Brokelyn

We know you guys have strong feelings about supermarket coffee, wifi bars and eyebrow waxings. Now you can put those opinions to work for fun and prizes. Brokelyn is partnering with Zagat and Google New York to offer three ace reviewers spa packages to Tres Belle Petite Medi-Spa in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. And we’re not talking just a lash tint here: the prizes are worth $500, $1000 and $1,500 in goods and services.

How do you get your zen on? Vote in Zagat’s New York City Shopping Survey by rating and reviewing the retail and gourmet food shops you’ve visited in the past year. By completing the survey, you’ll also be eligible to receive a free copy of the New York City Shopping Survey or New York City Food Lover’s Guide when they are published later this year. To enter: Read the rest of this entry »

Prices at New Hair. Photo by Charna Meyers.

Admit it, venturing as far south as I live (Bensonhurst) only happens once (Mermaid Parade) maybe twice (Siren Festival) a year for most northerners. But would you make the trip if you knew that the subway stops which immediately precede the famed Stillwell Avenue station could save a ton of money on haircuts, blowouts, massages and facials?

I’ve been in this area for most of my 30 years and in that time I’ve found primpatoriums a-plenty. OK, they’re not exactly Bliss, but this is the South, and we aren’t as interested in the calming faux paint technique used on the walls as we are with the small amount of money coming out of our fake-Coach wallets. Read the rest of this entry »