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5 pieces of great advice on living cheap from a man in a witch hat, named Thor

Despite being pretty good at it, we recognize that Brokelyn isn't the only source out there for advice on how to…

Interactive carbon emissions map to cause rise in emission of smugness in New York

One of the reasons, probably the biggest reason, people not in New York hate New Yorkers is because of our…

Thursday lunchtime linkage

Nuts to your New York nostalgia [The Daily Beast] How Brooklynites lived in 1978 [Messy Nessy Chic] Here comes a…

Men outside of BK can grow beards: The Times is on it!

Science has wondered for decades now: can men grow beards? Despite ample evidence through the centuries that yes, the male…

Punk rock MTA employee is the hero we deserve

Everyday New Yorkers can be heroes without a badge or running into a burning building. Take for example, MTA planner…

Mellow Pages turns down ExxonMobil’s sponsorship offer. Would you? [UPDATE]

[UPDATE: Here's the strange story of how this went down] Two days ago we told went over the story of…

Cat needs saving, you need friendship

Update: The Craiglist poster says she found homes for both this cat and a second one that magically appeared where she…

Wednesday lunchtime linkage

Your parents won't listen to your rap demo, but the NYPD might [New York Times] Whole Foods' knife-sharpening station is…

Let’s keep some perspective on the weather

I took this picture on July 27, in front of Alchemy in Park Slope, in the dead of the heat…

ExxonMobil is allegedly offering Mellow Pages a huge sponsorship

A little while back, we held a storytelling night to help out the folks at Mellow Pages, Brooklyn's only user-sourced…