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Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Swim
Happy New Year! It’s New Years Day. If you’re not hungover on your couch in your sweatpants or similar clothing item than I don’t really want to know you. There are New Year’s Day brunches to eat and movies to see and weed to smoke so get on with that.
Upgrade Your Comfort Foods: Special Hangover Brunch Edition
Last week, we looked at how to stop looking broke by upgrading those tired old PB&Js, and I know I promised we’d move on to Mac & Cheese next, but in honor of Universal Hangover Day I thought we’d take a look at something more practical. After all, even brunches
El Cachanilla
If I were to guess what El Cachanilla translates to in English it would be, ‘œnot fucking around’. I know that’s not the translation at all, but seriously, this place makes all the other taquerias in the Mission look like total pussies. Sure I’ve seen other taquerias that sell tacos
Take Your Stomach on a Trip to Magda’s International Cafe
Every New Year’s, I make a goal to be less hungover on New Year’s Day than the year before. I’ve succeeded the past few years, and maybe I’ll stop getting hangovers completely by 2025. No matter the day of the year, my favorite brunch place, hungover or not, is Magda’s
Broke Ass Of The Week — Alex G., The Hottest Girl In the Nonprofit Sector
Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit…probably not.
Happy New Year NYC! Fireworks and Fatty Food
If you’re anywhere near as broke as I am, you’re gonna want to head over to Brooklyn’s biggest (and cheapest!) party tonight at Grand Army Plaza. Sponsored by Borough President Marty Markowitz, there will be fireworks at midnight, and Free hot beverages starting at 11 p.m., when you can also
McSorley’s Old Ale House
This originally appeared in Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City. Founded in 1854, Mcsorley’s is New York’s oldest bar and because of this its slogan is, “We’ve been here since before you were born” Are you kidding me McSorley’s? You’ve been here since when my ancestors
