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Do the right thing: Spike Lee’s annual MJ block party comes to Bed-Stuy on Saturday

For the second year in a row, Spike Lee's sixth annual Brooklyn loves Michael Jackson block party will be held…

Kate Mooney

The Undone Sweaters closed out the Rock Shop’s live music era last night. Photo by Aaron Benoit/Brokelyn.

Rock and roll is here to stay, but just maybe not in Park Slope. The Rock Shop, a two-level live…

Tim Donnelly

Today: Get deals at secondhand stores around the city via National Thrift Store Day

It seems like every day there's a new made-up holiday. Some of them, it's hard to figure out the motivation…

Kate Mooney

It’s cheaper to live in an office space than rent an apartment in much of Brooklyn

The rent is so damn high we've all surely considered some drastic measures: pitching a tent in Prospect Park, crafting…

Tim Donnelly

Bags it up: The 8 best bars for playing cornhole in Brooklyn

To say a lot of Brooklyn’s ~hipster~ culture has been influenced by the Midwest would be… accurate. Mom jeans, dad…

Erin Scottberg

Cheap shots: 5 affordable alternatives to attending SummerSlam in Brooklyn this month

If you're watching the Olympics, you've probably realized that mat wrestling isn't all that exciting. Sure, it involves a certain…

Scott Steinhardt

Bananas of New York is our new favorite Humans Of New York spin-off

Since Humans of New York first littered our social media feeds with faux-deep musings alongside photos of strangers, a whole crop of…

Kate Mooney

Beat the heat idea: This new (air conditioned!) mini golf course is a cheesy fun tribute to Brooklyn

You know that scene in The Sandlot where it's just too damn hot to play baseball, and they have to…

Tim Donnelly

Attend the US Open qualifying tournament for free this week

Tennis fans who watched Andy Murray and Monica Puig clinch the gold medal in Rio on Saturday are no doubt excited…

Kate Mooney

90s nostalgia reaches logical conclusion with (almost certainly fake) Brooklyn Pog store

Pogs are a totem to 90s culture as the Rubik's Cube was to the 80s ... except no one actually ever…

Tim Donnelly