Where to go for a great curly cut in Brooklyn?
Services

Where to go for a great curly cut in Brooklyn?

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Reader Dina is looking for a Park Slope or Prospect Heights alternative to Devachan—the  curlcentric salon in SoHo. “I have tried so […]

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Price check: How much for a 1969 VW Beetle?
Shopping

Price check: How much for a 1969 VW Beetle?

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It’s 1960s week here at Brokelyn, what with the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, starting on Saturday, and the return of Mad Men […]

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Where can I get decent cash (or some groovy new outfits) for my old clothing?
Services

Where can I get decent cash (or some groovy new outfits) for my old clothing?

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Each week (or thereabouts), our Dear Penny column investigates the answers to reader questions about saving money in Brooklyn. This week, Cody […]

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From networking to notworking: duo makes art from old business cards
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From networking to notworking: duo makes art from old business cards

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They call it discarded, we say “temporarily liberated from office slavery.” But there’s a new project that aims to put a face […]

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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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Buy stuff, help a laid-off mom stay in Brooklyn
Sales & Deals

Buy stuff, help a laid-off mom stay in Brooklyn

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Brokelyn reader Melissa Banigan writes: I’ve been out of work since being laid off from my job back in September, and I’m […]

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This week: Star Wars at Café Habana, Blondie/Benatar/The Donnas at Coney
Outings

This week: Star Wars at Café Habana, Blondie/Benatar/The Donnas at Coney

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TONIGHT:  At Celebrate Brooklyn, porch-rocker-bluesy Grace Potter + The Nocturnals play Prospect Park w. Deer Tick, London Souls, $3, 7 p.m. TOMORROW: […]

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How you can help Christine, our Hipster Thrifter
Shopping

How you can help Christine, our Hipster Thrifter

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First of all, Brokelyn would like to thank the readers who responded to intern Trevor’s plea to buy t-shirts, and we are […]

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Fashionistas go plum-crazy at Purple Rain sing-along
Outings

Fashionistas go plum-crazy at Purple Rain sing-along

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Purple Rain–a terrible movie and a freaking fabulous sing-along. Big props to whoever at Celebrate Brooklyn came up with this idea along […]

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Fashion rescue: where to get ruffles for Purple Rain?
Park Slope/ Prospect Heights

Fashion rescue: where to get ruffles for Purple Rain?

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Tonight, of course, is the Purple Rain sing-along in Prospect Park (barring too much actual rain—we’ll be on the lookout for cancellation […]

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