The week in Broketown, 2/15-2/19
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Happy days are just a month away: Your official summer 2016 countdown calendar
The temperature outside is a brisk 30 degrees and the memories of last weekend's city wide ice planet freeze are…
Crisis in laptop nation: Why Brooklyn coffee shops are limiting the wifi you use
Last year, Brokelyn told you how not to be a dick when camping out in a coffee shop. This year though, you might…
Coney Island is getting a 5,000-seat amphitheater for free concerts, comedy and more this summer
Coney Island has gone through some fits and starts of rebirth in recent years. Some parts are only exciting if…
Chick-i-pedia revolution: Help smash the patriarchy during a Wikipedia edit-a-thon
The modern feminist's greatest frenemy is the internet. Despite a wealth of feminist content and support — not to mention Google's policies designed to…
An 80s My Little Pony fan goes deep inside Brooklyn Ponycon 2016
I spent this Valentine’s Day weekend at New York City’s fourth annual Ponycon. Because if there’s one thing in this…
How to know when to buy instead of rent, and more Presidents Day linkage
If you're gonna live in Brooklyn for four years, you might as well buy a place [DNAinfo] The Breaking Bad-inspired coffee shop…
The week in Broketown, 1/8-1/12
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6 Brooklyn-borne illnesses that should scare you more than the Zika virus
Over the past decade, we've had a number of national disease scares become public enemy No. 1 in New York…
Brooklyn power rankings: The 10 most powerful people repping Brooklyn this week
Brooklynites are in all your face all week long: they're running for president, they're fighting our superheroes, they're accompanying their…