Brokelyn

'Snice's tofu scramble wrap. Photo by Sarah Bibi.

Most people are repulsed and terrified by the thought of vegan food: We’ve all heard the stereotype of the malnourished waif who only eats sprout juice before jail-breaking a large herd of cattle from a farm in Pennsylvania. I’m not condemning (or condoning) this behavior, but let’s shed light on some misconceptions: vegans like myself, actually LOVE to eat, and with the amazing vegan fare available locally, I never find myself devoid of satisfying yet healthy options, even when I’m in on the go. Brooklyn is home to some of the yummiest and most affordable vegan options in the country: these 7 sandwiches under $7 aren’t just hummus and sprouts, and you certainly needn’t be vegan to enjoy them.  Read the rest of this entry »

If you’ve been making good on resolutions to yogacize daily, run at 5 a.m. or bench press twice your body weight by summer, perhaps it’s time to reward that self-abuse with a massage. The going rate for an hour’s rubdown at Kings County spas is anywhere from $80-$120, but our task was to find massages for $50 and under, preferably for an hour. It turned out that most of the deals we found were at Asian places. Read the rest of this entry »

Tyler Sussman and A.J. Block of the Didge Project, featured on Well+Goodnyc.

Whenever we find out about a promising new blog that has to do with Brooklyn, affordable anything, or a combination of those two, we feel the need to pass along the info. So here’s Well+Goodnyc, a new site dedicated to helping New Yorkers find accessible ways to feel, as the name suggests, well and good. Though the blog covers all of NYC, it has some fun Brooklyn-related items already. Currently, their top story is a feature on the adorable lads behind The Didge Project, a healing-through-didgeridoos org that we’ve been meaning to do something on. (Can someone PLEASE bring didge yoga to Brooklyn?) Read the rest of this entry »