I want to buy my friend, who has great taste, a nice 30th birthday gift but I’m just scraping by. What should I do?
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I want to buy my friend, who has great taste, a nice 30th birthday gift but I’m just scraping by. What should I do?

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Each week, Brokelyn.com’s in-house etiquette expert, Dear Penny, tackles your recession-related stumpers. Send her questions at [email protected]. I’ve got three ideas for […]

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Step right up and get your recovery-act job!
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Step right up and get your recovery-act job!

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Stimulate this: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s new job site lists 120 open positions within 10 miles of New York City, […]

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Brooklyn dad wins $80,000 on Jeopardy
Park Slope/ Prospect Heights

Brooklyn dad wins $80,000 on Jeopardy

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In today’s Daily News: there’s someone in Brooklyn who can still afford to renovate. Justin Bernbach, a father of two from Park […]

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A duo of early-week manicure deals
Park Slope/ Prospect Heights

A duo of early-week manicure deals

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Don’t wait until Saturday morning to get your nails done this week—two Park Slope nail salons offer early-week specials. The popular 7Av […]

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What’s on your laptop? Café Grumpy edition
Outings

What’s on your laptop? Café Grumpy edition

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Ever wonder what those laptop nomads at your local coffee place are actually working on? We stopped into Greenpoint’s Cafe Grumpy on […]

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Whose rotisserie bird is the best?
Brokelyn Classics

Whose rotisserie bird is the best?

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A store-bought rotisserie chicken is the city dweller’s answer to the TV dinner. Picked up on the walk home from the subway, […]

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Five under $10: gifts for kids
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Five under $10: gifts for kids

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You don’t have to spend $20 every time a birthday party rolls around (and you don’t need to go to Target to […]

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How to fly the cheapskate skies
Outings

How to fly the cheapskate skies

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The other day I scored a $38 round-trip flight to Ft. Lauderdale—the fourth time this year I will be flying to visit […]

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Saturday a.m. quickie: street food fest today
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Saturday a.m. quickie: street food fest today

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Today’s Brokelyn-approved event: chow trucks will be motoring over to “Parked,” a celebration of street food marking the season’s opening of BKLYNYard. […]

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Can you afford the Park Slope Food Coop?