Faye

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Faye Penn is the founder of Brokelyn and publisher of the Brooklyn and Queens Beer Books, the Brooklyn Cocktail Book and other stuff you ain't seen yet. She lives in Ditmas Park. Get at her at [email protected]

Census data: living with your parents is the new red
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Census data: living with your parents is the new red

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New census figures show that the percentage of 25-to-34-year-olds living with their parents has risen to 14.2 percent, from 11.8 percent before the recession. Half of those people have an annual income of $11,344 or less.

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Can’t get Missoni for Target? Fake it!
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Can’t get Missoni for Target? Fake it!

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With the launch of Missoni for Target today, crazed shoppers have stormed the stores, crashed Target.com and already posted merch on eBay. […]

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T-shirts, t-shirts, get ya Brokelyn Freeshirts heeyah!
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T-shirts, t-shirts, get ya Brokelyn Freeshirts heeyah!

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Brokelyn Freeshirts get you so many freebies and deals when you wear them around town that they pay for themselves — and maybe your pants too. Get yours at our Brokelyn Freeshirt launch party on Friday, Sept. 16 at Mission Dolores.

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9/16: Brokelyn Freeshirt launch party!
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9/16: Brokelyn Freeshirt launch party!

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Introduding the Brokelyn Freeshirt: a t-shirt that gets you so many freebies and discounts when you wear it that it’s practically free. In fact, it might even pay for your pants.

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The Greenpointers blog is for sale as founder moves to Harlem
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The Greenpointers blog is for sale as founder moves to Harlem

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Justine Carroll, who has been publishing The Greenpointers for four years, moving to a new neighborhood and she’s looking for someone to adopt the hyperlocal news and events chronicle she created.

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Open / closed list of Brooklyn businesses (please add to it!)
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Open / closed list of Brooklyn businesses (please add to it!)

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Here’s a preliminary list of what’s open, what’s closed, and what’s open but closing early in Brooklyn today due to preparations for Hurricane Irene. Please tell us about restaurants, bars, gyms, coffee shops, etc. etc. etc. near you.

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Why I won’t buy Missoni for Target
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Why I won’t buy Missoni for Target

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The way the fashion-industrial complex is frothing over the Missoni Target collabo that drops in stores on Sept. 13, you’d think that Coco […]

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Duane Reade an end-of-summer madhouse
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Duane Reade an end-of-summer madhouse

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We hear it from a very reliable source that Duane Reade is having a totally nutso end-of-summer sale today.

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Please help pick our SXSW panel, peeps!
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Please help pick our SXSW panel, peeps!

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Erica from Fucked in Park Slope has put together a panel pitch on How the Internet Made BK Famous, featuring the likes of Brownstoner, Brooklyn Based, and some blog about living big on small change in Brooklyn. The competition is fierce — and we need your vote.

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Last chance for ‘Literary Brooklyn’ giveaway
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Last chance for ‘Literary Brooklyn’ giveaway

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Sorry, I didn’t put a deadline on the contest. So how about Thursday (8/18) at noon? This is where you tell us […]

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