(Rooftop) skateboarding is a crime, but still cool
http://youtu.be/FVXdDoW5Y7E Skateboarding may not be a crime, but sneaking on to people's roofs and skating on them definitely is. Still,…
While weed grew wild in 50s Brooklyn, NY judge told people to chill
The 1950s are largely seen as a decade of uncool, right before the bubbling coolness under the surface of the…
Guy sues Jay-Z for $600 million, claims he had brilliant idea for ‘Brooklyn Nets’ name first
The Nets have been playing well lately, much to the chagrin of certain local blog editors who made fun of…
Learn on the cheap with a half-price Brooklyn Historical Society membership
Brooklyn has a ton of history, which makes sense, what with it being a huge part of the greatest city…
Thursday lunchtime linkage
The Bed-Stuy/Williamsburg is getting a big 'ol residential building [Brownstoner] We're getting $880 million to fix the subways from DC.…
A sprinkling of good news: Ample Hills opening Gowanus location
We've made it through the solstice, and we've made it through yet another winter storm and polar vortex. Most importantly,…
Curated Craigslist cuts through the crap on Craigslist
We all love (hate) Craigslist, and all the wonderful things it did to make classified listings more responsive and the…
Punch Out the winter blues and 18 other weekend ideas
1. Get weird and finally have something to talk about with your boomer parents afterwards by going to psychedelic music…
Roar some approval for this dinosaur party at the Silent Barn
People love dinosaurs. We can't quite be sure why. Could be the mystery surrounding them and how they lived, could…
Cat GIFs describe how wrong BuzzFeed is about the subway
Even though by this point we're all endearingly used to BuzzFeed's particular style of writing, we still have some expectation…