The real girls of Brooklyn: 5 success stories who don’t fit the stereotype
You’ve probably heard about us Brooklyn girls by now. We're Hannah, working service industry jobs with our liberal arts degrees,…
Category: News
Friday lunchtime linkage
Who is Bill de Blasio, really? [The Daily Beast] Aside from the guy witht he Hot 97 endorsement? [Runnin' Scared]…
Ad seeking roommate/nemesis definitely violates Guild of Calamitous Intent bylaws
We know how it is with Craigslist roommate searches. Put up one too many boring ads and the next thing…
Vote for our favorite MTA apps from their May Hackathon
The MTA isn't all train closures and fare hikes; it's also holding App Quest a mobile app contest with over $50,000…
Thursday lunchtime linkage
What's behind the NYPL's $300 million renovation? [The Nation] New York isn't rude, you jerk. You are [The Anachronist] Football…
Get crazy, baby! The Atlantic Antic is almost here
Everyone loves a street fair. Except for grumpy jerks that is, but since when do we take their opinions seriously?…
Remember the March on Washington through the eyes of the Huxtables
Fifty years ago today, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave one of, if not the most, iconic speeches in American history.…
Let’s rename St. James and Fulton ‘Christopher Wallace Way’
Biggie Smalls was many things in life: mayoral candidate, rap slayer, hooker layer. He's also STILL in the conversation as…
Wednesday lunchtime linkage
Brooklynites are down with the police state [BK Mag] A doc on Action Park, the most dangerous amusement park of…
It’s sure to get hairy at the sixth annual Coney Island Beard and Mustache Competiton
If you've spent the whole summer with a beard or mustache or any facial hair really, you have our respect.…