Brooklyn

14 Sep 2012

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams presents: NYC Street Treats Truck Tour (FREE Ice Cream Today & Tomorrow!)

  So I’m a little a late about reporting this, but you know the old saying: “better late than never.” Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has apparently been up and down the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn giving away FREE Ice Cream this whole week. How this managed to fly under

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11 Sep 2012

Digging on “The Dig”: A Broke-Ass Exclusive With Brooklyn’s Hottest Band

The Dig The Dig is bringing back the grunge, the grit and the self-described “badass loser rock” that Brooklyn’s been craving for years. Led by the band’s two vocalists and childhood friends, Emile Mosseri and David Baldwin, the local New York City group is coming right off the heels 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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11 Sep 2012

Learn About Urban Chicken Keeping at a FREE Workshop in Bed-Stuy

The words “Chickens in Bed-Stuy” may conjure up images of an awesome muppet remake of a Spike Lee joint, but don’t get too excited just yet– when we talk about hens in Central Brooklyn on this website, we’re talking about urban chicken keeping.  Intrigued?  Then attend a FREE workshop on

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06 Sep 2012

Pre-Gaming for the Poor: What Beer to Buy at the Bodega

Picture this: it’s Saturday night, and you’re going to a house party because once again, it’s all you can afford to do. You can’t show up empty handed because – what are you – some kind of asshole?!? You stop by the bodega closest to the host’s house and if

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04 Sep 2012

Looking For A Low-Key Bar? Try The Gibson in Williamsburg

I was roaming the diversified streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn as I waited for some friends to arrive. I decided to kill some time by stepping into the unknown abyss that is The Gibson. It was a slow Thursday night as I walked into this dimly lit establishment with two projectors

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17 Aug 2012

Summer Soul Sessions FREE at The Paperbox NYC. Win A HP Laptop w/ Beats Audio!

The Couch Sessions presents: Summer Soul Sessions at The Paperbox NYC on Saturday, August 18th. This FREE event will be putting some entertaining electro-soul/pop, hip-hop, indie rock and chill wave acts on display. Hosted by The Company Man, the event will open its doors at 10pm and the place will

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03 Aug 2012

FREE Mad Decent Block Party 2012 Presented by Puma

I like Puma as a sneaker company because they made one of my favorites sneakers of all-time—Walt Clyde Frazier’s signature line, The Clyde’s. Now, they’re creating a decent party, the Mad Decent Block Party, that is. Embrace & Teamwork have gotten together to with Puma to bring this event to

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27 Jul 2012

Shut Up and Play The Hits Screening at The Brooklyn Bowl Tonight

Fans of New York’s own dance-punk band, LCD Soundsystem will be thrilled about this event. LCD Soundsystem’s “Shut Up and Play The Hits” will be screening at the Brooklyn Bowl. The documentary styled film covers the final performance, of the now defunct band’s farewell at Madison Square Garden on April

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