Bushwick summer rental: a $100 tent
Bed Stuy/ Bushwick

Bushwick summer rental: a $100 tent

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To all those who have pondered pitching a tent someplace exotic and moving in for the summer, here are three people who […]

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Father’s Day gifts for $50 and under
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Father’s Day gifts for $50 and under

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Why do the items that turn up in gift shops every year around this time have so little to do with any […]

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These fleas are the bees knees
Outings

These fleas are the bees knees

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With the recent opening of Brooklyn Flea’s new location under the Brooklyn Bridge, it seemed like a good time to take stock of […]

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This just in: New York spring water, 17 cents a bottle
News

This just in: New York spring water, 17 cents a bottle

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Bottled water is evil but sometimes unavoidable, and there’s a new kind on the market that lets New Yorkers swell with civic […]

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Who doesn’t like free bar food? NYT readers
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

Who doesn’t like free bar food? NYT readers

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The Times’ Frugal Traveler Matt Gross (he of the best job in media) does a fun rundown this week of all the […]

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Coupon quickie: get $20 off a new tree in NYC
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Coupon quickie: get $20 off a new tree in NYC

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Does everyone know you can get $20 from the city if you buy a new tree? As part of Bloomberg’s plan to […]

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Kooky Brooklyn blog of the day: The Descriptionist
Uncategorized

Kooky Brooklyn blog of the day: The Descriptionist

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If you’ve ever had that feeling on the F train that someone was scoping you out and taking notes, you might not […]

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Free: 90 minutes with a hot Swedish nanny
Red Hook

Free: 90 minutes with a hot Swedish nanny

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The New York Times has a story about how the Red Hook Ikea’s Smaland—the playspace where parents can deposit kids for 90 […]

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Holy plaid pants—Canal Jeans lives on in Brooklyn!
Ditmas Park/ Midwood/ Flatbush

Holy plaid pants—Canal Jeans lives on in Brooklyn!

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Those who thought Canal Jeans had vanished from the city’s radar in 2002 were only partially right. Since the Broadway location shuttered, […]

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Oscar cramming: cheap BK theaters
Brokelyn Classics

Oscar cramming: cheap BK theaters

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Double features may be a thing of the past (at least official double features—we do know people who routinely do the DIY […]

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