Brooklyn gets its first Aldi on Thursday. What can you expect?
Coney Island/ Brighton Beach/ Sheepshead Bay

Brooklyn gets its first Aldi on Thursday. What can you expect?

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We got a heads up from a press release that this Thursday Aldi, the mega-giant, German-held discount supermarket chain is opening an […]

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The nutso organic milk prices in one Brooklyn neighborhood
Ditmas Park/ Midwood/ Flatbush

The nutso organic milk prices in one Brooklyn neighborhood

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A comparison shop of organic milk prices in Ditmas Park reveals prices are all over the place: from $3.99 to $6.29 a half gallon.

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What’s the best supermarket coffee?
Food & Drink

What’s the best supermarket coffee?

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As Brokelyn begins its long-overdue tour of supermarket coffee brands, tell us your favorite.

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Open / closed list of Brooklyn businesses (please add to it!)
Shopping

Open / closed list of Brooklyn businesses (please add to it!)

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Here’s a preliminary list of what’s open, what’s closed, and what’s open but closing early in Brooklyn today due to preparations for Hurricane Irene. Please tell us about restaurants, bars, gyms, coffee shops, etc. etc. etc. near you.

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Supermarket smackdown: hunt for the cheapest BBQ chow
Food & Drink

Supermarket smackdown: hunt for the cheapest BBQ chow

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Memorial Day is upon us, along with the inevitable pre-holiday hunt for  BBQ provisions. Good news, Brokesters: we just found out that […]

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Make vs. Buy: our fiscal guide to your fridge
Food & Drink

Make vs. Buy: our fiscal guide to your fridge

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Let us, for a moment, set aside the fact that if you’re a decent cook and you have decent ingredients, whatever you […]

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Chinese grocery deals and meals
Food & Drink

Chinese grocery deals and meals

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Chinese supermarkets are chock-full of delicious, inexpensive stuff—that we know from many a past meal. Still, for the uninitiated, between the hustle […]

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More favorite eats in Sunset Park
Food & Drink

More favorite eats in Sunset Park

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Sunset Park, we just can’t quit you. As a resident of the neighborhood and surrounding area for nearly four years, I’ve been […]

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In the papers: a deal on Levi’s, 33 cent beer and $1 torches
Ditmas Park/ Midwood/ Flatbush

In the papers: a deal on Levi’s, 33 cent beer and $1 torches

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In this week’s bag of supermarket circulars: We know a cute gay hiker type who swears by the men’s department at Sears. […]

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News goes good-deal-hunting in nine Brooklyn nabes
Bay Ridge/ Bensonhurst

News goes good-deal-hunting in nine Brooklyn nabes

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While doing the morning rounds we came across a series by Daily News reporter Denise Romano on bargain shopping in various Brooklyn […]

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