Craiglist freebie of the day: a horse, for your inner 8-year-old
Remember when you were a kid and all you wanted for your birthday was a horse? We're just assuming that…
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Hey, scribes: help BookCourt get a Catskills writers’ retreat
Sure, New York's filled with writers and wannabe writers, but with all the noise, nightlife and other distractions (not to…
The Worst Room: BK’s affordable housing problem, Tumblrized
Anyone who's ever cruised Craigslist for housing has come across strange and nightmarish situations. At least those are entertaining though.…
Registration for the Tour de Brooklyn is open!
Brooklyn, despite some dangers, is a great cycling city. Part of the reason for that is because there's so much…
Wednesday lunchtime linkage
Enough with the bike-share freakouts [Atlantic Cities] Hey, ManufactureNY got on CBS news [CBS] The Bronx would like bike-share, please…
Happy spring: Here are the best sample sales happening this month
Did you know that May is sample sale season? We didn't either, but that's probably because to us, even a…
Sweet Jesus, don’t let this candy chain store in Coney do well
One particularly annoying thing about chains is that they're all so big on "brands" and "lifestyle shopping." You don't just…
How to not meet your new neighbors, starring Greenpoint Landing
Selling north Brooklyn's waterfront to the highest bidder has become something of an art form during the Bloomberg administration, and…
One summer downside: here come one trillion cicadas
We love summer here. We assume you do too, since you keep reading the site even as we talk about…
Help kickstart the Mermaid Parade back to life!
Brooklyn's been doing a hell of job coming back from Sandy, what with the grocery store re-openings and neighborhood restorations,…