Brokelyn

To stay healthy, eat more news [The Atlantic]
Underrated affordable nabes [Brownstoner]
Inside BK’s new big house [Gothamist]
“I’m here to make friends.” [NY Observer]
Your butt wants you to ride the bus on Fridays [Daily News]
How to make $1,000 as Christopher Walken [NY Post]
Turn your family into indentured masseurs [The Hairpin]
Save the date, Brooklyn [FiPS]

Tomorrow: Broke Ass Stuart comes to town with music, comedy and free booze!
How NOT to buy airline tickets [Yahoo Finance]
Real-time bus tracking info debuts on B63 route [2nd Ave. Sagas]
New York is officially the city that always eats (out) [Gothamist]
City Council set to pass smoking ban in parks, beaches today [WSJ]
How has the snow affected BK’s live music venues? [L Magazine]
East River ferry to connect DUMBO, Greenpoint, Williamsburg to midtown [NYT]

The author boards the bus. Photos by Eric Reichbaum.

Ikea is practically its own sovereign Swedish colony on the banks of the Gowanus Bay. So it only makes sense that the store has its own intricate system of transit involving everything save for aircraft (so far, at least). But which mode of transport is the best for you? And by that, of course, we mean: which one is the cheapest? Herein then we lay out the specific costs of all the different ways to transport your Ektorp or Aspelund back to your apartment so you can choose smartly, and not fall into the fjord of poor decisions. Read the rest of this entry »