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Category: Pointless amusement

Dudes: Wear shorts whenever you damn well please

Our Brokelyn editorials are few and far between; we reserve them for very special issues that demand a hero, a voice…

Finally, a Brooklyn guide to your zodiac sign

Astrology is a pretty divisive subject: some think it's just a bunch of hooey, and others swear by it. But…

Advice for Mayor Tall on coping with an endless subway delay

Mayors: they're just like us! Or at least Mayor Tall was yesterday, in the sense that he relied on the…

The 10 plagues of Brooklyn, from bro-custs to bedbugs

It's that time of year all you just-in-it-for-the-bragging-rights Jews have been waiting for: Passover! A time when yentas and gentiles…

This fake beer bracket is better than the real beer bracket

Ah, craft beer, the poor man's drink Olympics. With over 4,500 craft breweries scattered around the country—and that's just the…

Check out the MTA’s new judgmental PSAs

http://youtu.be/qhXZjxXbW4s Ever wonder what would happen if that polite male subway automaton stopped politely asking you to "offer your seat"…

Would you rather? Knicks vs. Nets edition

Coming into their second matchup tonight, the Knicks and Nets are bad in all sorts of ways. Despite having the…

Every reference to ‘Girls’ in New York Times stories about Brooklyn

In 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge opened, in 1898 Brooklyn was incorporated into New York City, in 2012 the Nets came…

Team Brokelyn check-in: What are your summer reading picks?

Yep, it's the season for beach reads and summer reading lists. We may be stuck in our cubicles but our…

All the Brooklyn references from Orange is the New Black season 1

The first season of the show based on a Park Sloper's memoir was packed with Brooklyn in jokes and shout…