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Broke-Ass Craving: Chicken Fingers at Stoned Crow
Amidst the stress of paying NYC rent, trying to afford the train, cable, the phone bill and assorted other expenditures it’s nice to be able to satisfy a food craving for only a couple of dollars. We’ve covered pizza, tacos, burgers, falafel and booze on this site but I wanted

Remembering Playland at the Beach
History is often best marked by the buildings and landmarks left behind. These edifices act as scars, reminding us that our time is short and that there were people here before us, just as there will be after us. It’s the buildings remaining once an era has passed, that allow

Don’t Even Reply: Messing With Craiglist
We’ve explored the endless possibilities of free entertainment that Craigslist offers on this site before. Whether it’s missed connections or questionable furniture ads, it seems to act as a catalog of human oddities more than a classifieds section. It’s also a great opportunity to mess with people. I’m not talking

Dear Anna G, Help Me Pick Up BK Dudes
I swear to god, people, I’m not making these up. Here’s the latest from my inbox: Dear Anna, As a single gal in NYC, I’m done dealing with the pretentious shallow cakeboys of Manhattan. I love hearing about your dips in the dating pool of Brooklyn and think you can

How To Make New Friends
So you want some new friends. Maybe you don’t have any yet because you just moved to the city. Maybe you recently broke up with your girlfriend, who turned everyone you know against you (whore). Or maybe you’re just kind of sick of the friends you’ve already got. I mean,

FREE Homemade Brooklyn Pop-Up Shop
I’m sure this pop-up shop trend pisses off landlords, but until this whole economy thing sorts itself out, I fully welcome new and inventive ways to use empty storefronts. I wrote last month about Kill Devil Hill in Greenpoint turning into a bakery boutique and now they’re showing you a

Psychopathic Bosses Are Bitches
I have always heard that it takes a certain type of person to live in New York City. Those who move here are often looking to make it’ to rise to the top and claim their fortune. Sometimes these New Yorkers are looked at as ