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Costumes and Callaloo 27 Aug 2013 | 06:05 pm
Mon September 2, 2013Come dance to the rhythm of the steel drum bands at Carnival in Crown Heights on Labor Day. Photo: David Berkowitz Labor Day is here again, which means that the West Indian Carniv...
Don’t Worry, Be Crabby 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
Wed August 28, 2013Stop by Pork Slope on Wednesday night for a seriously good crab boil before it, like the last days of summer, is over. Photo: roboppy via Flickr The end of the summer is rapidly app...
A Bike Ride for the Well-Balanced 26 Aug 2013 | 11:56 pm
Fri August 30, 2013Grab your one wheelers and head to the Brooklyn Bridge on Aug. 30 for the Third Annual Brooklyn Unicycle Day. Photo: Keith Nelson In the vein of, Sure, why the hell not?-type events...
Slideshow: A Look Back at Afropunk 26 Aug 2013 | 09:49 pm
Click to view slideshow. Thousands of people showed up at Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene this past Saturday and Sunday for the annual Afropunk Festival. It wasn’t all punks and mosh pits either, ...
Thurston Moore + Daniel Higgs Storm Union Pool 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Sat August 31, 2013 Union Pool’s Summer Thunder concert series is going out with a bang this Saturday with performances by Thurston Moore and Daniel Higgs. Photo: Union Pool Put on your floaties and...
Small Biz Advice: Keeping Creativity and Cash Flowing 26 Aug 2013 | 08:06 pm
Dear Holly, I’m a designer who recently started manufacturing and selling my own furniture. I’ve spent years engaged in the creative side of things working at other studios. This past year, I finally ...
Take a Day Off with Danny Brown and Run the Jewels 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Mon September 2, 2013 - Mon September 2, 2013 Labor Day is one week away, and you’re not going to work–unless your jerk boss didn’t give you the day off, in which case call in sick; he’s surely not co...
Four Recipes for the Grill 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Grilling. Maybe you’ve been at it all summer, maybe you’re just getting into it. Either way, Lauren Rothman has been whipping up grilling recipes for us for the past month in the Brooklyn Based test k...
An Open House for Bike Enthusiasts 26 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Sun September 1, 2013Custom, made-to-order bikes like this beauty from Coast Cycles in Bushwick will be on display this weekend at Bike Cult Show in Greenpoint. Photo: Brooklyn Bike Jumble It’s fair t...
Summer Grilling Recipes, Part IV: Pork 25 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
This post is sponsored by The Meat Hook. They generously provided the meat for the Brooklyn Based test kitchen. The recipes are Lauren Rothman's own. Pork lettuce wraps pack a lot of flavor into a sm...
