Top 20: The best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this weekend, Mermaid Parade edition
1. Celebrate Caribbean Heritage Month at the Caribbean Huenity Mixer, where you can mingle to reggae, calypso, merengue, and kompa. (Friday,…
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The 20 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this weekend, Memorial Day weekend edition
[Note: We have a whole separate roundup just for Memorial Day events!] 1. Get graphic at the launch party for New…
Top 20: The best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this weekend, cherry blossom edition
1. Put on your diamonds and pearls and head to Prince Movie Night, pt 1, a double-feature of Purple Rain…
Top 20: The best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this weekend, spring fever edition
1. Upset about this fraught election season? Check out Killing Republicans, a rock opera presented by Funhouse Philosophers. (Friday through Sunday,…
Top 20: The best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this weekend, Folk Fest edition
1. Get your twang on at the eighth annual Brooklyn Folk Festival, with 30 bands over three days, plus workshops, square…
Flaunt your finest herringbone, and 20 more ways to have a high-class weekend
1. Start off Cider Week NYC at 61 Local, where Descendent Cider Co celebrates their first anniversary by launching a…
Top 10: The best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this week, Yiddish bullfight edition
1. It's the most literary time of the year: the Brooklyn Book Festival approaches! The fest itself isn't until Sunday,…
See a slew of sand sculptures, and 21 more ways to have a summery weekend
1. Go wild at Thunder Gumbo's Night of the Disco Pig, a whole-pig BBQ and barrage of spectacles, including performances,…
Get schooled on urban fashion and 18 more ways to get fresh this week
1. Slip into your choicest duds and head to Industry City for Rooftop Films' Fresh Dressed. (Monday, FREE) 2. All aboard for…
Brooklyn’s indie heart still beats in these amazing creative spaces
Back in the day Brooklyn had a pretty mean manufacturing scene, but all that's dwindled and left behind lots of…