Call for entries makes ‘hotel art’ a good thing
Downtown

Call for entries makes ‘hotel art’ a good thing

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“Hotel art” is used as a slur against less-than-great paintings. But this is Brooklyn, and hotels here aren’t exactly the Red Roof […]

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What would Aloe Blacc fans do with a dollar?
Music

What would Aloe Blacc fans do with a dollar?

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Our shtick is straight-up Brooklyn here, but we took a field trip to Manhattan on Friday to watch Aloe Blacc‘s sold-out show […]

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Here it is: your new Brooklyn anthem
News

Here it is: your new Brooklyn anthem

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Remember that contest to create a new Brooklyn anthem, one that could compete with all those Billy Joel-screeching, cocktail-stained pianos of neighboring braggadocious Manhattansburg? […]

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Do your duty and foster this BK Marine’s pup
Services

Do your duty and foster this BK Marine’s pup

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Do you love America? Or dogs? What about a specifically adorable, sweet dog named Honey whose Marine owner is shipping out to […]

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Craigslist freebie of the day: DIY beach!
Free stuff

Craigslist freebie of the day: DIY beach!

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If you’re still a few rupees short of the zip car rental you need to make it out to the beach this […]

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Volunteer in Prospect Park = free studio time
Services

Volunteer in Prospect Park = free studio time

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In an unusual new program funded by REI through the National Audobon Society, New Yorkers can exchange Prospect Park volunteer time for recording hours in a state-of-the-art new sound studio in the park’s Audobon Center.

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Library lovers wanted for all-night read-in
Outings

Library lovers wanted for all-night read-in

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They’re ain’t no party like a library party, because a library party don’t stop. Except, of course, when it is forced to […]

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Our new list of everything free this summer!
Outings

Our new list of everything free this summer!

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At long last, but not too long, the busy elves of Brokelyn bring you our big, fat, evolving list of no-cost events […]

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Bar of the Week: Macri Park!
Food & Drink

Bar of the Week: Macri Park!

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This is the nineteenth in our series on the venues featured in the second Brooklyn Beer Book. This week we spotlight a Beer […]

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Friday linkage
News

Friday linkage

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Dumbo is first all-Wifi NYC neighborhood [Brooklyn Paper] Meet the house photographer for the “Kings County Art Vandal Underground” [NY Times] Outdoor […]

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