new york city

02 Apr 2011

Premieres, Parties and Ug at the Paley Center

In case you too have the “Salute Your Shorts” theme song running through your head at any given moment, and used to get up in the middle of the night to watch old TV shows like “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” and “Mister Ed” on TV Land while eating

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31 Mar 2011

An Old Fashioned Oasis at the Bowery Hotel

Inspired by my fellow broke-ass Ashley’s post on “How to Feel Rich” in New York,  I recently took a friend visiting from out of town to the Bowery Hotel. Granted I’ll probably never see the inside of their opulent rooms, but I can avoid looking like a complete schlub some

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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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31 Mar 2011

Music Nerds Rejoice! Musical Bingo tonight at Berry Park

This sounds like it’s going to be a lot like the game “Music Choice Challenge” I made up when I was younger, in which I flipped through the cable music channels and challenged my friends to guess the name and/or title of the song before the info came up on

Jill S. 0
30 Mar 2011

Treks, Transfers and La Fonda Boricua

When a friend who won’t even go downstairs to the bodega to get food when he’s hungry suggests spending almost an hour on the subway to get lunch from one of his favorite restaurants in Spanish Harlem, you go. You transfer 3 times without even looking at a menu first,

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29 Mar 2011

Sample Lagunitas Deliciousness at the Brazen Head

Craft beer, craft beer, craft beer, craft beer, craft beer. Seems to be what any bar worth it’s salt in Brooklyn can talk about. Well, that or molecularly-complicated, organic, artisanal cocktails. But let’s not get hung up on deconstructed martinis and talk about some craft beer. There’s an explosion going

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29 Mar 2011

Graham Ave. Meats and Deli: Best Sandwich Ever

So this one day, I was working late and hadn’t left the computer for like 9 hours straight– not even for lunch, bathroom, NOTHING. I went over to my boyf’s house all exhausted and strung out on coffee with a computer screen glow permanently etched in my sight. Food was

Anna G - Caliburg Contributor 0
28 Mar 2011

Unique Thrift Store Makes It Easy On The Rummager

I hope everyone here is aware of Fulton Mall’s storied history of awesomeness. And no, I’m not talking about it’s old days of fish mongering and cable cars, I’m talking way more about the past 30 years when it’s been the best place for streetwear and being down with the

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28 Mar 2011

6 Quick, Cheap NYC Daytrips with Your Boo

Don’t let being too cheap or broke get you down in taking a trip with your significant other! Not when spring is imminent! Here are 6 great daytrips from NYC: 1) Montauk Going on the off-season is actually kind of cool, because it gives off a totally different vibe, PLUS

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