Most import stores are unfortunately unimaginative or expensive—or both. But when we stumbled into Home and Abroad (487 Atlantic Ave.), our skepticism went out the door. Behold, a Bollywood-worthy collar-and-earring-combo for $25! Why didn’t we find this place earlier? Other treasures include: art deco-ey clear plastic necklaces ($25), metal and beaded pieces ($15-25), funky-but-not-weird [...]
Cheap drugs: BK pharmacies head-to-head
A ShopRite steal
It’s that time of year again, when the subway becomes a moving, underground Petri dish and every headache is just a warm-up for the Flu. If you’re uninsured, you’re probably resigned to the age-old combo of Emergen-C and chicken soup. And you lucky few, the insured, you probably [...]
Show your favorite good-doing do-gooder some love
We all have at least one friend who just makes us feel bad about ourselves. They work a full-time job, coach a team of disadvantaged youngsters, host a pottery session at a senior citizen’s home and rebuild houses while on vacation in Haiti. This do-goodery usually makes us generally-lazy but well-meaning selves feel like crap. [...]
[CANCELED] Get gypped! Find new old music at Tabor fest
Returning performer The Kreptatka Bar Band. Photo by NightLife Baby
UPDATE 8:10 p.m.: Anna reports the organizers have CANCELED the festival due to “circumstances beyond our control.” We’ll post more information as it becomes available. -Ed.
Back before “Bohemian” was code-word for “hippie”, it was a misapplied code word for “gypsy.” This weekend’s Gypsy [...]
A look at this year’s Shop Brooklyn deals
Marty says: Eat! Shop! It's good for you!
Marty’s back at it again, sponsoring the third annual Shop Brooklyn and doing his damnedest to drum up some business for our local mom and pops (and one uncle) from now through Aug. 22.
More than 225 locations are participating, and some deals are… well, [...]
Free STD tests for the morning after
Getting laid is one of the few forms of entertainment that — even when the summer concerts end — won’t hit you with ticket prices or drink minimums (although sometimes that helps). But because you somehow missed the thousands of free condoms around the city, and health class succeeded in scaring the crap [...]
Play bingo with Kenneth, help kids read
Jack McBrayer (right)
Normally, we’d balk at a $25 buy-in for bingo night. But once we started reading about 826NYC’s “Dueling Bingos” night, we found ourselves reaching for our wallets. You may find yourself across the table from—and trash-talked-to by—actors and comedians like 30 Rock‘s Jack McBrayer, The Daily Show‘s John Oliver, This American Life‘s [...]
Swap your way to a well-stocked pantry
Photo by Jo Ann Santangelo
From clothing to skill-sets, our broke minds have always seen swapping as a way to get something we really need for… our less-than-marketable possessions. If homemade food’s involved, though, a swap can include some pretty sweet stuff all around. Brooklyn urban farmer Meg Paska and baking/canning enthusiast Kate [...]
How far will you go to save a swipe?
Photo courtesy of Outside Jane
The subway’s a great way to travel—for a day at the Rockaways, an occasional night out, that elusive paying job in the city—so many things. But, let’s face it: The $2.25 adds up. Quick. And now, new rules are looking to make it almost impossible to borrow your [...]
Get Fido a free fix… and have some fun yourself
Photo by Andrew Bardwell
If you’ve been neglecting some basic four-legged-friend maintenance, Saturday is your chance to make good. The ASPCA is hosting a block party and a day of free animal care in front of the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza. There will be neutering and spaying [...]
