Another one bites the dust: Williamsburg’s bizarro art space Standard Toykraft is closing
We are weary and tired, eyeing the end of the calendar year with longing even though we know that an arbitrary…
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Don’t mourn, organize: 8 organizations where you can volunteer if you can’t afford a donation
Dan Savage, American author, activist for the LGBTQ+ community and the voice behind Savage Love, recently posted a message to Instagram reminding the…
Bushwick’s Molasses Books is fundraising for anti-Trump organizations
There isn't a lot of good news these days, and this morning proved no different as beloved Cobble Hill bookstore BookCourt…
Don’t just sit there! Where to get bystander intervention training for Trump’s America
Open hate is on the rise. Last week, a Muslim woman was attacked on the 6 train (Update: The NYPD now says this…
2016 continues its death march, claims beloved Cobble Hill indie bookstore BookCourt
BookCourt announced today it's closing after 35 (!!) years as the literary heart of Cobble Hill and surrounding neighborhoods, and it…
Brooklyn <3 Oakland: BK venues are holding fundraisers for Oakland fire victims
Oakland's artistic community, and by extension every DIY arts community around the country, is reeling after a fire consumed a beloved…
The week in Broketown, 11/28-12/2
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To win wittily, and beyond: A book about pun competitions is hitting the shelves!
The dire times we're living in call for desperate pleasures, and the Gilmore Girls revival isn't cutting it. Why not turn to puns? Brokelyn…
Ouch! New York is the third most expensive city to get a tattoo
Once upon a time, tattoos were the kind of life-affirming mistake you could afford to make. It was practically a…
New etiquette rules now that you can watch Netflix offline on the subway
Today Netflix came to the rescue of people with long commutes who hate reading books (or are maybe too hungover…