This week: Star Wars at Café Habana, Blondie/Benatar/The Donnas at Coney
Outings

This week: Star Wars at Café Habana, Blondie/Benatar/The Donnas at Coney

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TONIGHT:  At Celebrate Brooklyn, porch-rocker-bluesy Grace Potter + The Nocturnals play Prospect Park w. Deer Tick, London Souls, $3, 7 p.m. TOMORROW: […]

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How you can help Christine, our Hipster Thrifter
Shopping

How you can help Christine, our Hipster Thrifter

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First of all, Brokelyn would like to thank the readers who responded to intern Trevor’s plea to buy t-shirts, and we are […]

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Fashionistas go plum-crazy at Purple Rain sing-along
Outings

Fashionistas go plum-crazy at Purple Rain sing-along

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Purple Rain–a terrible movie and a freaking fabulous sing-along. Big props to whoever at Celebrate Brooklyn came up with this idea along […]

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Fashion rescue: where to get ruffles for Purple Rain?
Park Slope/ Prospect Heights

Fashion rescue: where to get ruffles for Purple Rain?

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Tonight, of course, is the Purple Rain sing-along in Prospect Park (barring too much actual rain—we’ll be on the lookout for cancellation […]

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Tonight: two ways to have fun for free
Outings

Tonight: two ways to have fun for free

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If you’ve never been to an outdoor show by the Brave New World Repertory Theater, you’re missing out on one of those […]

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The Smith Street happy hour list
Food & Drink

The Smith Street happy hour list

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This week, we took it upon ourselves to make the rounds on Smith Street, trolling from Atlantic Avenue to Union Street to […]

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Buy a Brokelyn t-shirt, sponsor an intern!
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Buy a Brokelyn t-shirt, sponsor an intern!

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This is one of our interns, Trevor, working hard to dig up stories that make your Brooklyn existence easier, cheaper and more […]

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A day in Greenpoint for $25
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A day in Greenpoint for $25

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ASME is the American Society for Magazine Editors. Add another ‘S’ to that, and you’ve got ASSME: the American Society for Shit-Canned […]

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How do I know whether I qualify for food stamps?
Services

How do I know whether I qualify for food stamps?

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Every so often, our Dear Penny column investigates the answers to reader questions about saving money in Brooklyn. This week’s entry is […]

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Are waitresses really hotter in a recession?
News

Are waitresses really hotter in a recession?

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Over at NYMag, Hugo Lindgren theorizes that the worse things get economically, the better looking your server is likely to be: In […]

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