Hey cheapskates: beauty school students want your head
We can't vouch for Cristina's hairdressing talents, but she and her beauty-school sisters are looking for some hair guinea pigs…
Author: Faye
Brooklyn has a new poet laureate… and so does Brokelyn!
Last night at his swearing-in ceremony, Marty Markowitz introduced the talented Tina Chang, who was just named Brooklyn's poet laureate. Chang,…
Marty till the break of dawn!
You can't tell this from looking at the picture, but hidden in the glare of the spotlight is Borough President…
Help a reader out! Travis needs a new tire
We can't resist any email with a subject line of "Help Me, Savior Brokelyn"—though we're fine with "Bless Us, Your…
BK wrestlers to us: You’re stupid!
ITEM LAST UPDATED TUESDAY, 12:21 AM: We have no idea what Warriors of Wrestling is, but from the looks of…
Meet our Atlantic City guest bloggers!
Choosing someone to guest-blog our Atlantic City press junket wasn't easy. Entrants included Whitney, who still suffers flashbacks from her…
Good shoe day on Gilt.com
Today on Gilt, our favorite cheap shoe line, Seychelles, is even cheaper than usual. These pretty teal suede booties—lined in…
Reader tip of the week: $1 breakfast
We love our tipsters (except when they don't tell us they're business owners posing as ecstatic customers). Today, one of…
Reluctant plug for 2-for-1 makeup at Rite Aid
We're not big fans of Rite Aid for all kinds of reasons (mean manager at the one near our place,…
Brooklyn Flea + One Hanson Place = wowzers!
Holy letterpress cocktail coasters! Racked, the essential NYC retail blog, has some choice photos from the Brooklyn Flea's debut in…