Where to go for a great curly cut in Brooklyn?
Reader Dina is looking for a Park Slope or Prospect Heights alternative to Devachan—the curlcentric salon in SoHo. "I have…
Author: Faye
A ‘TJ Maxx’ for trendoids in Williamsburg
We recently received an intriguing reader tip about a shop in Williamsburg, appealingly called Peachfrog: "This is a great store," Patrick…
Buy stuff, help a laid-off mom stay in Brooklyn
Brokelyn reader Melissa Banigan writes: I've been out of work since being laid off from my job back in September,…
How you can help Christine, our Hipster Thrifter
First of all, Brokelyn would like to thank the readers who responded to intern Trevor's plea to buy t-shirts, and…
Fashionistas go plum-crazy at Purple Rain sing-along
Purple Rain–a terrible movie and a freaking fabulous sing-along. Big props to whoever at Celebrate Brooklyn came up with this…
Fashion rescue: where to get ruffles for Purple Rain?
Tonight, of course, is the Purple Rain sing-along in Prospect Park (barring too much actual rain—we'll be on the lookout…
Tonight: two ways to have fun for free
If you've never been to an outdoor show by the Brave New World Repertory Theater, you're missing out on one…
Buy a Brokelyn t-shirt, sponsor an intern!
This is one of our interns, Trevor, working hard to dig up stories that make your Brooklyn existence easier, cheaper…
Are waitresses really hotter in a recession?
Over at NYMag, Hugo Lindgren theorizes that the worse things get economically, the better looking your server is likely to…
How to plant a ‘truck farm’
From Dumpster swimming pools to a truck farm... how kooky is Brooklyn this summer? The locavore crowd is all atwitter…