Saturday salon chat: where to eat Italian
Food & Drink

Saturday salon chat: where to eat Italian

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The scene: Anton’s Hair Design salon The discussion: Reasonably priced Italian food The participants: Carmine (left), a custodian from Dyker Heights. His […]

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Restaurants that only seem expensive
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

Restaurants that only seem expensive

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These aren’t the cheapest places you’ll read about on Brokelyn, but there are occasions—birthdays, anniversaries, when someone with more money is paying—when […]

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TV on the Radio cheaps out in WB
Outings

TV on the Radio cheaps out in WB

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If you don’t have a ticket to see the Brooklyn-based quintet’s sold-out Summerstage show on Friday, they come back around to Prospect […]

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(Cautionary) tale of a $10 bikini wax
Services

(Cautionary) tale of a $10 bikini wax

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At the end of last summer, I gave up getting waxed down under, mostly because I got tired of regularly handing over […]

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Saturday a.m. quickie: free movies, gigantic stuff swap
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Saturday a.m. quickie: free movies, gigantic stuff swap

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Warriors, come out to play-ay…. the first of today’s top two Brokelyn-approved free events: “The Streets of Brooklyn in Film,” a free […]

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Brokelyn reader discount: half off underwear comedy
Outings

Brokelyn reader discount: half off underwear comedy

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Now presenting the first-ever exclusive Brokelyn reader discount. Tonight and tomorrow night, get 50 percent off the $20 admission to Cirque du […]

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Weekend prowl for art deals in RedCaGa*
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

Weekend prowl for art deals in RedCaGa*

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Ah, open studios…the perfect storm of home-grown artsiness, free snacks and real-estate voyeurism. It’s no accident that the weekend-long Red Hook/Carroll Gardens […]

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Essential stops on the Brokelyn teen tour
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

Essential stops on the Brokelyn teen tour

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For the Brooklyn teen in search of ways to stretch that ever-waning allowance dollar, five ways to work it out: GREENPOINT What […]

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Price check: Brooklyn carpet cleaners
Brokelyn Classics

Price check: Brooklyn carpet cleaners

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When it came time to shampoo a few rugs, why not just call Sears? Here’s why: the last time they came, they […]

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Flea-market mania spreads to Franklin Ave.
Outings

Flea-market mania spreads to Franklin Ave.

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Weekends were made for thrifting in Brooklyn. There’s the always entertaining Brooklyn Flea, tomorrow’s free-stuff swap at the BKLYNYard, Sunday’s two-wheel only […]

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