In the papers (our kind of papers)
Ditmas Park/ Midwood/ Flatbush

In the papers (our kind of papers)

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You know that annoying bag of circulars and coupons that lands your stoop every week? Don’t throw it away without at least […]

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What’s the least expensive meal I can serve at a dinner party?
Food & Drink

What’s the least expensive meal I can serve at a dinner party?

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Each week, Brokelyn.com’s in-house etiquette expert, Dear Penny, tackles your recession-related stumpers. Make the Roman dish “Cacio y Pepe,” a classic in […]

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Free stuff swap on the Gowanus
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Free stuff swap on the Gowanus

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Thanks to OnlytheBlogKnowsBrooklyn for sussing out this tip: an open-air swap on Saturday May 30, at BKLYNYard, an outdoor music space on […]

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Bargains galore in Little Pakistan
Ditmas Park/ Midwood/ Flatbush

Bargains galore in Little Pakistan

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The storefronts don’t exactly scream “style destination,” but Blessed be Allah: there is some fine shopping along the stretch of Coney Island […]

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Coming soon: more bargains than you’re allowed to buy!
Sales & Deals

Coming soon: more bargains than you’re allowed to buy!

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Send scoops on sales, deals and drink specials (especially those) to [email protected]

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Free hairdos for guinea pigs
Services

Free hairdos for guinea pigs

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Tuesdays are training days at the tattoorific Woodley & Bunny salon in Williamsburg, which means pro bono coifs at the hands of […]

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Call it a la cartography (or not… up to you)
Food & Drink

Call it a la cartography (or not… up to you)

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How cool is this—an econo-chow map of Brooklyn? From Greenpoint blintzes to Flatbush cabrit (Haitian goat stew) to Mill Basin pastrami, here’s […]

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Rachael Ray road test: Can you really add salt to cheap beer?
Food & Drink

Rachael Ray road test: Can you really add salt to cheap beer?

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Is there any way to spruce up cheap hooch so that your guests are fooled into thinking they’re drinking top-shelf? Every Day […]

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Good, inexpensive produce (or, yet another reason to quit the Food Coop)
Bay Ridge/ Bensonhurst

Good, inexpensive produce (or, yet another reason to quit the Food Coop)

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Move toward the light. I’ll back up slightly: Leave the N train at the Fort Hamilton Parkway stop, exit onto the parkway, […]

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The cut-rate curl whisperer
Services

The cut-rate curl whisperer

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If you have curly hair, there’s a decent chance you’ve wound up at Devachan, the Manhattan salon with a weirdly effective method […]

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