How do I know whether I qualify for food stamps?
Every so often, our Dear Penny column investigates the answers to reader questions about saving money in Brooklyn. This week’s…
Are waitresses really hotter in a recession?
Over at NYMag, Hugo Lindgren theorizes that the worse things get economically, the better looking your server is likely to…
Who has the best shoe deals in BK?
"Shoes, shoes, omigod, shoes" are the chorus of a YouTube music video making the viral rounds. The Shoes video may…
How to plant a ‘truck farm’
From Dumpster swimming pools to a truck farm... how kooky is Brooklyn this summer? The locavore crowd is all atwitter…
Does anyone else hate this couch?
One of the perverse pleasures of being broke is that you'll never be one of those people with more money…
The creepiest vintage ads of all time
If this link hasn't made it to your Facebook page yet, take a few minutes to check out Retro Comedy's…
On Brooklyn Based: a few of our favorite things
If you're still figuring out your weekend, we have five ideas for you: Brooklyn Based, the must-read, thrice-weekly email blast…
Finally, someone to share your dog food with
How could you not take a face like that home with you? Show up tomorrow at the Pet Adoption Festival…
Fun stuff to do this week
Tonight, 8p.m.: neo-cellist Ben Sollee , Air-esque Holly Miranda (left), vox-looper Juliana Barwick at Music Hall of Williamsburg, free Tomorrow, 11:30…
How to make a living as an artist
Struggling artists take note: Learn to count, study up on copyright law, and find any place you can to put your…