Have a scare-trade Halloween at Brooklyn costume swaps
Park Slope/ Prospect Heights

Have a scare-trade Halloween at Brooklyn costume swaps

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Still searching for that perfect glue-on mustache and calculator-machine-gun-combo to complete your stimulus accountability czar outfit? Maybe you’re just trying to figure […]

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An homage to Alexander Wang for under $50
Shopping

An homage to Alexander Wang for under $50

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A Brooklyn fashionista’s attempt to pull together an Alexander Wang-inspired look for under 50 bucks, head to toe.

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The winner of our best cheap date contest is…
Food & Drink

The winner of our best cheap date contest is…

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We asked you for ideas. And you came through—with dozens of them. So many inspired cheap dates, in fact, that selecting the […]

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Fangs a million for the free Halloween costume!
Free crap

Fangs a million for the free Halloween costume!

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Halloween is coming up and it turns out putting together that really elaborate Lady Gaga-As-Kanye-West in a Where the Wild Things Are […]

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Post-Netflix cheap dates you probably haven’t tried
Outings

Post-Netflix cheap dates you probably haven’t tried

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Another day, another recession trend piece. This week it’s dating on a budget, and a story in the The New York Times […]

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Future Perfect sale: really expensive stuff, slightly less so
Sales & Deals

Future Perfect sale: really expensive stuff, slightly less so

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The big sale at The Future Perfect was actually pretty manageable when I got there a little after noon on Friday. Expecting long […]

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Fashion tips from small-spending stylistas
Shopping

Fashion tips from small-spending stylistas

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Fashion Week is both an escape from the recession and a reminder of it: it’s somehow exciting to see designers roll out […]

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Future Perfect having first sale in six years!
Sales & Deals

Future Perfect having first sale in six years!

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Here’s an email from yesterday’s inbox that stood out like an (orbit) light amid the daily dreck: The Future Perfect, the at […]

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At Brooklyn DIY fests, make new things and fix the old
Outings

At Brooklyn DIY fests, make new things and fix the old

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If necessity is the mother of invention, then poverty is the abusive stepfather of home repairs. And don’t we know it—you can’t […]

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A ‘TJ Maxx’ for trendoids in Williamsburg
Sales & Deals

A ‘TJ Maxx’ for trendoids in Williamsburg

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We recently received an intriguing reader tip about a shop in Williamsburg, appealingly called Peachfrog: “This is a great store,” Patrick wrote. “I […]

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