Free air conditioners for the needy
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Free air conditioners for the needy

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If you’ve somehow managed to survive last week’s heat wave without an AC unit, there is hope for a cool future. According […]

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The no-sewage guide to free Brooklyn pools
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The no-sewage guide to free Brooklyn pools

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With four local beaches closed due to a sewage spill, Brooklyn’s public pools look better than ever. Meredith Olson braves the waters.

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This week in free: Top Gun, They Might be Giants of comedy
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This week in free: Top Gun, They Might be Giants of comedy

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Our city’s mid-summer fever finally broke and dropped the temps down to a relatively frigid 80 degrees today: what a perfect week […]

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A tour of Greenpoint’s best ethnic eats
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A tour of Greenpoint’s best ethnic eats

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Brokelyn’s Meredith Olson goes on an ethnic eating tour of Greenpoint and emerges with her wallet in tact (and lots of doggie bags.)

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Bar of the Week: It’s Quarter Bar!
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Bar of the Week: It’s Quarter Bar!

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This is the 26th in our series on the venues featured in the second Brooklyn Beer Book. This week we’re going down south […]

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August 7: Free day at garden, zoo, museums
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August 7: Free day at garden, zoo, museums

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Pack up the kids, call your friends in from the suburbs and start massaging your brain so it’s ready to soak in […]

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This weekend: Rock Beach, Naked Bike Ride, Block Party
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This weekend: Rock Beach, Naked Bike Ride, Block Party

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FRIDAY 7pm: greenpoint’s word and the brooklyn kitchen team up to make a singles mixer in celebration of pi day (22/7 = […]

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Thursday linkage
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Thursday linkage

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Bored? You look so good! [The Awl] Endless Summer truck must still be on surf safari [FreeWilliamsburg] Breaking news: dresses are worn […]

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Get paid to recycle your old mobile phone
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Get paid to recycle your old mobile phone

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If you recently bought a fancy phone with your extravagant bonus/unemployment check and are looking to get rid of your museum-ready phone, […]

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No hobo: secret codes to help today’s vagabond
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No hobo: secret codes to help today’s vagabond

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The hobo codes of the 19th century that warned people of hostile store owners or free booze have gotten a 21st century update — in the form of hobo QR codes.

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