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Get That Old Book Smell at Community Bookstore
Walk into a Barnes and Noble and what do you smell? Cheap wood, burnt coffee, and the embossed plastic off the newest Dan Brown hardcover. Hardly a festival for the senses, in my humble opinion, no matter what deals they may have on the oeuvre of Carl Hiaasen. For my
Democracy: The FREE Way to Prevent Certain A-holes From Becoming Governor
Tomorrow is election day, so now would be a good time to figure out first, what the hell we are all voting on and second, where you will do this. The big race is for governor. This choice is pretty easy. Basically, if you vote for Carl Paladino, we are
FREE Unrinal Birthday Party at Old Town Bar
One hundred years ago today, Old Town Bar installed their first set of flushable urinals. Today, those urinals are the same ones males patrons use to take a piss. Tonight, the bar is having a celebration to commemorate their historical urinals. Not only are they really old, they’re the last
The Corner Bistro – Cheap Beer and Burgers
When I first discovered this place, I told Paul about how I found this amazing little gem of a dive bar in the West Village that would be perfect for the book. When he asked me the name of it, and I told him it was the Corner Bistro, he
Is Sugar Sweet Sunshine NYC's Best Cupcake?
There are a lot of things I don’t miss about living on the Lower East Side, #1 being watching ex-frat boys puke outside of Fat Baby on Saturday nights. Or maybe it’s paying penthouse prices for an ex-tenement apartment… or seeing some kind of dead animal in the street at
BangOnNYC! Haunted Warehouse Party
I was thinking I could do a whole round-up of cheap Halloween events going on this weekend but then became quickly overwhelmed by the number of all the festivities going down. Most of these epic parties cost a little somethin somethin to get it, but then again, will your friend’s
Get Your Shvitz on at Coney Island Banya
Normally, I hate sweating. So I was surprised that I love shvitzing. It turns out, sweating is great when you’re mostly naked in a sauna that smells like sandalwood and oak and there’s a bucket of cold water to dump on your head. It’s not like a gross summer sweat
