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FREE Brooklyn Events this Summer!

Did you forget your wallet at home?  Or do you just not want to spend any money?  Then you should check out Brokelyn.com’s list of no-cost events - there’s something free to do every day! The list will be updated all summer long, so check back frequently.

Brooklyn's Ice Cream Social

We’ll admit it, we enjoy ice cream year round.  But it’s especially delicious when the temperatures are scorching - we don’t have to make excuses for how quickly we wolf it down!  We have our favorites (Van Leeuwen, Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, Louie G’s) but BrooklynBased has come up with a few suggestions that will expand our already heady ice cream knowledge and appreciation. 

Image: Earl Grey Ice Cream on Brioche Cookies from the Coolhaus truck (via Eating in Translation)

New York's New Doughnut Craze

It’s official…New York City is going through a Doughnut Revolution.  It might be that the cupcake craze is now morphing into a doughnut frenzy…we’re not complaining, as we love the sugary treat almost as much as Homer Simpson.  The NY Times has a great list of the city’s best doughnuts…and we’re set on trying them all.

Van Leeuwen in Boerum Hill

Every time we see a Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Truck, we’re compelled to get a scoop, or two.  Our favorite flavors are Hazelnut and Peppermint & Chip.  However, if you’re craving some of their sweet and creamy treats, and you live near Boerum Hill, you can now walk to their new ice cream parlor for your sugary fix.  They’ll also be serving Intelligentsia coffee and the house-made pastries from the Greenpoint spot.

Van Leeuwen Boerum Hill
81 Bergen Street, Brooklyn

A Guide to Brooklyn Venues

Drowned in Sound has compiled a list of the best venues in Brooklyn to grab a drink, catch a live act and dance the night away.

The NYC Marathon Eating Guide: Brooklyn Edition

With 12 of the 26.2 miles of the marathon in Brooklyn - from Bay Ridge to Greenpoint - there are plenty of options for food and drink along the way for both runner and non-runners.  The Brooklyn Paper shows us where to load up on carbs and booze during this year’s race on November 7th.

Meet the New Kosciuszko Bridge

If you own a car in Brooklyn and have ventured out east, then you must know what a nightmare the current Kosciuszko Bridge is.  It’s antiquated, poorly paved and is constantly a bottle-necked disaster.  A replacement is long overdue and eagerly anticipated. Designs have been voted on by the community - a critical element in the state’s decision making process - and the winner is displayed above.  Unfortunately, the tentative completion date is sometime in 2017! 

Greenpoint Open Studios

Greenpoint Open Studios is a weekend long event celebrating a burgeoning art scene in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.  Hosting open studios for over 150 artist and collaborating with many local galleries and businesses to exhibit shows and performances through the weekend.  Check out the events page for full details.

Friday, October 1st - Opening Night - 7pm
Saturday & Sunday, October 2nd & 3rd - Open Studios, 12-6pm

Favorite Coffee Shops for Mobile Workers

When you stopped at your local cafe for coffee before heading to the office, did you notice the plethora of laptops?  With more and more coffee shops offering Free WiFi, in addition to caffeine and muffins, they have become a heaven to the huge mobile workforce in New York.  Check out Brooklyn Based’s list of some of their favorite places in Brooklyn to “sit and work and sip.”  (Read more…)

A Brooklyn Condo Blends Vintage and Modern

When work began several years ago on a 31-unit condominium at 100 Engert Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the interior appointments were designed to appeal to a wide range of buyers: stainless-steel appliances, granite counters and cherry wood cabinets.

But part way through, one of the project’s developers, Steven Hurwitz, a principal of GFI Development, scrapped the sleek finishes and asked designers to deliver the vintage industrial style popularized in Lower Manhattan neighborhoods like SoHo and TriBeCa. (Read more…)

The Habitat's Wing Eating Contest

Think you can beat the record and eat 48 wings in 10 minutes?  Then enter the 3rd Annual Wing Eating Contest at Greenpoint’s The Habitat. The winner will walk away with $100 and a belly full of chicken.  Or, if you prefer to eat at a more leisurely pace, wings are 25 cents all night long.  Tuesday, August 31st at 10pm.  $5 to enter (12 contestants) and free to watch.

The Habitat
988 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint

The New Coffee Bars - Unplug, Drink Up

At times, the large back room at Café Grumpy in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has so many customers typing and wearing noise-canceling headphones that it looks like an office without the cubicles. A second Café Grumpy location, in Chelsea, prohibited laptops after too many customers ran extension cords across the room. The ban still rankles with some in the blogosphere.

When Café Grumpy’s owners, Caroline Bell and Chris Timbrell, decided to open a third location, in Park Slope, last year, they built a solution to the laptop problem right into the design. The furniture consists of a counter in the back and a chest-high table in the front. A bench outside is for lingering.

Name aside, this Café Grumpy is not a cafe. It is, unmistakably, a coffee bar. (Read more…)