Worst ever competitive eating challenge: eat Denny’s in 50 states
At the intersection of location-based social media check-ins and greasy imitation diner food, we find Denny's. The chain is challenging…
Thursday lunchtime linkage
Freaks, tourists, gamblers [Daily News] Dumb York City [NYO] Clinton Hill just not historic enough [The Local] Game of Thrones…
Take back the street! Bedford Ave goes car-free on Saturday
A few of us were walking around Williamsburg two summers ago when we came across a Bedford Avenue completely covered…
Brokelyn’s public radio debut!
The good folks at Marketplace asked us to adapt a version of this Nanny Bloomberg list for their rad show…
Introducing your newest addiction: Gorilla Coffee’s cold-brew to-go
For all you folks with discerning coffee palates who can barely stomach those bottles of sickly sweet Starbucks' to-go Frappuccino,…
Is this a good idea? Brooklyn couple wants $50K for a DVD rental store
A Cobble Hill couple
Wednesday lunchtime links: Très Brooklyn edition
That Bob & Judi store on Fifth Avenue is closing [Park Slope Patch] Gayday! Gayday! [Pride Week] Bushwick gal baking her way…
‘Twas a dark and stormy Transit of Venus
The once-in-15-years astronomical event is that little spec that looks like screen dust on the sun.
Salty summer slurpies: 5 places to get $1 oysters in Brooklyn
It’s summer time, and you’re in the mood for some salty slurpies to go with that afternoon beer. Sure, they’re…
Tonight: Your venus is showing
From eclipses to piggy backing shuttles to general Neil DeGrasse Tyson awesomeness, 2012 has been quite a year for astronomy.…