Craigslist freebie of the day: Endless summer supplies
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Craigslist freebie of the day: Endless summer supplies

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In making our list of 10 ways to extend summer last week, we left out one important option: gather up as many […]

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Jay-Z had some reasonable doubt about Occupy
News

Jay-Z had some reasonable doubt about Occupy

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Brooklyn’s own Jay-Z didn’t quite get down with the Occupy movement, which isn’t entirely surprising for a guy who’s worth about $475 million […]

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Apartment hunt: a bunch of Red Hook 3BRs for $2,000
apartments

Apartment hunt: a bunch of Red Hook 3BRs for $2,000

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Any apartment for under $700 a bedroom catches our eye, especially if it’s new construction. So what’s the story with all of […]

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A huge comic warehouse sale with free snacks (and Fat Albert board games)
Sales & Deals

A huge comic warehouse sale with free snacks (and Fat Albert board games)

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Even though some of us here at Team Brokelyn are nerd-sympathizers, this 5,000-square-foot comics warehouse in Sunset Park has somehow escaped our notice […]

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‘It will be a total shit show’
Williamsburg/ Greenpoint

‘It will be a total shit show’

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So say our friends at Greenpointers. But the spoils of war may or may not include a plastic lawn flamingo. Here’s more if […]

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Friday lunchtime linkage
News

Friday lunchtime linkage

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Good news, SF: Booklyn now 2nd most expensive place in US to live [Observer] Can food stamps make you fat? [ABC News] […]

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Just in from Ohio: A truck giving away free ice cream
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Just in from Ohio: A truck giving away free ice cream

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Brooklyn is traditionally a bit … hesitant … to things that come to this city from Ohio. But free ice cream is usually […]

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NYC Quits: Apply for free help to quit smoking by Sept. 20
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NYC Quits: Apply for free help to quit smoking by Sept. 20

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If you smoke but still call yourself broke, you should consider one of two options: 1) pay one of Brokelyn’s certified anti-smoking […]

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Saturday: eat a year and a half’s worth of food in one day
Food & Drink

Saturday: eat a year and a half’s worth of food in one day

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Another NYC weekend, another pig head on a spit. (What is it about pig heads, BTW? You never see charred chicken or […]

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Be part of a giant pie fight, and 9 other things to do this weekend
Outings

Be part of a giant pie fight, and 9 other things to do this weekend

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1. Celebrate your own freedom by looking at pictures of people who are fighting for it. Then go to Starbucks maybe. (Friday) […]

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