Bushwick mall debuts haunting black-and-white rendering, but what does it mean?
Despite our occasional appreciation of it, we here at Brokelyn are by no means art experts. Unless you're counting Cowboy…
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Thursday lunchtime linkage
Everything's coming up Milhouse for the Mets [ESPN NY] OK, now THIS is how you close a beloved venue [Texas…
Real estate advertisement calls East New York as ‘The Next Frontier’
As spotted by Curbed, new apartments at 577 New Lots Avenue in East New York are being advertised as "the…
Win $455, fame in the McSweeney’s Student Short Story Contest
Hey you, struggling grad student trying to get your MFA. Tired of plugging away at story assignments only to have…
Get schooled on how to ace an affordable housing lottery application
Hey, remember how whenever there's an affordable housing lottery people FREAK OUT? Over the next three years, that's gonna keep…
2 bad: 2 train ranked city’s worst subway line by Straphanger’s Campaign’s State of the Subways
Here's a quick question: What's the worst subway line in New York? The answer is usually, "Whichever one you have…
Wednesday lunchtime linkage
Here comes a Prospect-Lefferts Gardens rezoning fight [Brownstoner] Economy allegedly grows [New York Magazine] Massachusetts grocery chain torn apart by…
‘Tip bomb’ flash mobs shower buskers with compliments (also money)
New York City is so tremendously competitive, even the street performers are have to jostle for a decent (and harassment-free)…
Tuesday lunchtime linkage
Of course New York would get a Chinese panda in the "Red" Bill de Blasio era [New York Post] Hey,…
MTA sticking with 4% fare hike for 2015
One thing that happened when Mayor Bloomberg left town and Mayor de Blasio took over is that de Blasio didn't…