http://brokelyn.com Food, restaurants, shopping and cheap fun on a budget in Brooklyn NYC Wed, 22 May 2013 18:03:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://brokelyn.com/amazing-spider-man-2-filming-in-brooklyn-tomorrow/ http://brokelyn.com/amazing-spider-man-2-filming-in-brooklyn-tomorrow/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:54:11 +0000 David Colon http://brokelyn.com/?p=42170 Read More]]>
“Why don’t you get out of the hero game and open a cafe in Park Slope with me?” In the world of unnecessary remakes, The Amazing Spider-Man just may top the list. After all, the first movie came out barely ten years ago, so the idea that we needed to start all the way from the beginning seems a little silly. But, we’ll take off our nerd glasses here and just get to how this affects your life: if you’ve got nothing to do tomorrow, you can go try and catch a glimpse of the sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for those who aren’t quite awake yet, being filmed down in Windsor Terrace. On Location Vacations got a tip from a reader who noted that the adventures of the world’s favorite wall crawler will be coming to Brooklyn tomorrow night at 10pm, on Fuller Place, between Prospect Avenue and Windsor Place. Disappointingly, there probably won’t be a… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/amazing-spider-man-2-filming-in-brooklyn-tomorrow/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/scouts-honor-bk-dad-starts-gay-girl-friendly-scout-troop/ http://brokelyn.com/scouts-honor-bk-dad-starts-gay-girl-friendly-scout-troop/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:21:50 +0000 David Colon http://brokelyn.com/?p=41006 Read More]]>
Soon to be a Wes Anderson joint The Boy Scouts are (allegedly) a fun way to grow up, learning about nature and camaraderie and the fleeting joy connected to small rewards. I wouldn’t know, I was never a scout. One Windsor Terrace father was though, but found that the Scouts’ policies towards gay members was a deal breaker when he thought about enrolling his own son in them. So, in yet another case of that Brooklyn DIY spirit, he went and started his own damn scout troop. Todd Schweikert has just recently begun his troop, named the Fifth Brooklyn Scouts (which makes us worry about what happened to troops one through four), under the umbrella of the Baden-Powell Service Association. BPSA is a lesser known scouting association than the Boy Scouts, but a scouting association nonetheless, so you can rest assured that it’s not just some crazy guy holing up with his three kids. The… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/scouts-honor-bk-dad-starts-gay-girl-friendly-scout-troop/feed/ 1 http://brokelyn.com/apartment-hunt-hostin-the-holiday-party-edition/ http://brokelyn.com/apartment-hunt-hostin-the-holiday-party-edition/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:00:54 +0000 Rachel DeLetto http://brokelyn.com/?p=40047 Read More]]>
• Moving right around the holidays seems pretty awful, but maybe that’s the secret to finding a good deal on awesome spacious pad because there are some great looking apartments in the Brokelyn Real Estate listings right now. First up we found this 2BR in Kensington for $2,100. With enough counter space for an artisanal buffet and a roomy living/dining room combo, plan on hosting the New Years party. A few blocks from the F & G at Church Ave., there’s even a little porch where you can sip hot toddies.  ____________________________ •  This 2nd floor Crown Heights 3BR is perfect for brokesters on a budget at only $2,000. Located near the Utica Ave 2, 3, 4 & 5 trains, the kitchen and living area look big enough to start your own hostel or maybe house some Sandy refugees or become an Occupy hub. At the very least it’s a massive space for party… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/apartment-hunt-hostin-the-holiday-party-edition/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/get-spooked-by-history-on-the-green-wood-cemetery-walking-tour/ http://brokelyn.com/get-spooked-by-history-on-the-green-wood-cemetery-walking-tour/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:16:00 +0000 Conal Darcy http://brokelyn.com/?p=39367 Read More]]>
You should be so lucky to end up buried here. via Wikipedia Murderers, Murder, Inc. mobsters, assassins and the Wizard of Oz (or at least the actor who played him):  these are just a few of the grave sites you’ll visit on the annual late-October walking tour of Brooklyn’s famous Green-Wood Cemetery this weekend. Dead men may tell no tales, but fortunately Jeff Richman, the cemetery’s full-time historian, does. Unlike other tours, this one “concentrates on murderers, mysteries, spirits and quirky stories for this season,” Mr. Richman, who has been leading these tours since 1990, said in an e-mail. In addition to visiting the graves of some of the most scandalous and interesting Brooklynites interred at Green-Wood (like George Washington’s favorite dentist), you’ll be lead around the Catacombs, which are usually off-limits to the public. The tour attracts anywhere from 100 to 250 attendees (they have an “excellent sound system”), so there will… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/get-spooked-by-history-on-the-green-wood-cemetery-walking-tour/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/apartment-hunt-rental-deals-in-grown-up-brooklyn-plus-shares-in-bushwick-cobble-hill/ http://brokelyn.com/apartment-hunt-rental-deals-in-grown-up-brooklyn-plus-shares-in-bushwick-cobble-hill/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:09:04 +0000 Rachel DeLetto http://brokelyn.com/?p=39150 Read More]]>
