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Thursday lunchtime linkage

Forest City Ratner tries to sue its way to lower taxes [DNA Info] So it's a good thing the Nets…

Opera finds new, younger life at performances by LoftOpera

There's a new house party in Brooklyn, and it involves no body paint or midnight fish tacos. Before you say,…

City Council raises NYC smoking age to 21. Sorry, angsty teens

Mayor Bloomberg has never been one to shy away from a public health fight. At least as long as it…

Five. Five dollar. Five dollar brunch menu (at Brooklyn Fireproof)

Experts (Dr. Oz, Michelle Obama, Count Chocula) say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Despite their “substantial empirical…

This is what a bodega run by apartment brokers would look like

Anyone who's ever looked for apartments around here on line is familiar with the strange phrasing, bait and switch and…

Frequent Yelp users sue to get compensated for reviews

The question of paying internet writers, and how much they should get, came to the forefront again this week after…

One year later, cautious hope exists in Sheepshead Bay

In the days after Sandy, we visited two businesses in Sheepshead Bay. Now, we revisit them to see how the year…

Pay $49 for $100 worth of tattooing thanks to a tattoo parlor Groupon

So you've been thinking about getting a tattoo, but you want to do it your way and not just pick…

Wednesday lunchtime links

Need a last-minute costume? Here are some great ones [Something Awful] De Blasio's campaign manager gets snippy over nothing [New…

Hear Sandy stories you may have missed, tonight at the Brooklyn Historical Society

In the year since Sandy, most New Yorkers have been able to move on with their lives and leave Sandy…