Brokes populi: What do you do if your CSA goes bust?
Food & Drink

Brokes populi: What do you do if your CSA goes bust?

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The thing about CSAs, aside from being super trendy at the moment, is that they entail a certain amount of risk. After […]

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Brokes populi: Does Bill Lee’s neighbor have a leg to stand on?
Clinton Hill/ Fort Greene

Brokes populi: Does Bill Lee’s neighbor have a leg to stand on?

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Recently, the Times did a story on the case of Spike Lee’s dad, Bill Lee, and his dispute with a neighbor. The […]

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Brokes populi: Do you care about DUMBO’s cobblestones?
Brooklyn Heights/ DUMBO

Brokes populi: Do you care about DUMBO’s cobblestones?

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There’s a fine line between historical preservation and needless fetishism. The Modern Lover may love the old world, but time marches on […]

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Brokes populi: How’s the new Fairway working out for you?
News

Brokes populi: How’s the new Fairway working out for you?

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Friday was a really big deal in Red Hook, given the re-opening of the Red Hook Lobster Pound, Red Hook Winery and […]

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Brokethicist: Is it wrong to hand out free commission to retail workers?
Shopping

Brokethicist: Is it wrong to hand out free commission to retail workers?

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This is going to sound like the first world-iest of first world problems, but it is a real thing that has been […]

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Excavating the relics of roommates past
apartments

Excavating the relics of roommates past

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Sometimes those things happen in your apartment and you’re like, “Well, that’s future Tim’s problem.” Like when someone decided to install a […]

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Brokes populi: Celebrate National Boss Day by trashing your old boss
News

Brokes populi: Celebrate National Boss Day by trashing your old boss

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Bosses, we’ve all got’em (except for you lousy freelancers). And even though having to do what someone tells you to do every […]

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Brokes populi: Are you over LinkedIn?
News

Brokes populi: Are you over LinkedIn?

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Are you tired of flavorless requests to connect, invitations to join message boards you have no connection to run by people who […]

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Brokes Populi: Is $5 too much to pay for a thrift-store DVD?
Shopping

Brokes Populi: Is $5 too much to pay for a thrift-store DVD?

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A reader pointed us to what he thinks is a bit of gouging in the thrift store world. The Salvation Army on […]

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