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Did you know? It only costs $25 to throw a block party

File this under the City Government Might Be Groovier Than We Thought department: The cost of throwing your own block…

Friday linkage: Summer camp hangover edition

A stage grows in Brooklyn [FreeWilliamsburg] A step-by-step viral success [NYT] A wheely good time at the movies [NYO] How…

Everybody into the pool! Scenes from McCarren opening day

The McCarren (or McClaren, as Hizzoner Bloomberg repeatedly called it) Park pool, like Brooklyn and the rest of New York…

Spike Lee returns with Red Hook Summer: ‘This is not Atlanta’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CX9xKczh4w&feature=player_embedded The trailer for Spike Lee's much-awaited return to Brooklyn/return to form Red Hook Summer dropped today. And from the looks…

Wednesday lunchtime linkage

The pool that rose from the dust [FreeWilliamsburg] Pay your fares [Animal] Barclay's to be slightly less douchey [FiPS] Making…

You are all wasting money on underwear

The dear Village Voice reporting staff chased down the answer to a story so very close to our own hearts…

Beware booking a vacation on your MacBook

The MacBook I'm typing this post on was in fact not only probably the most-expensive single purchase I've ever made,…

Tuesday lunchtime linkage

Get your vote on today, Brooklyn [McBrooklyn] Gentrification not the culprit for once [The Local] Concerning the new colorful Dumbo…

The official Salute Your Jorts anthem for Thursday’s party

The Salute Your Jorts! Brokelyn Summer Camp party at Crown Victoria in Williamsburg is just two days away! To get you…

G fjord! Write a song about the G train, win a trip to Sweden

Sometimes the G train takes so much heat we almost feel bad for it (especially since it's statistically pretty good),…