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How baristas really feel about tip-free service

In the Summer of 2022, an idealistic coffee shop — aptly named Principles — opened in Gowanus. This shop serves up specialty coffee and vegan baked goods in a bike-friendly storefront, all without the expectation of tipping. Principles is the second of two gratuity-free coffee shops in Brooklyn, along with East Williamsburg’s hustling and bustling staple, Sey, which opened in

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Dining Out: Italian culture and coffee collide at Kings Coffee

Coffee may be available on virtually every street corner in Brooklyn, but the carefully blended, freshly ground, hand-pulled, TLC-laden coffee is really hard to find, especially at affordable prices. That is where Kings Coffee comes in.

Located in a cozy garage space—the door of which ope …

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Modern Spaces opens in Williamsburg

Real estate brokerage company Modern Spaces recently hosted a launch event to celebrate the opening of its first Brooklyn office located on the Williamsburg waterfront at 135 Kent Avenue. Brooklyn

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BROOKLYN BUZZ: Brooklyn food scene continues to expand

It would take a really long time to get to know everything that’s going on, on the Brooklyn food scene.

And, the new restaurants popping up all over the place – some in places that haven’t had a sit-down restaurant, not to mention a restaurant with creative, locally-sourced food in year …

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