http://brokelyn.com Food, restaurants, shopping and cheap fun on a budget in Brooklyn NYC Sat, 18 May 2013 19:19:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://brokelyn.com/new-for-the-summer-ferry-service-to-red-hook/ http://brokelyn.com/new-for-the-summer-ferry-service-to-red-hook/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:22:46 +0000 David Colon http://brokelyn.com/?p=43770 Read More]]>
Good spot for a houseboat too. via Facebook The East River Ferry was already a pretty great way to get around, especially when it’s nice out. But, because no one is ever satisfied with merely “great” in New York, people thought about ways to improve it even more. Their idea? Get another one to go out of Manhattan down to Red Hook on weekends. And according to a press release from the city,t hat’s exactly what’s happening. Yes you’ll have one less excuse to not go to Red Hook this summer, especially if you live in Manhattan for some reason. Every weekend, a ferry will set out from Pier 11 in Downtown Manhattan and first go to Ikea, then a refurbished, previously unused ferry stop on Van Brunt Street. See? Even city officials are crazy about vintage objects in Brooklyn. Service starts next Saturday, May 25, and runs all the way through September… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/new-for-the-summer-ferry-service-to-red-hook/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/sunnys-launches-an-indiegogo-kicks-it-off-with-a-party-tonight/ http://brokelyn.com/sunnys-launches-an-indiegogo-kicks-it-off-with-a-party-tonight/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 16:40:36 +0000 Rebecca Fishbein http://brokelyn.com/?p=43433 Read More]]>
Sunny’s in better days (via flickr user waywuiwei) Six months after Hurricane Sandy, Red Hook staple Sunny’s Bar is still shuttered, which sucks for everyone in the neighborhood, and for pretty much most breathing, thinking human beings capable of feeling love, too. But they’re doing their best to get back on their feet, launching an Indiegogo campaign and feting it with a May Day celebration/benefit at the Bell House in Gowanus. The party costs $30 to attend (tickets here), and if you’ve got extra cash to burn, VIP tickets run $60 and will get you prime seating for the festivities. Local performers like the Red Hook Ramblers, Li’l Mo and the Monicats, The Luna Sisters and John Pinamonti will take the stage. And though tickets are a bit hefty, the cash will go to a good cause – Sunny’s owners have been working day after day to put in a new boiler, hot water heater,… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/sunnys-launches-an-indiegogo-kicks-it-off-with-a-party-tonight/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/celebrate-red-hooks-arts-and-culture-at-red-hook-fest/ http://brokelyn.com/celebrate-red-hooks-arts-and-culture-at-red-hook-fest/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:30:36 +0000 Rebecca Fishbein http://brokelyn.com/?p=43285 Read More]]>
Face painting at last year’s Red Hook Fest (via flickr user DTETC Red Hook is home to more than wonderful bars and street hockey and maritime toughs who coulda been contenders. It’s also home to a thriving arts scene, and that suffered along with everyone else during Sandy. The recovery effort has been underway for a little while, but there are still plenty of people in the neighborhood that are struggling to get back on their feet. All the more reason, then, to come out and celebrate all the neighborhood has to offer at this year’s upcoming Red Hook Fest. The annual bash, hosted by arts organization Dance Theatre Etcetera, is in its 20th year, and the organizers are bringing tons of cool arts and music events to the neighborhood. Expect performances by local dance company Nicholas Leichter Dance, WNYC Battle of the Boroughs winners the Brown Rice Family and the Hungry March Band,… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/celebrate-red-hooks-arts-and-culture-at-red-hook-fest/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/the-red-hook-food-vendors-are-back-this-weekend/ http://brokelyn.com/the-red-hook-food-vendors-are-back-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:01:00 +0000 David Colon http://brokelyn.com/?p=43367 Read More]]>
He’s Chuck Schumer and he approves that elote Now that the Smith-9th Street subway station is finally open, everyone is going to want to ride there, right? At the very least, just out of curiosity. Of course, once you get to the station, you might find that you’re a bit peckish. Fortunately for you, a slew of food vendors will be down in Red Hook, waiting for you to come and spend money and eat.  The Red Hook Food Vendors are a collection of vendors who set up at the Red Hook ball fields between Court Street and Columbia Street with a few food trucks and dole out heavenly Latin American food. Or, sell it we guess, they’re not just giving it out, but they shouldn’t have to. Where else can you get Guatemalan, Mexican and Colombian food at the same place, all while lounging in the grass? Well, Heaven, sure, but… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/the-red-hook-food-vendors-are-back-this-weekend/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/good-news-everyone-smith-9th-street-station-opens-next-friday/ http://brokelyn.com/good-news-everyone-smith-9th-street-station-opens-next-friday/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:05:47 +0000 David Colon http://brokelyn.com/?p=43165 Read More]]>
It WILL exist. via Brooklyn Pix Well, OK, we admit it, we were Skeptical Sallys about the Smith-9th Street station ever re-opening. Can you blame us? Oh really, you can? Because we all know the MTA just moves sooo fast on things. Well, whatever, let’s stop fighting and just focus on the good news: the Smith-9th Street has an official opening date, Friday, April 26 at 10:30am. We will reopen the Smith-9th Streets station next Friday at 10:30am. #MTA — Kevin Ortiz (@MTA_NYCT_Vocero) April 19, 2013   So, which transit nerd is gonna be the first one through the turnstile? … Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/good-news-everyone-smith-9th-street-station-opens-next-friday/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/written-in-stone-brooklyn-slate-giving-away-grilled-cheese-saturday/ http://brokelyn.com/written-in-stone-brooklyn-slate-giving-away-grilled-cheese-saturday/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:41:24 +0000 David Colon http://brokelyn.com/?p=42878 Read More]]>
