Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are playing the first free Prospect Park show of the summer!
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Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are playing the first free Prospect Park show of the summer!

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Did we not tell you just a few days ago that #summeriscoming? Here is further proof: The first Prospect Park free concert […]

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Enter to win a copy of ‘Sunny’s Nights,’ an ode to Red Hook’s beloved Sunny’s Bar
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Enter to win a copy of ‘Sunny’s Nights,’ an ode to Red Hook’s beloved Sunny’s Bar

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Weekly lifehack: How to digitize your records, tapes and VHS for free
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Weekly lifehack: How to digitize your records, tapes and VHS for free

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Hello and welcome to weekly lifehacks, a recurring series where we share a simple tip on how to make your life just a […]

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New Music Tuesday: Love and loss with School of Seven Bells
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New Music Tuesday: Love and loss with School of Seven Bells

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When I was putting together a playlist for Valentine’s day of break up songs and love songs, I asked for suggestions. My […]

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Top 10: The best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this week, queer dance edition
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Top 10: The best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this week, queer dance edition

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1. The fun roving event Drag Bingo has moved again—tonight it’s in Bed-Stuy, hosted by the great drag king Murray Hill, along with special […]

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Holy crap, you could live ALONE in Williamsburg for $756/month
Real Estate

Holy crap, you could live ALONE in Williamsburg for $756/month

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We know, you probably didn’t think you could ever afford to live alone in this town. Frankly, neither did we. But Mayor […]

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Job market too ruff? Quit your job and hang out with dogs for a living instead
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Job market too ruff? Quit your job and hang out with dogs for a living instead

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Dogs are the Paxil of the animal kingdom, little balls of anti depressants that brighten you up even in the darkest depths of […]

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‘Girls’ season 5, episode 1: Nice day for a white, Christian woman wedding
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‘Girls’ season 5, episode 1: Nice day for a white, Christian woman wedding

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The boys are back in town. But not boys, Girls. And not really in town, more like at a rich country house. […]

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The week in Broketown, 2/15-2/19
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The week in Broketown, 2/15-2/19

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Like us in website form? You’ll love us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest, and don’t forget to sign up for our mailing list. Coffee shops told us […]

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Meet Tyler Fischer, Brooklyn’s real world version of ‘Nathan for You’
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Meet Tyler Fischer, Brooklyn’s real world version of ‘Nathan for You’

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Tyler Fischer is a troublemaker. You might recognize this New Haven native from his subway sign parodies, or the recently-gone-viral “hidden camera” video in which Fischer […]

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