Schumer fave: a bike ride and a Carmine’s salami sandwich
Outings

Schumer fave: a bike ride and a Carmine’s salami sandwich

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This is sorta fun: Senator Chuck Schumer has a new Huffington Post blog (though a lot of HuffPo’s blogs seem to be […]

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Jonathan Adler to open a store in Boerum Hill
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Jonathan Adler to open a store in Boerum Hill

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Brownstoner is reporting today that home-design scamp Jonathan Adler is opening a store on Atlantic Avenue, between Hoyt and Bond. Yay! So […]

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Is your shower totally revolting?
Sales & Deals

Is your shower totally revolting?

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We’re suckers for things like this: a disgusting shower contest, sponsored by a Brooklyn-based company called All Grout. Send these guys pictures […]

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Reader tip: Amazing gourmet on Kings Highway
Ditmas Park/ Midwood/ Flatbush

Reader tip: Amazing gourmet on Kings Highway

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I want to share one of my favorite budget food shopping destinations with you: Kings Highway, between Coney island Avenue and roughly […]

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How to build a boat in an afternoon
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

How to build a boat in an afternoon

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You don’t see many things that cost $90 on Brokelyn (unless it’s surgery or an apartment), but this thing sounds kooky in […]

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What to wear on your summer paycation
News

What to wear on your summer paycation

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It doesn’t quite seem quite right that someone as talented as art director Irina Blok is actually looking for work, but the […]

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Best Obama job ever: beach planner, nearly $100K
News

Best Obama job ever: beach planner, nearly $100K

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Reason number 32,643 to love Barack Obama—one of his Recovery Act-funded jobs is a “community planner” for the Gateway National Recreation Area. […]

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What’s on your laptop? Bushwick edition
Bed Stuy/ Bushwick

What’s on your laptop? Bushwick edition

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The day: Tuesday, June 16, at 4 p.m. The mission: find out what the laptop nomads are working on at two Bushwick […]

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In the papers: $240 off an Ikea sofa
Red Hook

In the papers: $240 off an Ikea sofa

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A Brokelyn favorite hobby is scanning those wet circular bags that wind up on your stoop once a week because they contain […]

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Budget traveler’s guide to home-swapping
Outings

Budget traveler’s guide to home-swapping

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Camping out or staying with relatives don’t have to be the only affordable ways to escape the city this summer. If you […]

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