Am I allowed to ask if my laid-off roommate can still pay his rent?
Services

Am I allowed to ask if my laid-off roommate can still pay his rent?

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Each week, Brokelyn.com’s in-house etiquette expert, Dear Penny, tackles your recession-related stumpers. I had an unemployed roommate once. Good god was it […]

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Car rentals: who’s the cheapest?
Ditmas Park/ Midwood/ Flatbush

Car rentals: who’s the cheapest?

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If you’re still trying to figure out your plans, here’s a quick run-down of Brooklyn car rentals, from most to least expensive. […]

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Summer cabins, $215 a week
Outings

Summer cabins, $215 a week

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Commitment-phobes who break out in hives at the prospect of signing a lease on a Catskills retreat should periodically park themselves in […]

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Are supermarket cakes any good?
Food & Drink

Are supermarket cakes any good?

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Nothing honors a birthday quite like a layer cake, decorated with flair and glowing with the requisite number of candles. But at […]

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The fish secret they don’t want you to know about (they=brunch places)
Food & Drink

The fish secret they don’t want you to know about (they=brunch places)

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Walking the short length of Gem Street, in an industrial stretch by the Williamsburg/Greenpoint border, you’d never guess you were homing in […]

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How do I avoid buying a round at a bar without being obvious?
Food & Drink

How do I avoid buying a round at a bar without being obvious?

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Each week, Brokelyn.com’s in-house etiquette expert, Dear Penny, tackles your recession-related stumpers. When I was little my mother went down to Tijuana […]

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Flower-shop challenge: make us a $10 bouquet
Shopping

Flower-shop challenge: make us a $10 bouquet

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Anyone who’s walked by a grocer in the spring knows it’s possible to get a handful of stems for $10—especially if you […]

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Dear Toilet, I miss you. Luv, Camper
Outings

Dear Toilet, I miss you. Luv, Camper

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Brooklyn is a place of many diversions, but who knew loo-less camping was one of them? It happens that our borough is […]

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The Brokavore, our frugal foodie
Food & Drink

The Brokavore, our frugal foodie

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Brokelyn is proud to introduce our food columnist, The Brokavore, an obsessively cheap but highly discerning eater who will be trolling our […]

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Addictive home finds at Amazing Savings
Ditmas Park/ Midwood/ Flatbush

Addictive home finds at Amazing Savings

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One of the satisfactions of living in rural Brooklyn (Midwood, Ditmas, etc.) is the proximity of Amazing Savings, the bastard child of a 99-cent store and a Bed Bath & Beyond. We recruited local kidswear designer Eliza Gran (above) to help us find the best stuff.

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