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The best for your buck? Photo via Yelp.

The best dollar slice in all of New York City is Percy’s Pizza at 190 Bleecker St. in the Village, or so says the NY Post, who lauds it as a “tasty thin slice that crackles when you bite into it … Not too salty, not too greasy, it’s lightly sauced and not overwhelmed with cheese or sugar.” Of note, before going super cheap-o in December, the space was an outpost of South Brooklyn Pizza, which charged a ludicrous $4 a slice (I don’t care how good your damn tomatoes are), but it didn’t catch on amid the nabe’s other cheap eateries. The Post also reveals the ingredients to make the average eight-slice pizza cost a mere $4, so Percy’s is banking just 50 cents a slice. What say you, Brokesters? Is it worth a trip into the city? Do you have a favorite $1 slice in Brooklyn? It’s hard to beat those beer-and-a-whole-pizza deals. [via the skint]

A new home for Williamsburg outdoor drug market [BK Paper]
I love my job, but it made me poorer [HuffPo]
Welcome to “SmallMart” [BK Paper]
The Mario Bros. already knew this [Zagat]
“We Still Don’t Have Free Internet Café” [FiPS]
More jobs? Maybe! Kinda. We’ll see [WNYC]
Smile! You just stole an iPhone! [Animal]
Writers: wanna fight, punk? [Thought Catalog]

Not only has cheap pizza historically been the broke person’s best friend, but it’s also an economic indicator, aka The Pizza Principle. In that vein, the City Reliquary is celebrating a new exhibition at 7 pm tomorrow: one man’s quest to eat a slice from every pizzeria in New York City. It includes hundreds of pictures of each slice, the joints themselves, and (perk those Brokelyn ears up…now) free slices from local outlets. Colin, the man behind the culinary mission, will read excerpts from his zine, Slice Harvester, so there will be something  to distract Super Mario while you snag extra. If you attend, please check back with us on the following pressing issues: 1. Is there a difference between Famous Original and Original Famous in the “Ray’s” division? 2. Did he actually go to Sbarro (gross)? 3. Is his real name Michelangelo (look for the orange face mask)?

The pizza-or-beer dilemma, solved

Alcohol is mankind’s fourth greatest accomplishment, behind indoor plumbing, the 1986 Mets and Ava Luna. But for all of its miraculous properties — like keeping us warm and encouraging us to recall that embarrassing childhood story —  it contains no essential vitamins and minerals. Try subsisting on a liquid bread diet: you’ll end up a drunk emaciated husk like one of those starving zombies at the end of 28 Days Later. So what are you supposed to do if faced with the nightmarish choice of either drinking or filling your body with life sustaining nutrients? You consult the Brokelyn guide to beer and food specials is what. Read the rest of this entry »

The best stuff to buy in December [Yahoo Finance]
Dollar stores on the rise, as are prices [Sheepshead Bites]
Almost time to kayak again in Newtown Creek [BK Eagle]
Food nabe of the year: South W’burg [Metromix]
How Kensingtonians like their pizza [Kensington Prospect]
BK becoming land of the fancy cake [NY Times]
Big Alter sale today: 40% off jeans and collections [Greenpointers]
Vintage transit rides, carol sing-along +  free goodies, more [the skint]

Buckley's in Marine Park is worth a visit, says the Daily New.

I’m still trying wrap my head around this article in the Daily News pronouncing the best food in Brooklyn. The piece nods impressively to some establishments I’ve never heard of (like Buckley’s in Marine Park), and covers the far reaches of the borough, with neighborhoods including Ocean Hill (best West Indian food) and Homecrest (cheap health food). But if the lineup sounds pretty random so far, you’re not wrong.  Read the rest of this entry »

Everyone’s a-tizzy with rumors that Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are moving to Park Slope with their growing brood. Yes, that would change… a lot of things. The new standard mom jeans will be Current/Elliot stovepipes instead of Lee Easyfit and everyone will be divided into haves and have nots. (My kids have played with hers, yours have not.) But if people are worried that the neighborhood is going to get even more uppercrusty… pshaw. Read the rest of this entry »