Father’s Day gifts for $50 and under
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Father’s Day gifts for $50 and under

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Why do the items that turn up in gift shops every year around this time have so little to do with any […]

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Coupon quickie: get $20 off a new tree in NYC
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Coupon quickie: get $20 off a new tree in NYC

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Does everyone know you can get $20 from the city if you buy a new tree? As part of Bloomberg’s plan to […]

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Brunch for $12, booze included
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Brunch for $12, booze included

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Why does brunch always seem cheaper than it really is? Because most places nail you on the drinks. But not at two […]

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Brokelyn-approved weekend events: art prowls, craft fair, r-word survival
Bed Stuy/ Bushwick

Brokelyn-approved weekend events: art prowls, craft fair, r-word survival

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If it’s spring in Brooklyn, there must be an open-studio event somewhere. This weekend there are two: an art crawl in Bushwick, […]

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Halal, I love you. Won’t you sell me your game?
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Halal, I love you. Won’t you sell me your game?

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What if you have a hankering for meat and a vegetarian’s budget? You might consider shopping halal. At the Atlantic Avenue butcher […]

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Swaponomics: bring t-shirts, get Kiss albums
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Swaponomics: bring t-shirts, get Kiss albums

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Some people (not us) have a hard time believing the concept “free.” Organizers at the Score! swap meet in BKLYNYard on Saturday […]

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Saturday a.m. quickie: free movies, gigantic stuff swap
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Saturday a.m. quickie: free movies, gigantic stuff swap

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Warriors, come out to play-ay…. the first of today’s top two Brokelyn-approved free events: “The Streets of Brooklyn in Film,” a free […]

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Take a woodworking class in Gowanus
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Take a woodworking class in Gowanus

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If that Times mag article about an egghead-turned-bike-mechanic has moved you to do more with your own hands, Reclaimed Home has a […]

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Five under $10: gifts for kids
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Five under $10: gifts for kids

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You don’t have to spend $20 every time a birthday party rolls around (and you don’t need to go to Target to […]

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Saturday a.m. quickie: street food fest today
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Saturday a.m. quickie: street food fest today

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Today’s Brokelyn-approved event: chow trucks will be motoring over to “Parked,” a celebration of street food marking the season’s opening of BKLYNYard. […]

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