Weekend and beyond: Pie contest, Betty Davis tribute, 60-foot ant on display
FRIDAY Opening: Documentary 'Soundtrack for a Revolution' follows the civil rights movement through its music. Featuring performances by John Legend,…
Brooklyn tours for non-tourists
Why sit in traffic on the top deck of a big red tour bus through Times Square when you can…
Price check: How much to fix my laptop?
I checked out Yelp for a list of computer repair shops, chose those with decent reviews and called for some…
On new swap site, search and ye shall find… something?
Have you heard of Ecofreek, the new search engine that scans sites like Craigslist, Kijiji and Classified Ads for free…
Free self-defense classes for teens
Brooklyn and grit are no strangers. We all love the street cred that comes from telling out-of-towners about our edgy…
Tested: a $10 blow-out
You could pull your hair out looking for cheap beauty services in New York. Take, for example, the blow-out. It's…
Get ready for the great Brooklyn booze-up
You knew we had some breweries, maybe you knew we had a winery, and now it looks like Brooklyn will have…
Haiti earthquake-relief parties in Brooklyn
Haiti's earthquake is on everyone's mind and with $10 donations through Red Cross or UNICEF just a click or text…
Reader tip of the week: $1 breakfast
We love our tipsters (except when they don't tell us they're business owners posing as ecstatic customers). Today, one of…
The best snowboarding deals near NYC
Don't let anyone tell you that there's no snowboarding in Brooklyn—unless that person is a park ranger handing out a…