Is it wrong to like this bike?
Suppose you read on a blog somewhere that Urban Outfitters is now selling these highly customizable single-speed rides, made by…
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Reader tip of the week: great book-swap site
Recently, I've had to cut my book buying from a few new ones a month to just a few a…
Time Out vs. New York Mag: The Cheap Eats chompdown
There's probably a really juicy, petty reason why New York Magazine and Time Out put out their annual Cheap Eats…
Eight more cheap date-night ideas
After a commenter raved about the random-Brooklynite-recommended cheap-date spots we featured last month, we decided to go out and dig…
Cool Obama job with an equally cool title: Plant Protection Technician
If you've ever wanted to say the words "step away from the shrubbery," this job's for you. Newly listed on…
Tim Hortons vs. Dunkin’ Donuts
Your devoted scribe once spent two weeks driving through Canada with a singer-songwriter on an acoustic-duo tour, and if there’s…
Brokelyn makes the Approval Matrix!
Yes, that picture is what you think it is: Brokelyn has earned a spot on the Approval Matrix, everyone's favorite…
What’s the deal with those cheap buses?
For years now, the cheap Chinese-owned buses have been whisking white-knuckled passengers between the Chinatowns of the Northeast. And cheap…
Tonight: Yes, there really are lucky numbers
The blurb for this event says it's for anyone who's "broke, unlucky or simply numerophobic," and we believe it. David…
A replacement Lady Liberty, West-Village style
This might be the biggest Manhattan-to-Brooklyn nod since Miranda and Steve crossed the river on Sex and the City: The…