Apt. hunt: Park Slope steal, beachfront 2BR for under $2K
• Here’s a sweet five-rooom floor-through that seems surprisingly affordable at $2,150 given its size, proximity to the park, and those cool moldings on the walls. The listing boasts an eat-in kitchen,...
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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] Bubble Cancer Tea: it always made us gag anyway [HuffPo] A Skillshare for startup...
View ArticleApartment hunt: Sunset Park with a country view, mucho snazzy Bed-Stuy, new...
HIghlights from our real estate listings include a 2BR with a Sunset Park view, along with snazzy new construction in Bed-Stuy and a new reno in Bushwick.
View ArticleCorn, laughter, barbecue and 10 other things to fill your weekend with
1. So you didn’t get a ticket to see Eugene Mirman and Neil deGrasse Tyson talk stars. You can still go hang with them at the free after party. (Friday). 2. Plus, the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival...
View ArticleThe week in brokeland, 9/10-9/14
Hey, let’s be friends! Like Brokelyn on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest! -We helped you plan your Brooklyn Book Festival schedule, which should include our latest book swap,...
View ArticleApartment hunt: 2 cute places in Park Slope, plus big shares in Bushwick &...
• Today’s Apartment Hunt opens with a 1.5BR in Park Slope for $1,900, which looks big, bright and roomy enough for a couple to share and possibly even produce a piece of offspring in....
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Want a promotion? Be a bigger bitch [The Grindstone] People who still wear gold chains are getting them snatched [DNAinfo] This is what $1 billion worth of rust looks like [Daily News] Why wait an hour...
View ArticleThe Brokelyn Debates Drinking Game: You’re gonna need it
Presidential debates are significant, serious, consequential, and, like most things in American politics, heavily scripted, predictable and better when a little bit drunk. Even though the election...
View ArticleCook a turkey for Occupy Sandy’s Great Bird Drop
Lots of volunteer slots are full for Thanksgiving, but there’s still time to help Occupy Sandy cook and deliver turkeys to our neighbors in need. To help out, cook a bird at home by Thursday morning at...
View ArticleHow to have the perfect ‘Girls’ viewing party
Cosmopolitan recently threw together a few recipes to have, in their words, “the ultimate Girls viewing party.” That’s all well and good we guess, but who on the show ever cooked or baked anything? No,...
View ArticleThe book everyone will want for Valentine’s Day
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View ArticleWhoa, what’s this? Beer Book 4?!
Are the rumors true that Brokelyn is releasing not one, but two Beer Books for Valentine’s Day? Join our mailing list and find out, silly.
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How hipster is YOUR bank? The FDIC’s official rankings
Look at these fucking bankers. via Behind the Hustle Business Insider reports today: Goldman Sachs is becoming the most hipster bank of Wall Street. Why? If you haven’t noticed, the investment banking...
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First look: The Williamsburg Urban Outfitters bar menu
Finally, somewhere to outfit your mouth with hipness. (Photography: Marco Novak; picture: A BANDA MAIS BONITA DA CIDADE/Curitiba/Brazil) As you may have heard, not only is Williamsburg getting that...
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20 ways the MTA can raise money without fare hikes
Oh we’ll answer your questions. But it’ll cost ya. Via Flickr’s Matt Law. At the current rate, the cost of a monthly MetroCard will go from $112 to $168 in 10 years. To help make some revenue, the MTA...
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What are your summer regrets? Because we’ve got a bunch
Oh god, it’s all ending. via Flickr user minusbaby Welll, here we are…Labor Day weekend. Your dreams of a BEST SUMMER EVAR dashed agains the rocks of the jetties, leaving you with merely the memories...
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Magazine editor to Brooklyn: F*ck You
Paper Magazine’s Kim Hastreiter has two words for Brooklyn. Paper Magazine photo by Jacqueline Di Milia. Paper Magazine’s Kim Hastreiter writes (while nevertheless sporting “Brooklyn cool” specs): “I’m...
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Get your Brooklyn Beer Book here!
The long-awaited 2014 Brokelyn Beer Book is on sale today, just in time for Valentine’s day. For just $30, you get one of these gorgeous, pocket-sized, completely portable coupon books (designed by...
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The best places in New York City to dump someone
Man, she did not like that valentine. As we learned yesterday, relationships crash and burn more often than they work out. If you’re currently unsatisfied and thinking of making a change in your life,...
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