lower east side

01 Apr 2010

Fuck the Mars Bar!

This piece originally appeared in Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City Have you ever come across someone who is such a total fucking asshole, that they’re proud of being an asshole? In fact, they’re so proud of being one and doing such overtly asshole-ish things, that they

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30 Mar 2010

Higher Learning at Happy Endings

Most people have the same reaction when the hear the words, live theater, improv, performance art, and readings. There are hundreds of these types of events happening all over the city, the problem is, there are often hit or miss. And when they miss, they make you never want to

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27 Jan 2024

The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally

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11 Mar 2010

Broke-Ass of the Week – Christian Ceres Merry

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.

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02 Mar 2010

Midnight Movies at Sunshine

New Yorkers are obsessed with instant gratification. We’re completely spoiled by having limitless places to eat, shop, and entertain us that stay open at all hours. One of these luxuries I take complete advantage of is going to the movies.  Yes we get Garfield 2 and all the rest of

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15 Dec 2009

PS122’s Red and White Fiesta!

Head down to the LES tonight for PS122’s annual holiday bash, and this could be you!  With DJs Joro Boro and Andrew Andrew and Lost Acts of Crime or Emergency.  Get wild and fancy alongside season artists, performance-lovers, dance-freaks, gypsies, supporters, friends with benefits and passport holders, the PS122 board,

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02 Nov 2009

Education Alliance

More than one writer on this site has remarked on the “Back To School” feeling that fall in NYC always evokes.  I’ve been out of school for a while– excepting for a short lived and financially ruinous dalliance with graduate school–and since then, wool skirts, stockings and blazers have been

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20 Oct 2009

An Ode to Bloody Mary’s

I’m no food critic, but I’ve drank gallons of Bloody Mary’s over the course of many brunches for many years. After all, what other city besides New York plans their whole Sunday around a course the rest of the country reserves for just for  holidays.  Being a serial-bruncher, the Bloody

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11 Sep 2009

Broke-Ass of the Week – Ethan Wolff

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. I first met Ethan at the

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