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20 May 2011

Brooklyn Craft Central Spring Market this Saturday

What better way to embrace the impending apocalypse then to indulge in one of mankind’s best self-serving traits, consumerism. Don’t you want your last moment on earth before we’re plagued by floods, earthquakes and well, plagues to be a day filled with snacking on mini-cupcakes, buying pretty shiny things and

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14 May 2011

Habana Outpost Block Party

One of everyone’s favorite outdoor eateries, Habana Outpost is throwing their annual Block Party all day today. Since it’s only once a year, they’ve managed to jam back every possible activity into one event. With bands playing all day, street vendors hawking their wares and a seemingly endless flow of

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02 Dec 2024

The 90s Are Back! We Have Color Changing Shirts!

As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon

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13 May 2011

FREE BBQ & Dollar Beer at Connie O’s Backyard Bash

You know we’re getting close to summer when the smell of hot chestnuts is replaced with the simmering smell of hot dogs and other street meat, and I’m not talking about those fancy food carts. Floaters, foot-longs, weenies, whatever you want to call them, it’s hotdog season in the city

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05 May 2011

A Magical Margarita Tour of New York

If red wine is the Meryl Streep of the drink list, then consider the Margarita your very own Tara Reid special. Do margaritas even get served at full price? If a happy hour doesn’t include margaritas, then did it even happen? So many questions to ponder and so little time

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30 Apr 2011

Open Bar at Morgan Fine Arts Open House

Gallery receptions can sometimes be a tiresome affair. Usually confined to a small space, everyone is constantly elbowing each other out of the way to get a good look at the actual art and to drain the open bar of its spirits.  Well luckily art lovers and open bar aficionados

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21 Apr 2011

Hit the Books at D’Espresso in Midtown

Goodbye cobble stones and leather daddies, hello Midtown! I was less than enthused when I found out my office was moving from Chelsea to Midtown in the next few months. Sure I had a hike from any subway stop but at least I was an area where buildings didn’t block

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18 Apr 2011

Win Tickets to New York City Opera’s Séance on a Wet Afternoon and Small Black Performance

We previously talked up this amazing (and dare I say cheap) collaboration between The New York City Opera and L Magazine: Act 4, where you can score affordable tickets to contemporary opera shows and catch up and coming indie acts after the show. Well the fat lady has sung people

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16 Apr 2011

Happy Record Store Day

Today is the day where thousands of bespectacled music nerds (myself included) celebrate all things vinyl for National Record Store Day. More then just a music industry sales ploy, hundreds of artists have new special releases and re-releases just for the occasion. Featuring everyone from Bad Brains, Sonic Youth, Fleetwood

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