Rise of the Chain Stores
Whether you’ve accepted it or not, New York is becoming a city of chains. Sure the great music megastores have fallen, but in their place new contenders have sprung up in the form of JCPenney and Nordstrom Rack. Tourists come to the city to see something new and exciting but
A Broke-Ass Guide to Holiday Tipping
‘œWhy tip someone for a job I’m capable of doing myself? I can deliver food. I can drive a taxi. I can, and do, cut my own hair. I did however, tip my urologist, because I am unable to pulverize my own kidney stones.’ – Advice from Dwight Schrute, The
Broke-Ass of the Week – Geoff King – Photographer and Civil Rights Lawyer
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.
10 Tracks By Which To Have An NYC Moment
Do you ever catch yourself for a moment, when you’re at a bar or restaurant, walking down a particular street, or maybe at a loft party or something– some song comes on, and suddenly you feel like you’re in some sort of movie about New York? Well, maybe you will
Black Friday Bonanza!
While any of you that read this site certainly don’t have the salary to be an active participant of Crabonanza 2009 [I hear the catch this year sucks anyway!], there are more definitely some activities to get you into the holiday spirit after stuffing your face all day. And FYI:
50% off New Glasses + Free Shipping!
We wrote about the 6 rad reasons why shopping for glasses on GlassesUSA.com will change the way you buy glasses forever. You can read about that here. But here's the important part: YOU GET 50% OFF + free shipping on your first pair of frames. Click to find out more!
Broke Ass Band Interview: Asteroids Galaxy Tour
Hailing from Copenhagen, these great Danes have been experiencing quite a hot streak. You may recognize their song, “Around the Bend”, from a recent iPod commerical, or “Hero” from everyone’s favorite guilty pleasure, Gossip Girl. Their self described alt-pop sound comes alive when they have their backing band that consists
Inane Rambling? You Decide!
I had a really great idea for a post the other day and was really looking forward to writing it. “I’m gonna hunker down and really bang this out,” I thought to myself, packing the second bowl of the evening. “Later. Not now, but later, that’s just what I’m gonna
Strolling West Chelsea
Most everybody knows that 8th Avenue between 14th Street and the early 30s is a gay mecca, the center of the beating heart of Chelsea filled with all the gay bars, porno magazines and rainbow flags one could wish for. Most people also know that further west lies the Chelsea