Brokelyn

If Hungarian gypsy tones make you hungry or if mustache-making sessions make you want to wet your own, just walk outside the Target First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum tomorrow evening and take a look around. That’s Prospect Heights you see, and the neighborhood has plenty of its own diversions, from the drinks at Franklin Park Bar or the chicken at El Gran Castillo de Jagua. To help with your local exposure, Heart of Brooklyn (ever the BK ambassador) has launched the HOB Connection—a free shuttle bus to local food, drinks and shopping on every Target First Saturday at the museum. The shuttle leaves the museum at 5 p.m., and makes half-hour loops through neighborhood strips until 11. More info and full schedule here.

Fred Flare photo by Stefan Tonio

For the Brooklyn teen in search of ways to stretch that ever-waning allowance dollar, five ways to work it out:

GREENPOINT
What happens when you gather all the cutest merchandise one could possibly find and put it in one store for sale? You get Fred Flare (left) The brand with the ultimate cute factor has been an online shop for over 10 years, with affordable and stylish findings: clothing, accessories, home goods, etc.  But they just recently opened a physical location in Greenpoint. With nice employees and a cheerful design, this little store could be the happiest place in Brooklyn. Fred Flare, 131 Meserole Ave, 718-349-1257, www.fredflare.com. Read the rest of this entry »