• We begin today’s apartment hunt with a 3BR in Kensington for $2,500, which has a cute private balcony off the living room. Looks like the kitchen and bathroom were recently renovated with nice shiny new tiles and appliances. Parquet wood floors, ceiling fans, and at least one of the bedrooms has a double door closet… This place is a find for couples recently inducted into the stroller-pushing club but not fancy-pants enough for the Slope. ______________________ • Here’s another gem in grown up Brooklyn, a classy 1BR in Windsor Terrace for $1,650. It’s on the 4th floor so it appears very sunny and there’s a washer dryer in the building.  ________________________ • You’ll need to factor in the cost of a couple pairs of roller skates on this very spacious 3BR in Bushwick for $2,850. Located near Maria Hernandez Park (building is called The Melrose, so we’re thinking it’s on Melrose St.), this apartment has… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/apartment-hunt-rental-deals-in-grown-up-brooklyn-plus-shares-in-bushwick-cobble-hill/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/brooklyn-apartment-roundup-get-janky-in-wb-plus-4-other-picks-from-our-listings/ http://brokelyn.com/brooklyn-apartment-roundup-get-janky-in-wb-plus-4-other-picks-from-our-listings/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:18:55 +0000 Brokelyn staff http://brokelyn.com/?p=37988 Read More]]>
• Williamsburg: First up in our weekly Brooklyn apartment roundup is a place that’s actually described as janky in the listing. We dig that word too, but so far, this 3BR fixer-upper for $2,700 doesn’t seem to be getting a lot of bites. What do you think? “To most people ‘Janky’ means a combination of Junky and Skanky but in this scenario it means ‘Opportunity.’ This is truly a handyman special, and the right 1, 2, or even 3 people can really trick this puppy out. Located in an amazing old building located between the Lorimer Street JMZ train and the Montrose L train, this floor-through apartment is infused with character and laden interior details just begging to be restored to their former glory. Original kitchen tile-work and classic appliances, a stained-glass window in the bathroom, nearly-functional fireplace with an original cast-iron cover, the list goes on and on. This place needs work, but the… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/brooklyn-apartment-roundup-get-janky-in-wb-plus-4-other-picks-from-our-listings/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/super-swell-apartment-roundup-2brs-in-bed-stuy-and-windsor-terrace/ http://brokelyn.com/super-swell-apartment-roundup-2brs-in-bed-stuy-and-windsor-terrace/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:54:39 +0000 Brokelyn staff http://brokelyn.com/?p=37777 Read More]]>
Today’s apartment hunt, spotlighting 2BR rentals in Windsor Terrace and Bed-Stuy (cause that’s where the action is this week) kicks off in WT, where you get stained glass windows, a shared backyard, a three-block walk to the F and G and a decent-looking kitchen for $1,800. Here are four more: ________________ This place on Putnam Ave. in Bed-Stuy is only $1,200 a month, and it’s got “stainless steel appliances, a skylight in the kitchen, new fixtures, hardwood floors, a spacious king/queen size bedroom plus a cozy second bedroom that can also be used as a den.” But it’s “not cable ready.” As we always say, screw cable anyway. ________________ You can “bring your cat” to this Windsor Terrace spread, along with your roller-derby team and your vintage bicycle collection, and you’ll still have room to host living room bikram classes. It’s $2,400 and three blocks from the F. ________________ We don’t get too many of these… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/super-swell-apartment-roundup-2brs-in-bed-stuy-and-windsor-terrace/feed/ 1 http://brokelyn.com/apartment-hunt-5-random-nice-places-to-check-out/ http://brokelyn.com/apartment-hunt-5-random-nice-places-to-check-out/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:26:10 +0000 Brokelyn staff http://brokelyn.com/?p=37666 Read More]]>
Today’s edition of awesome, mostly cheap apartments begins in Kensington, described as “trendy” in this listing for a 2BR for $1,650. Maybe they’re thinking of the one in London? You won’t find picklebacks or J. Crew stores catering to the area’s Eastern Europeans, Orthodox Jews and young families, but for this price you can walk to Cortelyou Road for all the quadruple-malt whiskey tastings and pasturesmithed cheese you need. So what other treasures have we unearthed from our latest apartment search?  • Three recently renovated bedrooms, Bed-Stuy. Windows in every room, two blocks from A train, new carpet (which is good, cause old carpet is gross.) All this for $1,475? Plus, brand new appliances (dishwasher!) and room for a small table with chairs in the kitchen. You and your two roommates might have to take turn sitting in them, but still… ________________ • Here’s a newly renovated 1.5BR in Windsor Terrace for $1,900, at… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/apartment-hunt-5-random-nice-places-to-check-out/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/tonight-help-save-windsor-terrace-from-grocery-famine/ http://brokelyn.com/tonight-help-save-windsor-terrace-from-grocery-famine/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:35:28 +0000 Brokelyn staff http://brokelyn.com/?p=37182 Read More]]>
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Windsor Terrace (that neighborhood to the left of the South Slope as you’re on Prospect Park West facing the Verrazano) has two main things going for it: Prospect Park and cuteness. What it doesn’t have is groceries, since the nabe’s only supermarket is becoming a Walgreens. So maybe ask your landlord for a rent break, then take the new shuttle to Fairway? First up in our Extremely Cute Windsor Terrace apartment roundup edition: a $2,100 2BR with built-ins galore, high ceilings, and an eat-in kitchen with windows and a bathroom skylight. Plus some snazzy filigree detail: (That’s filigree, right, Brownstoner?) __________________________ • How about a $1,700 floor-through 1BR with brand new washer/dryer, wood floors, dishwasher, central air and a shared backyard? It’s just a 5 minute walk to Prospect Park, where you can forage for dinner if there’s nothing in the backyard to eat. __________________________ • This $1,950 place sounds more studio-ish than… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/extremely-cute-apartment-roundup-windsor-terrrace-edition/feed/ 0