Coney Island is getting a 5,000-seat amphitheater for free concerts, comedy and more this summer
Coney Island has gone through some fits and starts of rebirth in recent years. Some parts are only exciting if…
Out with the old, in with the older: Beacon’s Closet is having a rare, huge end-of-season sale!
Thrift store shopping in Brooklyn is basically real-store shopping anywhere else, and the O.G. "thrift" ripoff has always been Beacon's Closet,…
Your blizzard kit: 8 pieces of gear to help survive snow in the city
The Field outfits us with their favorite pieces of gear to survive the next NYC blizzard.
Chick-i-pedia revolution: Help smash the patriarchy during a Wikipedia edit-a-thon
The modern feminist's greatest frenemy is the internet. Despite a wealth of feminist content and support — not to mention Google's policies designed to…
An 80s My Little Pony fan goes deep inside Brooklyn Ponycon 2016
I spent this Valentine’s Day weekend at New York City’s fourth annual Ponycon. Because if there’s one thing in this…
New Music Tuesday: Ski Lodge make catchy ittlle ditties about dying alone
Brooklyn's Ski Lodge has a sound that can best be described as what would probably happen if The Smiths, The…
How to know when to buy instead of rent, and more Presidents Day linkage
If you're gonna live in Brooklyn for four years, you might as well buy a place [DNAinfo] The Breaking Bad-inspired coffee shop…
Top 10: The best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this week, charmingly disastrous edition
1. Feeling dark after Valentine's Day? Head to Charming Disaster's Murder Ballad Monday, featuring ghoulish folk music from Jessi Robertson, Kenwyn…
The week in Broketown, 1/8-1/12
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Eat global, shop local: The best ethnic supermarkets, and how to shop them
I like supermarkets. I really do. They often make their way into my dating life, and I’ve been asked more than…