Brooklyn’s unknown history revealed with unofficial landmark plaques
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Brooklyn’s unknown history revealed with unofficial landmark plaques

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Brooklyn is quite old, were you aware? And because of that, there’s basically history on every corner of our fair borough. And […]

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Infinite patience: read Infinite Jest with a group this summer
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Infinite patience: read Infinite Jest with a group this summer

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Have you been staring forlornly at your copy of Infinite Jest, and thinking that maybe it will better serve you as a […]

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Thursday lunchtime linkage
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Thursday lunchtime linkage

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The Post is gettin’ suuuuued [Boston Globe] It’s Brooklyn-Queens Day! [The Queens Beat] The G and R closures, explained [Capital] Anthony Weiner back […]

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(Probably) fake unofficial ‘Girls’ walking tour still funny
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(Probably) fake unofficial ‘Girls’ walking tour still funny

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We’ve all been dreading the coming wave of the Girls tours, ready to swarm Brooklyn like so many hungry terrifying cicadas. Fortunately, […]

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R train closed between BK and Manhattan starting tonight
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R train closed between BK and Manhattan starting tonight

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We hope you don’t like riding the R train between Brooklyn and Manhattan. Oh, what’s that, it’s your favorite subway ride in […]

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Bid on a bus plate at the MTA’s unclaimed, used and excess items auction
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Bid on a bus plate at the MTA’s unclaimed, used and excess items auction

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  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to own a license plate that once belonged to the B54? Yearned […]

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Wednesday lunchtime linkage
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Wednesday lunchtime linkage

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Here, pay $8 million for this place you can’t move into [Brownstoner] Our man Kenji talked with Pat LaFrieda Jr. and Sr. […]

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A tiny, free library has popped up in Ditmas Park
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A tiny, free library has popped up in Ditmas Park

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You ever walk down the street and wish you could come upon a kiosk full of books that you could choose one […]

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Tuesday lunchtime links
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Tuesday lunchtime links

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The Brooklyn DA’s race is heating up [NYM] Anthony Weiner: race baiter [Capital] More extremely mature reactions to CitiBike [NYP] Bodega owners: […]

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Bike vending machines show up to help you escape late-night flat tires
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Bike vending machines show up to help you escape late-night flat tires

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You can get all sorts of weird stuff in vending machines. You can also get soda and candy and other items that […]

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