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Author: Tim Donnelly

Insider tips to avoid grocery overcharges

In the four months since Consumer Affairs last checked, overcharging at city grocery stores has gotten ... worse.  Seventy percent of…

How to save your old VCR from the landfill

If Santa granted wishes for a new computer or camera this year, you've probably got a pile of obsolete old…

Friday linkage

Free national parks days announced for 2011 [US Parks Service] Where to mulch your Christmas trees in BK this weekend…

Spend a little, win a lot on Fifth Ave this month

Holiday memories are washing away faster than the mound of grey snow at the end of our block, but we're…

Team Brokelyn wants YOU

Can you get seven uses out of every day vinegar? Do you keep a spreadsheet of the cheapest falafel in…

Brokelyn bar of the Week: It’s High Dive!

We're kicking off our series on venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book 2 today with a returning favorite: High…

The Brian Williams New York Times video, annotated

Joe Scarborough hails the iPad as 2010's big story, but NBC's Brian Williams has a different take in this hilarious video,…

Last call: Beer Book 1.0 expires Friday

We're taking a few days off until after the holidays to dig out our servers and brush off some fresh…

$25 and under gift No. 20: New York Aviators tickets

The future site of pro basketball in Brooklyn is still largely a gaping pit, and the Cyclones still have many…

$25 and under gift No. 19: Red Hook marshmallows

Come December, we put the lemonades and ales away and let warm beverages carry us through the brutal winter: from…