Thursday, meet the newest zine on the block
Outings

Thursday, meet the newest zine on the block

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Hey, remember zines? They were those awesome tactile little portable blogs you carried around before your first AOL account, with all the […]

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Raise a backyard chicken for your Brooklyn dozen
Ditmas Park/ Midwood/ Flatbush

Raise a backyard chicken for your Brooklyn dozen

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See an ad for “BROOKLYN CHICKS/ eggs eggs eggs” in a classified section, and you might assume it’s a call for NYU […]

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Happy birthday, Brokelyn!
Brokelyn Classics

Happy birthday, Brokelyn!

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  Yup, today’s our birthday: our very first one! We’re planning a big party next month, but meanwhile, to mark the occasion, […]

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This author says Broke is Beautiful (and we agree!)
News

This author says Broke is Beautiful (and we agree!)

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Author Laura Lee may have well written the Brokelyn manifesto, the recession-victims’ King James Bible and the brokester I Ching all wrapped […]

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Free beer this Thursday from The Onion
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

Free beer this Thursday from The Onion

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The Onion: great for break-room reading at work, oddly prescient social commentary (“I mean, seriously, what is that night crew doing??”), Chomsky-based […]

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Nothing like Fab Four in the morning
Outings

Nothing like Fab Four in the morning

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Tuesday morning family concerts aren’t usually on our list of must-sees, but Beatles tunes fall under the ‘timeless’ column in our book. […]

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Stretch it further: meds and makeup
Health and Beauty

Stretch it further: meds and makeup

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We all have mornings when we can’t tell the razor blade from the handle. And that lumpy palm-full of conditioner is never […]

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Love your library? Show it this weekend
Outings

Love your library? Show it this weekend

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There’s some cosmic injustice afoot when libraries are forced into rummage sales and rallies to keep their doors open. The Brooklyn Public […]

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This weekend: Brooklyn Based birthday bash, crawfish boil, Fifth Ave. street fair
Outings

This weekend: Brooklyn Based birthday bash, crawfish boil, Fifth Ave. street fair

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FRIDAY 12pm-closing: The Coney Island Cyclone opens daily for the season starting today! $8 for the first ride, $5 for additional rides. […]

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Saturday, go fly a kite, celebrate NY’s parks
Outings

Saturday, go fly a kite, celebrate NY’s parks

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Yes, there’s some organized kite-flying on the schedule, but that’s just the highest-flying part of what looks like a chock-full free day […]

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