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Sleet gig alert: Be an emergency snow worker with the DOT for $15/hour

Well folks, it's officially winter. And while last week's snow didn't leave any stains, a 2017 polar vortex is definitely…

Are you a black-owned business in Brooklyn? Add it to this new map to help people find you

There's no scientific study we can cite off-hand to prove it, but we'll say it anyway: supporting black-owned business in Brooklyn…

A case of nostalgia: BookCourt is selling off its shelves on Craigslist for $500 each

The announcement earlier this month that BookCourt was closing its doors after 35 years in business came as a blow to book…

Cruelty free 2016! The best of vegan news in Brooklyn this year

This article appears as part of Brokelyn’s “Year in Review” series, which will continue throughout the week.  Here's a joke for…

Meet Nivedita Kulkarni, creator of the biggest listserv for women in comedy

As this train chugs ever closer and more miserably toward Trump's America, Brokelyn's cool jobs series is focusing its energies on…

Brokelyn presents: The year in comedy, 2016

This article appears as part of Brokelyn's "Year in Review" series, which will continue throughout the week.  2016! What a year…

Because death came for us all this year, the Morbid Anatomy Museum closed now too

The Morbid Anatomy Museum was founded on the principle that death is a natural part of life that we should embrace…

That’s a wrap! Get your holiday gifts wrapped for free at the Williamsburg library

For those of us that lack coordination or suffer from sausage fingered hands that can't tie a ribbon, gift wrapping during the holiday season can…

The week in Broketown, 12/12 – 12/16

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The Experiment Comedy Gallery has been shut down, and supporters fear the alt-right is to blame

Williamsburg's eclectic comedy venue the Experiment Comedy Gallery was permanently shut down for safety reasons by the New York Fire Department…