Connect Four tourney, Round 3: Bittersweet, one week ’til a champ is born
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Connect Four tourney, Round 3: Bittersweet, one week ’til a champ is born

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Listen, I lost. I lost pretty bad. Not only did I lose in the competition, but also in the practice round and […]

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Lunch under $5 in North Brooklyn’s fried-fish triangle
Bed Stuy/ Bushwick

Lunch under $5 in North Brooklyn’s fried-fish triangle

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Everyone in New York seems to like hidden secrets, even if they aren’t all that secret. This is because New Yorkers are […]

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Today: the great pop-up swap meet
Outings

Today: the great pop-up swap meet

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This not-quite Thanksgiving weekend means you’re not-quite behind schedule for holiday shopping. What better way to get a jump on that lugubrious task than […]

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What’s on Brooklyn’s nightstand?
Clinton Hill/ Fort Greene

What’s on Brooklyn’s nightstand?

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In honor of NYC Independent Bookstore Week, we decided to hit two shops in Brooklyn—Greenlight Bookstore and WORD—to find out what’s being […]

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9 deals we love in Clinton Hill
Clinton Hill/ Fort Greene

9 deals we love in Clinton Hill

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Clinton Hill certainly has its share of alluring little traps that can easily sabotage the neighborhood cheapskate. For example, Elly’s Market (So […]

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The cheapest way to get home from Ikea
Guides

The cheapest way to get home from Ikea

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Ikea is practically its own sovereign Swedish colony on the banks of the Gowanus Bay. So it only makes sense that the […]

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Connect Four Tourney, Round 2: This isn’t funny anymore
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Connect Four Tourney, Round 2: This isn’t funny anymore

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Word has spread, competition has gotten fierce, and tonight I got my ass kicked. I already admitted I didn’t practice. But while […]

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Haircut deal: you pay $50, kids are free
Park Slope/ Prospect Heights

Haircut deal: you pay $50, kids are free

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Considering the high cost of grownup haircuts these days, this seems like quite a bargain. There’s a touted hairdresser in Park Slope […]

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Aspiring Jonathan Lethems, here’s your chance
Williamsburg/ Greenpoint

Aspiring Jonathan Lethems, here’s your chance

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From National Novel Writing Month to NYC’s First Independent Bookstore Week, November is building an identity as a month in celebration of […]

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This weekend: Flatbush artists’ studio tour
Ditmas Park/ Midwood/ Flatbush

This weekend: Flatbush artists’ studio tour

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Sure, we’re just a little partial when it comes to the neighborhood, but how could we not be when it’s such a […]

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