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20 Aug 2009

Broke-Ass of the Week – Gene Miguel

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. Wanna be a Broke-Ass of the Week?  Holler at us here and we’ll send you the questionnaire. Like many people reading this website,

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
20 Aug 2009

Russ & Daughter's in the Lower East Side

The above photo is from Greenwich Village Daily Photo Ok so you moved to New York from ________ and back there you really didn’t know a lot of Jewish people.  Sure you went to that Rubinstein kid’s bar mitzvah in 7th grade, but other than him and a couple Chinese

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
19 Aug 2009

Lansky's: The Best Deal in Manhattan?

Finding Lansky’s was like finding a Kenny G album in Henry Rollins’ iPod. It was puzzling and unexpected. I only venture out into the expensive foreign land of the Upper West Side when it is necessary, and hearing about cheap beer and sliders made this a necessary trip. Lansky’s is

Joe Petersen - Classist Columnist 0
19 Aug 2009

FREE Naughty by Nature Show…In Staten Island

In the third grade, one of my classmates said something that rhymed with ‘œOPP,’ so I naturally responded singing ‘œYeah you know me” I was severely disappointed when she didn’t get my Naughty by Nature reference; apparently she hadn’t spent her weekend watching the same MTV countdown I had. I’ve

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
18 Aug 2009

COMICS in Bryant Park, Cheap FILM FESTIVALS, and a HEALTH CARE PARTY this Week!

COMICS PANEL – Word for Word Series in Bryant Park Sometimes I want to avoid Midtown at all costs.  When it is hot, it seems hotter there.  When it is humid, it seems that all things stick a little bit better there too.  However, us broke-asses can’t always choose where

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0
18 Aug 2009

Broke Ass Porn: Tastespotting

Hey boys and girls, I’d like to talk about a serious societal trend that’s been plaguing the populace for quite some time now and doesn’t show any signs of receding, I’d like to talk about Food Porn. You know the kind, the oh-so-close camera angles, the beads of condensation, and

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
17 Aug 2009

Laugh at The Onion in person

Who doesn’t love the fake news? Network news reports on dumpster diving in the current economy like it’s a new trend, while Stephen Colbert claims to deliver babies through Georgia O’Keefe paintings while making fun of pharmaceutical studies. With headlines like ‘œCraigslist Server Contracts HPV,’ ‘œFun Toy Banned Because of

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0

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