Brooklyn's own Reggie Watts: the largest comedy hair you'll ever see
This might sound self-promotional, but I’m doing it for your benefit (too). Here’s the thing: I co-host with Trish Nelson a fun comedy/variety show called A Big Effing Deal on Tuesdays at The Cove (formerly Hugs). And tonight’s show features [...]
Tonight: Big Effing Deal for Brokelyn groupies
Bar of the Week: The Roebling Inn
This is the ninth in our series on the venues featured in the second Brooklyn Beer Book. This week we’re featuring The Roebling Inn, a downtown Brooklyn pub that celebrates the old-world charm of Brooklyn’s olden days.
The Roebling Inn. Photo via L Magazine
THE ROEBLING INN
97 Atlantic Ave., between Henry and Hicks, [...]
Put GOOP on your face: the best in drugstore beauty
Tired of rich people and their blow-outs? Was that facialist (that I got on Groupon) right when she said I should be going monthly? Are those wrinkles, already?! Someone help! Enter Gwyneth Paltrow, and her latest blog post: The French Pharmacy. Yes, GP has a blog, called GOOP advising you [...]
Funny or die: BK underground comedy
We're pretty sure Ben Lerman is posing here.
Here are two things we love: comedy and secrets. Or at least the whiff of secrecy that comes from calling something “underground.” Starting tonight, there are some really unique and hilarious acts coming to Public Assembly as part of the BK Underground Comedy Festival. The mini-series, which starts [...]
Bar of the Day: Strong Place
This is the latest in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. Strong Place, Cobble Hill’s late-bloomer of the Beer Book bunch, is open for business (as of July 26). Two dozen tap beers and one savory menu await.
STRONG PLACE
270 Court St. at Kane St., Cobble Hill
What it is: A gastro-pub [...]
The Brooklyn Eagle on our birthday bash
Anna selling raffle tickets to our party-goers
In case you missed it, Brokelyn had a huge, awesome party a couple weeks ago to celebrate year number one. It was a blast: raffle prizes, entertainment, free drinks… even some love for our libraries. We hope you were there. But if you couldn’t make [...]
Making a microbudget film in Brooklyn
Colin Hearts Kay is the kind of movie we can’t help but love: It’s shot entirely on location in Brooklyn, with a soundtrack by talented up-and-coming Brooklyn bands and most importantly, made on a pea-sized budget. This veritable ode-to-Brokelynites about a guy, a girl and a break-up is having its world [...]
New RAFFLE OF THE CENTURY prize: private session & free week at GoodYoga
There’s yoga with your mat touching your sweaty neighbor’s, your arms touching uncomfortably in Warrior 2 and the instructor concentrating only on the pregnant lady. Then there’s Brokelyn-RAFFLE-OF-THE-CENTURY yoga: a private lesson on a rooftop, plus a free week of group yoga, courtesy of the good people at goodyoga. Win this [...]
Giveaway! Two FULL passes to the Brooklyn International Film Festival
Megafauna from Brooklyn's Catbird Pictures
As Brokelynites, we love free stuff, especially, lately, of the movie and festival variety. And especially, especially, we love taking previously un-free stuff, making it free and giving it to you. Enter the Brooklyn International Film Festival. Really, enter it, with the two [...]
New RAFFLE OF THE CENTURY prize: $75 @ The Meat Hook
Photo by bitchcakesny.
You asked for it, we got it. It’s a store, cooking school and butcher shop all-in-one. It’s The Meat Hook, the newest extension of The Brooklyn Kitchen, helmed by one of Brooklyn’s most renowned foodies, Tom Mylan. And it’s given us (you) a $75 gift card [...]
