Brooklyn <3 Oakland: BK venues are holding fundraisers for Oakland fire victims
Oakland's artistic community, and by extension every DIY arts community around the country, is reeling after a fire consumed a beloved…
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How much a sex worker costs in brownstone Brooklyn
$230, if this report from the NY Post today is to be believed. The Post's Brad Hamilton went undercover at…
Find a moment of zen: The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is now free on weekdays
Two things are true right now: unseasonably warm temperatures are making this December a more tempting time to embrace the…
The week in Broketown, 11/28-12/2
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Get ‘Extra Fancy’ with your gifts at a back-alley holiday market in Williamsburg
In case you thought we were all done announcing winter holiday markets after yesterday's bonanza of a roundup, we've got…
8 DIY ways to turn post-Trump hate graffiti into something positive
There’s no denying that for many of us the days since Nov. 8 have taken on a nearly apocalyptic portent.…
Shop local! Your 2016 guide to the best holiday markets in Brooklyn
Holidays also mark the peak season of DIY, and people are scouring staples like Etsy and Pinterest to see what they can make,…
To win wittily, and beyond: A book about pun competitions is hitting the shelves!
The dire times we're living in call for desperate pleasures, and the Gilmore Girls revival isn't cutting it. Why not turn to puns? Brokelyn…
Ouch! New York is the third most expensive city to get a tattoo
Once upon a time, tattoos were the kind of life-affirming mistake you could afford to make. It was practically a…
New etiquette rules now that you can watch Netflix offline on the subway
Today Netflix came to the rescue of people with long commutes who hate reading books (or are maybe too hungover…