Brokelyn

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Jonathan Berk — News editor
Website. Twitter. Email: jonathan@brokelyn.com

From: Brokelyn, NY
Cheap BK activity: Running down the hill in Prospect Park (running up the hill is a close second).
When not Brokelyning, I… work on CityPragmatist.com, play the viola much less than I used to.
Cheapest secret, one splurge: Cook. Splurge: Occasionally, buy fancy ingredients to cook with.

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Anna Jacobson — Staff writer
Website. Email: anna@jacobson.net

From: raised in Duluth, Georgia
Cheap BK activity: subway tour
When not Brokelyning, I… belly/fire dance, write and sing with my band (Helixentric), edit videos.
Cheapest secret, one splurge: How to travel for less than staying in one place. Splurges: garbage bags, eye makeup, Metrocards.

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Beverly Bryan
Website. Email: beverlylynnbryan@gmail.com

From: Downingtown, Pennsylvania, but I have become an interstate woman of mystery.
Cheap BK activity: Rifling through the racks at the Salvation Army thrift store on Bedford Ave.
When not Brokelyning, I… write about music for magazines like Venus Zine and Stomp and Stammer and looking for a job in order to support my music writing habit.
Cheapest secret, one splurge: Being a recluse, because when I go out I tend to splurge on microbrews.

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Leah Faye Cooper
Twitter. Email: leahfcooper@gmail.com

From: Chapel Thrill, NC
Cheap BK activity: Dancing at Franklin Park.
When not Brokelyning, I… cover fashion for DivineCaroline.com and tutor with the Peter Westbrook Foundation.
Cheapest secret, one splurge: I save on my favorite designer clothes by shopping at samples sales and on Gilt Group. Splurge: I treat myself to decadent brunches.

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Conal Darcy
Website. Twitter. Email: cdarcy@conaldarcy.com

From: Mostly from Annapolis, Maryland, with a few stopovers in Germany.
Cheap BK activity: Going to the Brooklyn library’s main branch, even if it only means people watching.
When not Brokelyning, I… work at Brooklyn’s Trader Joe’s, argue semantics, and bike and ski when money permits.
Cheapest secret, one splurge: Drinking the cheapest beer I can get here in New York (despite having lived in Germany for years and becoming accustomed to some of the best beer on earth). Splurge: I cannot say no to buying a good book.

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Beth Hoyt
Website. Email: eahoyt@gmail.com

From: Wisconsin, which is a state one cannot escape without brokelyn-type skills.
Cheap BK activity: Never going to a movie without a pop in her purse.
When not Brokelyning, I… host a bi-weekly open mic/storytelling event on Wednesdays called the Nutsackett at The Sackett. And I make cards that are cute and ballsy on Etsy.
Cheapest secret: The $8 lunch box at Hibino, BYOB and amazing pizza at Lucali, and matinees at Cobble Hill Cinemas ($6.50) are her bangs-for-a-buck. Don’t forget your soda. Splurge: My guilty pleasure is talking myself into taking cabs.

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Nina Koske
Twitter. Facebook. Email: ninaseekay@hotmail.com

From: That Lonestar State, YA’LL.
Cheap BK activity: Hanging out at her apartment with my friends, because it is freeeee.
When not Brokelyning, I… spend my days working in retail, wishing I didn’t. And I cross-stitch.
Cheapest secret, one splurge: Cut your on hair and trim your own bangs. Splurge: I’m not cheap about my facial moisturizer—say what you will about generic brands, there is just something about a $25 bottle that the $5 bottle doesn’t do for my skin.

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Violet Lucca
Email: violet.lucca@gmail.com

From: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, but I spent my formative years (ie: late high school and undergrad) in Iowa City.
Cheap BK activity: Futzing around the internet.
When not Brokelyning, I… intern at Film Comment, work as a projectionist for the Village Voice’s senior film critic, freelance, collect unemployment and help out at Daggewood Films.
Cheapest secret: Walking down 5th Avenue, starting around 40th and going down to 95th: free and better than any anti-depressant. Its effects are best achieved on a Sunday morning.

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Etan Marciano
Email: etanmarciano@gmail.com

From: Brokelyn, NY
Cheap BK activity: Walking them city blocks.
When not Brokelyning, I… dream big dreams.