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Author: Jonathan Berk

Make the most of New Year’s fireworks in Prospect Park

There's no shortage of great, cheap, odd-ball stuff to do around Brooklyn tomorrow night, but it'd be a shame to…

$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #18: Scarry story book

Every day this month, we've been calling out to local merchants for great gift ideas. Today's selection is from Karen…

Eat your way through one frugal foodist’s Brooklyn

As much as we try to bring you everything you need for the low-budget Brooklyn life, we have to admit,…

New State-owned cafe in Ditmas Park

Every low-budget, office-less blog needs its unofficial home-in-a-café. For the past, oh, seven months, Ditmas Park's Vox Pop has been…

$25-and-under Brooklyn gift idea #11: LEGO iPod dock

Considering that LEGOs have spawned a whole sculptural movement, with some masterpieces to rival just about anything the ancient Greeks…

$25-and-under gift idea #5: a Brokelyn t-shirt

Still searching for that perfect gift? We've rolled out our brand-spanking-new crop of Brokelyn t-shirts, and just in time for…

String instruments 101, better late than never

Missed your chance to dazzle as a 6-year-old violin prodigy? Always wanted to cradle that cello between your legs and…

How to help a homeless kid in Brooklyn

There's no shortage of local ways to spend your money this season, but what about diverting a bit of that…

This weekend: Flatbush artists’ studio tour

Sure, we're just a little partial when it comes to the neighborhood, but how could we not be when it's…

We’ll drink to Austrian wine month in Brooklyn

Fritsch Grüner Ventliner! Berger Zweigelt! Gesundheit? No need. These mouth-fulls aren't sneezes, but two of Café Steinhof's special offerings as…