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Author: Kelly Murphy

Free n+1 personals: long-lost lit-nerd love or just another missed connection?

I was intrigued immediately upon reading the Brokelyn headline, “A free way to date the BK intelligentsia.” Why? I’m single.…

Brew U.: Learn DIY beer-making basics at Etsy Labs

The leaves in Prospect Park may not have changed color yet, but nothing says autumn like Oktoberfest. Instead of dropping…

Get a free art studio, supplies & mature crowd

Trying to find an artist-in-residence gig with a good stipend, free workspace, and unlimited use of materials? If you got…

Barter economy returns! A swap meet for homemade goods

If you’ve spent the summer eying up artisan cheeses with Brian Williams and dreaming of an Etsy shop of your own but aren’t…

Meet the Bedford neighbors: A free tour grows in Brooklyn

Williamsburg's rapid evolution from Katie’s junk-selling tenement neighborhood in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to today’s junk-buying arts community overrun…

Tiny ironic sweater time: it’s a Hipster Puppy pageant

It seems all you need to get a book deal these days is a catchy blog theme, cute pictures and…

No hobo: secret codes to help today’s vagabond

The hobo codes of the 19th century that warned people of hostile store owners or free booze have gotten a…

Free summer fishing clinic lures wannabe Huck Finns

Feel like you’re swimming in a school — er, pool — of outdoorsy free events? There's plenty to dip and dive…

Sunday special: $28 Brooklyn Bridge tattoos

Can’t bring yourself to name your child Brooklyn (or maybe Graham Army Plaza), thinking there must be a less kitschy…

Your complete guide to Brooklyn Cinco de Mayo deals

Cinco de Mayo may be the one day a year you don’t hesitate before accepting that round of tequila shots,…