Vegans need not apply. via Flickr user Maggie Hoffman It’s Monday, so the last thing you want to be thinking about is Saturday. Both because it’s so, so far away and because last Saturday’s debauchery involving eating $80 worth of stadium food might still be sitting like a rock in your stomach. Screw that though, everybody’s working for the weekend, right? Especially when that weekend has free grilled cheese in Red Hook. The Brooklyn Slate Company, producer of fancy slate cheese boards that probably drive people who hate hipsters and foodies up a wall, is opening their brick-and-mortar location in Red Hook. Hooray for more businesses in Red Hook! Of course, if that was the only news, this would be running on Richlyn or something. The part that’s important to you, the hungry brokester, is that Brooklyn Slate opens their store on National Grilled Cheese Day, which is  thing apparently. So they’re… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/written-in-stone-brooklyn-slate-giving-away-grilled-cheese-saturday/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/argue-over-ways-to-spend-post-sandy-fun-money-this-week/ http://brokelyn.com/argue-over-ways-to-spend-post-sandy-fun-money-this-week/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:38:34 +0000 David Colon http://brokelyn.com/?p=42776 Read More]]>
Maybe give some to Occupy Sandy. via Facebook So we’ve already got one way to argue over how to spend gobs of money, at least if you live in Brad Lander’s district and want to be part of his participatory budget-palooza. If you don’t live in Lander’s district, don’t get bummed out about not being able to spend huge amounts of money, because you’ve got two more chances in front of you. One, involves how Ikea should help Red Hook, and and the other is the big kahuna: how do we spend the money the federal government gave us after we clawed it out of their horrible hands. First, the smaller amount. Ikea has a contest called “Click for a Cause” where they leave it up to residents in cities with an Ikea on what the company should do with a $10,000 donation to each neighborhood where an Ikea is located. In… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/argue-over-ways-to-spend-post-sandy-fun-money-this-week/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/smith-9th-street-station-finally-finally-to-open-in-april/ http://brokelyn.com/smith-9th-street-station-finally-finally-to-open-in-april/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:11:46 +0000 David Colon http://brokelyn.com/?p=42566 Read More]]>
It DOES exist. via Brooklyn Pix It’s always weird to report on good news about the G train. In part because no matter what the good news is, it’s never “The MTA has decided waiting six years for a G train might be too long.” But, you take what you can get we suppose, and we will certainly take this news. After an endless era of construction, the Smith-9th Street station will finally be ready for you to stand around and crane your neck down the tracks. Even more places to go on the G train now! The Wall Street Journal reports that the MTA told undoubtedly pissed off residents of Gowanus and Red Hook that yes, the mythical station will be reopening on April 22. What do users of the highest subway station in the world get after that interminable wait? Some nice art touches like a 14-foot mosaic, a couple anti-crime… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/smith-9th-street-station-finally-finally-to-open-in-april/feed/ 1 http://brokelyn.com/brooklyn-crab-offering-all-day-1-beers-next-friday/ http://brokelyn.com/brooklyn-crab-offering-all-day-1-beers-next-friday/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:31:42 +0000 Katrina Casino http://brokelyn.com/?p=42559 Read More]]>
The happiest place on Earth. via Facebok Just in case this week’s multiple frigid incidents of wintry mix made you forget that summer in Brooklyn is basically the best thing ever, Monday, April 1, the Brooklyn Crab is celebrating their extended summer hours with a huge re-opening party. For the occasion, they’ll be serving up dollar oysters and $1 beers…and no, it’s not an April Fools prank. Extended summer hours at the at 24 Reed Street means that, starting on April 1, they’ll be open seven days a week for all your crustacean needs, wants, and desires. Celebrate on one of the Brooklyn Crab’s two decks and survey the newly triumphant Red Hook neighborhood, or, you know, the New York harbor. Oh, or play mini-golf. They also have mini-golf. The dollar oyster/beer deal goes on all day from 11am-10pm, making it not the happiest hour in Brooklyn, but also completely impossible (and inexcusable) to miss.… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/brooklyn-crab-offering-all-day-1-beers-next-friday/feed/ 2 http://brokelyn.com/whats-the-value-of-skipping-a-shopping-run-at-ikea-99/ http://brokelyn.com/whats-the-value-of-skipping-a-shopping-run-at-ikea-99/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:20:37 +0000 David Colon http://brokelyn.com/?p=42464 Read More]]>
Although, we guess you can hang out at the bar while the person shops for you. via Flickr user Urban_Lisa So we’ve previously covered how much it costs you to to shlep all your crap home from Ikea (both a useful guide AND a window into Tim’s hairstyle at the time). But we’ve also gotten sage relationship advice from cupcake genius Allison Robicelli that included a whole paragraph on not going to Ikea. Fortunately for you, Ikea has a way to avoid both the shlepping and the fighting, and still get your stuff, but of course, it’ll cost you. For $99, you can give them a list of all the stuff you want, and they’ll both buy it for you and deliver it to you. So, the question is, is the Picking with Delivery service worth it? We say no, but then again, we’re a site devoted to saving money and being smart with… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/whats-the-value-of-skipping-a-shopping-run-at-ikea-99/feed/ 4