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07 Sep 2009

FREE See what Coney Island used to be!

Today, Coney Island is the best New York beach for seeing old ladies with leathery skin in two piece swim suits and eating something you’ll regret. (Last time I went, my friend gave us explicit instructions not to let him eat at Nathan’s). While it’s still difficult to find towel

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04 Sep 2009

Cheap and Easy Snacks for Barbecues/Potlucks

I like the idea of cooking over fire, but I fail in execution. Last time I was in charge of watching the veggie burgers at a barbecue, I completely forgot about them until they were half charcoal. If you’re not blowing town this labor day weekend, chances are you’re going

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02 Sep 2009

FREE Kimchi Burgers at New York Hotdog and Coffee

Kimchi is such a staple food in Korea that the first South Korean astronaut brought some into space. The government spent years developing a bacteria-free, anti-gravity friendly version of side dish made of cabbage, garlic and peppers. Judging by the cardboard taste and texture of the freeze-dried astronaut ice cream

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31 Aug 2009

FREE Books, FREE Reading, FREE Show

Tonight, you can enrich your broke-ass brain with some FREE literary events around the city. FREE Bushwick Book Club Bushwick Book Club is to traditional book clubs like sex toy parties are to Tupperware parties. Instead of people discussing a book they all read, the Bushwick Book Club has local

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29 Aug 2009

Get Your Frolic On: Nature Spots in NYC

Part of New York’s appeal and charm is being the city of neon lights, asphalt and reinforced steel. As much as us city dwellers love our concrete, we do occasionally need to see something green. When your nature craving can’t be cured with a city square made for reading books

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26 Aug 2009

D is for Thursday: FREE Dick Dale show and FREE DIY coasters

August 27 is a great day to be a brokeass FREE Dick Dale in store show Dick Dale is a total badass. When I saw him in Portland, he stopped playing when he noticed a seven-year-old boy in the audience not wearing earplugs. He started playing again as soon as

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24 Aug 2009

FREE Games, Beer and Mac n Cheese at Glasslands

A few weeks ago, I accidentally wound up at a bar on bingo night. Apparently, bingo is a game you can be bad at. The entire group of seven next to my friend and I won a scratch off lotto ticket, so did my friend’pretty much everyone in the bar

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