A Canadian bagel for $2.50? Le Brokavore says ‘Mais non!’
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

A Canadian bagel for $2.50? Le Brokavore says ‘Mais non!’

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At Brokelyn, Canadian bagels are an egregious enough assault on our most cherished values that you might as well just shoot us right now. Or worse, make us move to Queens.

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$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #18: Scarry story book
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #18: Scarry story book

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Every day this month, we’ve been calling out to local merchants for great gift ideas. Today’s selection is from Karen of the […]

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$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #16: travel bottles
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #16: travel bottles

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There’s nothing a miser hates more than travel-size anything, ie., getting gauged for convenience’s sake. That’s why we dig GoToob, the endlessly […]

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Big moving sale at Deluxa
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

Big moving sale at Deluxa

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This just came in from reader Kristen Stocks, and we’re definitely checking this one out: Love your site and am a big […]

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What’s on your laptop? Fall Café edition
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

What’s on your laptop? Fall Café edition

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Here’s the next installment of our sporadic “what’s on your laptop?” series, in which we obnoxiously interrogate the wifi mainliners who populate […]

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This weekend: take the penny-pincher’s pilgrimage
Bed Stuy/ Bushwick

This weekend: take the penny-pincher’s pilgrimage

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If you’re reading this blog, you like a bargain. So you won’t want to miss the deals at the first ever Brooklyn […]

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Trader Joe’s accepting applications today
Careers

Trader Joe’s accepting applications today

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We don’t have tons of info on this, but we heard on Twitter (from TraderJoesBK) that Trader Joe’s at Court Street and […]

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Where to resell your maternity & kids’ clothes
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

Where to resell your maternity & kids’ clothes

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If you’re a parent you may notice that your inbox is especially quiet today: that’s because Yahoo Groups is having a maintenance […]

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The Michael Jackson shopping tour of Brooklyn
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

The Michael Jackson shopping tour of Brooklyn

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The weekend’s endless loop of Michael Jackson videos inspired all kinds of reactions: sadness, nostalgia, fashion envy. Like his music, his trademark […]

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Brokavore quick tip: the perfect perch for hummus
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

Brokavore quick tip: the perfect perch for hummus

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Walking down Atlantic Ave. yesterday I was reminded of a small pleasure I regularly indulged in when I lived in Carroll Gardens—55-cent bags […]

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