Even the Salvation Army has a boutique in North Brooklyn now
As we all know, large chains have been using their Williamsburg stores to hide their true affiliations with their parent…
Tag: Salvation Army
Where to donate your clothes, instead of sketchy donation bins
Everyone hates those sketchy garbage donation bins that have been popping up more and more on our otherwise clean streets,…
Skip Black Friday for Green Friday at BK’s best thrift shops
Hey guys, getting your hockey gear ready for all sorts of elbows you'll have to dodge at the annual Black…
Celebrate National Thrift Store Day on Saturday
Do you know what this Saturday is, aside from a blessed relief from the crushing workweek? Apparently it's National Thrift Store Day,…
Beware, bed bugs: Williamsburg’s getting an ‘upscale’ Salvation Army
The Salvation Army on Bedford Ave in Williamsburg has been mysteriously shuttered since December 2011 "for renovations" (though we have…
Brokes Populi: Is $5 too much to pay for a thrift-store DVD?
A reader pointed us to what he thinks is a bit of gouging in the thrift store world. The Salvation…
10 deals we love in Bed-Stuy
It's the original stomping ground of Jay-Z, Chris Rock, Lil' Kim and that old ear-biter, Mike Tyson. It's the showcase…
Miss Brooklyn 2010: your name here
If you're seriously thinking about pursuing this path to scholarship money (probs $1000) and free stuff galore (see "sponsors," below),…
How I spent just $8,000 last year
I never really decided to spend only $8,000 in one year—it just sort of happened. I didn’t even realize the…