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$25-and-under gift idea #19: letterpress coasters

Before all you practical types start grousing that junk-mail envelopes and magazines make perfectly good coasters, remember that the whole…

$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #18: Scarry story book

Every day this month, we've been calling out to local merchants for great gift ideas. Today's selection is from Karen…

This weekend: Cookie takedown, aerial theater troupe, zoo animals + wrapping paper

Saturday 12-5pm: The monthly Greenpoint Food Market returns with tons of local artisanal treats, on-site gift wrapping, free raffles, more.…

Beat this woman at Boggle and get a free drink!

This is Ann. She's half of the gracious couple that owns our favorite new Park Slope bar, The Sackett, where…

$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #17: crazy-cheap board games

You already know we love a good board game, so it should be no surprise that at least one would…

Where to eat while light-gazing in Dyker Heights?

You should never enter a jungle without proper provisions. The same goes for an evening of hardcore gawking in Dyker…

Eat your way through one frugal foodist’s Brooklyn

As much as we try to bring you everything you need for the low-budget Brooklyn life, we have to admit,…

$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #16: travel bottles

There's nothing a miser hates more than travel-size anything, ie., getting gauged for convenience's sake. That's why we dig GoToob,…

New State-owned cafe in Ditmas Park

Every low-budget, office-less blog needs its unofficial home-in-a-café. For the past, oh, seven months, Ditmas Park's Vox Pop has been…

Big moving sale at Deluxa

This just came in from reader Kristen Stocks, and we're definitely checking this one out: Love your site and am…