, we all know that Marine Park — the neighborhood — is seriously underrated. A New York Times profile this week [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/realestate/marine-park-brooklyn-block-parties-bocce-and-salt-air.

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 polls predicted to win [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/the-new-york-primary-is-tomorrow-heres-what-you-need-to-know/] by wide margins — walked away from New York increasing their delegate lead. However, the primary’s aftermath reveals interesting

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 the NewYork Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/dining/hungry-city-mimis-hummus-14th-street.html?smid=tw-nytfood&smtyp=cur&_r=0] this week for one of its two Manhattan offshoots.

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” [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/realestate/new-yorks-next-hot-neighborhoods.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0] and, unsurprisingly, they flagged Sunset Park West — aka the narrow strip of

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/] / Flickr) Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2016-agenda-signature-proposals-ensuring-new-york-and-will-continue-be] on Wednesday that promised

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://www.nytimes.com/video/new-york-city-neighborhoods-block-by-block] series. We can’t help but love seeing beautiful views and hearing how great the neighborhood is. (We might be biased since we were interviewed