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My fellow Brooklynites, the state of Brooklyn dating is not very good

My fellow Brooklynites, I come to you today in anticipation of the world's 616th Valentine's Day. It's not a holiday…

This Instagram account is Brooklyn’s answer to New Yorker cartoons

The New Yorker is as famous for its cartoons as it is for inexplicably giving Andy Borowitz a platform to…

6 Brooklyn-borne illnesses that should scare you more than the Zika virus

Over the past decade, we've had a number of national disease scares become public enemy No. 1 in New York…

Brooklyn power rankings: The 10 most powerful people repping Brooklyn this week

Brooklynites are in all your face all week long: they're running for president, they're fighting our superheroes, they're accompanying their…

How’d you get that cool job? Chef Eric Kayser who just opened a Brooklyn bakery outpost

Paris is alive and well in Brooklyn. I catch snippets of French as I enter the subway. Bistro cuisine is…

Ski school: A dummy’s guide to ski resorts

We made a checklist of tips that will help your first few trips to a new ski hill go off…

Weekly lifehack: How to shop at Costco without a membership (or a car)

Hello and welcome to weekly lifehacks, a recurring series where we share a simple tip on how to make your life…

Meet rising comedy star Julio Torres, the hilarious space prince of Brooklyn comedy

In the Brooklyn comedy community, Julio Torres is a precious jewel. Whether performing at Fresh Perspectives, the monthly show he…

The real reasons you pay those service fees on every ticket

It's inescapable: no matter where you're buying your tickets online, the face value you're shown at first is never the amount you end…

Someone is trying to sell Martin Shkreli an empty Diet Pepsi can for $25 million

It's hard to determine what could revive interest in pharma-bore Martin Shkreli as of late. Between his performance at Congress, his late-night Tyra…