If you’re sick of the speakeasy aesthetic, then, The Manhattan Inn is probably not for you.  Maybe you just can’t relate to it. Kind of like books, because they’re all like: “One summmahh, when I was vacaaationing with my cousins, I met Rrrrafaelo Rotundo, and he shooowed me how to

One unassuming day in May, a good friend sent me an album with the note “Hey, I think you’ll like this.” According to Last.fm, it now is ranked my #1 most played album. This album, my friends, is Beach Fossils’ s/t album and tonight you can hear what their favorite

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

If you spend most of 25 cent wing nights bragging to your friends about how many wings you shoved down your gullet, then you need to hit up The Habitat in Greenpoint tomorrow night. They’re having their third annual wing eating contest. The winner will walk away with $100 and

The lines at Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory in Dumbo are almost as famous as the ice cream itself… but it’s totally worth it, right? Like, it’s gotta be… why else would people decide that standing outside for over an hour for something that’s available on almost every other street corner

As if you need an excuse to partake in CoCo66‘s fantastic $3 draft and well drink happy hour from 4-8PM, now you can count “helping kids read good and stuff” as one of them. Tonight, alt-country troubadour Phosphorescent will join best-selling author Sloane Crosley for a double-bill of entertainment (for

Usually catching some free Shakespeare in a park involves a complete sacrifice of dignity and regard for safety by possibly sleeping but definitely waiting many hours that should otherwise be spent doing – i don’t know, EVERYTHING – in Central Park. Fortunately, the good folks at New Lions Productions want

When Tina Fey told Esquire, “I really believe, when [I first tried a Peter Pan doughnut], if I had a penis, I would put it in this doughnut. I finally understand what motivates you guys and what you’re thinking about,” that Tina and I were even more alike than just

Since I am currently in the middle of a move to a new apartment (from Williamsburg to Greenpoint) I thought I would dedicate this post to a continuation of the ‘œPatron’ discussion.  It just so happens that I may have stumbled upon a new one to add to my growing