Coupon quickie: get $20 off a new tree in NYC
Does everyone know you can get $20 from the city if you buy a new tree? As part of Bloomberg's…
Author: Faye
Kooky Brooklyn blog of the day: The Descriptionist
If you've ever had that feeling on the F train that someone was scoping you out and taking notes, you…
Free: 90 minutes with a hot Swedish nanny
The New York Times has a story about how the Red Hook Ikea's Smaland—the playspace where parents can deposit kids…
Holy plaid pants—Canal Jeans lives on in Brooklyn!
Those who thought Canal Jeans had vanished from the city's radar in 2002 were only partially right. Since the Broadway…
The Sartorialist on the prowl in Brooklyn
The Sartorialist, our favorite fashion voyeur/photo-blogger, has the best job in the world: snapping shots of nattily dressed folk on…
Get your butt kicked in public for $30
We don't totally understand this Groupon thing, but we just got a blast from the new coupon site that they…
Posing nude for an art class: one man’s tale
Inspired by the following post on figure-drawing classes, we began casting about for info on how Brokelyn readers can get…
Art classes in Bushwick, $13.33 an hour
This reader tip, about Rob Zeller's art classes in Bushwick, comes from someone who also has the last name Zeller.…
Renegade Craft Fair wrap up
Making things and selling them at craft fairs—that's the stuff dreams are made of, especially layoff-fueled "Plan B" dreams. But…
Williamsburg trustafarians have to get jobs
For those who missed it yesterday, the Sunday Times had a fascinating piece on how shrinking trust funds are clobbering…