The week in Broketown, 1/25-1/29
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This Bed-Stuy graffiti trolls Bernie Sanders supporters super hard (and more links)
Somebody is trolling Bernie Sanders and his supporters pretty hard in Bed-Stuy right now (above photo spotted near 345 Willoughby Ave.…
5 things asshole bosses can no longer do to women thanks to the new NY equality law
Gird your loins, chauvinist bosses and creepy male co-workers: the New York Women's Equality Act took effect Jan. 19, and…
Time for a pedestrian revolution: The blizzard has caused a new wave of anti-car activism
A blizzard is the great equalizer in the city. It covers all and makes surfaces equal, swallowing trash piles and…
Have a drink, write a letter and help save this Crown Heights community garden from going condo
Residents of Crown Heights have been fighting for years to save a community garden between Rogers Avenue and Park Place…
$now job: Get paid to help the city shovel all this damn snow all week
If you survived the first blizzard of 2016, by not dying of alcohol poisoning or murdering the person you lived…
Monday linkage: Buy a snowed-in Prius for $100
Somebody in Greenpoint is (probably jokingly) selling their snowed-in Prius [Craigslist] New York's animal shelters are doing great [NYT] Moving to…
The week in Broketown, 1/18-1/22
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So long, pay walls! How to read the New Yorker and 100 more magazines for free
"You've got to read this story!" Your friend yells at you through the internet, only to send you a link…
New Yorkers are staying hooome: Here’s how Brooklyn is preparing for winter storm Jonas
After months of freakishly unseasonal warmth that had us hoping maybe we would be able to sneak by another year without…