Free air conditioners for the needy
If you’ve somehow managed to survive last week’s heat wave without an AC unit, there is hope for a cool…
The no-sewage guide to free Brooklyn pools
With four local beaches closed due to a sewage spill, Brooklyn's public pools look better than ever. Meredith Olson braves…
Make your Tuesdays in August less boring
Problem: Tuesday nights are boring and you’re poor. Solution: the Tea Lounge in Park Slope’s FREE Tuesday night events. The…
Brokelyn crowdsource: What’s the best drugstore conditioner?
What's the best cheap conditioner? Is there some frizzy hair salvation in those elephantine jugs of Suave and Pantene at…
This week in free: Top Gun, They Might be Giants of comedy
Our city's mid-summer fever finally broke and dropped the temps down to a relatively frigid 80 degrees today: what a…
A tour of Greenpoint’s best ethnic eats
Brokelyn's Meredith Olson goes on an ethnic eating tour of Greenpoint and emerges with her wallet in tact (and lots…
Bar of the Week: It’s Quarter Bar!
This is the 26th in our series on the venues featured in the second Brooklyn Beer Book. This week we're going…
August 7: Free day at garden, zoo, museums
Pack up the kids, call your friends in from the suburbs and start massaging your brain so it's ready to…
This weekend: Rock Beach, Naked Bike Ride, Block Party
FRIDAY 7pm: greenpoint's word and the brooklyn kitchen team up to make a singles mixer in celebration of pi day…
Scenes from our NOTflix DVD swap
Last night's NOTflix DVD swap was an orgy of movie love and a feast of "swapcorn." Here's what went down.