Craiglist freebie of the day: a horse, for your inner 8-year-old
Free stuff

Craiglist freebie of the day: a horse, for your inner 8-year-old

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Remember when you were a kid and all you wanted for your birthday was a horse? We’re just assuming that everyone was […]

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Hey, scribes: help BookCourt get a Catskills writers’ retreat
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

Hey, scribes: help BookCourt get a Catskills writers’ retreat

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Sure, New York’s filled with writers and wannabe writers, but with all the noise, nightlife and other distractions (not to mention, that […]

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The Worst Room: BK’s affordable housing problem, Tumblrized
News

The Worst Room: BK’s affordable housing problem, Tumblrized

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Anyone who’s ever cruised Craigslist for housing has come across strange and nightmarish situations. At least those are entertaining though. Much worse […]

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Registration for the Tour de Brooklyn is open!
Biking

Registration for the Tour de Brooklyn is open!

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Brooklyn, despite some dangers, is a great cycling city. Part of the reason for that is because there’s so much great stuff […]

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Wednesday lunchtime linkage
News

Wednesday lunchtime linkage

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Enough with the bike-share freakouts [Atlantic Cities] Hey, ManufactureNY got on CBS news [CBS] The Bronx would like bike-share, please [DNAInfo] 5 […]

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Happy spring: Here are the best sample sales happening this month
Sales & Deals

Happy spring: Here are the best sample sales happening this month

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Did you know that May is sample sale season? We didn’t either, but that’s probably because to us, even a sample sale […]

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Sweet Jesus, don’t let this candy chain store in Coney do well
Coney Island/ Brighton Beach/ Sheepshead Bay

Sweet Jesus, don’t let this candy chain store in Coney do well

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One particularly annoying thing about chains is that they’re all so big on “brands” and “lifestyle shopping.” You don’t just eat at […]

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How to not meet your new neighbors, starring Greenpoint Landing
News

How to not meet your new neighbors, starring Greenpoint Landing

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Selling north Brooklyn’s waterfront to the highest bidder has become something of an art form during the Bloomberg administration, and yet somehow […]

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One summer downside: here come one trillion cicadas
News

One summer downside: here come one trillion cicadas

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We love summer here. We assume you do too, since you keep reading the site even as we talk about it all […]

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Help kickstart the Mermaid Parade back to life!
Community

Help kickstart the Mermaid Parade back to life!

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Brooklyn’s been doing a hell of job coming back from Sandy, what with the grocery store re-openings and neighborhood restorations, but that […]

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