Oriana Leckert

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Oriana is a writer, editor, and cultural hipstorian [sic] who is kind of obsessed with Brooklyn. She is the author of "Brooklyn Spaces: 50 Hubs of Culture & Creativity" (Monacelli, 2015) and creatrix of the website of the same name. She is the events editor for both Brokelyn and Greenpointers, and her writing has appeared on Slate, Atlas Obscura, New York Post, Matador, Hyperallergic, Gothamist, Curbed, Brooklyn Magazine, Brooklyn Based, and more. Follow her at @orianabklyn.

The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, post-apocalypse edition
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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, post-apocalypse edition

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[Ed note: Although this roundup is written as if this is a normal weekend, it’s clearly not. We are all still in […]

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The 10 best cheap things to do this week, political apocalypse edition
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The 10 best cheap things to do this week, political apocalypse edition

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1. The Brooklyn Brainery and Brooklyn Historical Society have teamed up for a new series, and tonight’s the first installment: Our Pesky […]

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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, Dirges for Democracy edition
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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, Dirges for Democracy edition

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1. Find something to hang on your walls at Prints Gone Wild, where Cannonball Press have assembled a smorgasbord of posters all […]

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The 10 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this week, drag king edition
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The 10 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this week, drag king edition

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1. Spook yourself silly at Are You Afraid of the Dark?, a scary storytelling show with chilling tales and then an open […]

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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, Halloween edition
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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, Halloween edition

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1. Start your Halloween weekend artfully with Norte Maar’s Beat Nite Greenpoint, with 10 galleries around the neighborhood open late. (Friday, Greenpoint, […]

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The 10 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this week, pumpkin-smashing edition
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The 10 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this week, pumpkin-smashing edition

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1. Learn some important borough history at the book launch for A History of Brooklyn Bridge Park, which recounts the “grassroots, multivoiced, and […]

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The 20 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this weekend, dogs in wigs edition
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The 20 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this weekend, dogs in wigs edition

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1. Booze it up at this month’s BHS Free Friday: Oktoberfest, with Brooklyn beer history from the archives, a beer tasting with […]

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The 10 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this week, juggler’s paradise edition
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The 10 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this week, juggler’s paradise edition

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1. Do something nice before the cold weather sets in: Grab any winter clothes you don’t want anymore, cook up something yummy, […]

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The 20 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this weekend, science fair edition
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The 20 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this weekend, science fair edition

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1. Check out Bushwick’s newest art gallery at “Opening,” a group exhibition curated by Yael Azoulay and Sol Erez, with music by Romi Hanoch. […]

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The 10 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this week, Colombian dance edition
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The 10 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this week, Colombian dance edition

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1. Forget Columbus Day — celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with New York–based collective Bulla en el Barrio, who will present a workshop and […]

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