Another one bites the dust: Williamsburg’s bizarro art space Standard Toykraft is closing
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Another one bites the dust: Williamsburg’s bizarro art space Standard Toykraft is closing

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We are weary and tired, eyeing the end of the calendar year with longing even though we know that an arbitrary flip of […]

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Don’t mourn, organize: 8 organizations where you can volunteer if you can’t afford a donation
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Don’t mourn, organize: 8 organizations where you can volunteer if you can’t afford a donation

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Dan Savage, American author, activist for the LGBTQ+ community and the voice behind Savage Love, recently posted a message to Instagram reminding the public that […]

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Bushwick’s Molasses Books is fundraising for anti-Trump organizations
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Bushwick’s Molasses Books is fundraising for anti-Trump organizations

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There isn’t a lot of good news these days, and this morning proved no different as beloved Cobble Hill bookstore BookCourt announced it […]

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Don’t just sit there! Where to get bystander intervention training for Trump’s America
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Don’t just sit there! Where to get bystander intervention training for Trump’s America

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Open hate is on the rise. Last week, a Muslim woman was attacked on the 6 train (Update: The NYPD now says this story was […]

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2016 continues its death march, claims beloved Cobble Hill indie bookstore BookCourt
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2016 continues its death march, claims beloved Cobble Hill indie bookstore BookCourt

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BookCourt announced today it’s closing after 35 (!!) years as the literary heart of Cobble Hill and surrounding neighborhoods, and it feels a […]

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Brooklyn <3 Oakland: BK venues are holding fundraisers for Oakland fire victims
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Brooklyn <3 Oakland: BK venues are holding fundraisers for Oakland fire victims

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Oakland’s artistic community, and by extension every DIY arts community around the country, is reeling after a fire consumed a beloved arts space […]

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The week in Broketown, 11/28-12/2
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The week in Broketown, 11/28-12/2

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Like us in website form? You’ll love us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and don’t forget to sign up for our mailing list! We gave you creative ways to […]

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To win wittily, and beyond: A book about pun competitions is hitting the shelves!
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To win wittily, and beyond: A book about pun competitions is hitting the shelves!

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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 is biased, of […]

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Ouch! New York is the third most expensive city to get a tattoo
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Ouch! New York is the third most expensive city to get a tattoo

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Once upon a time, tattoos were the kind of life-affirming mistake you could afford to make. It was practically a rite of […]

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New etiquette rules now that you can watch Netflix offline on the subway
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New etiquette rules now that you can watch Netflix offline on the subway

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Today Netflix came to the rescue of people with long commutes who hate reading books (or are maybe too hungover to read […]

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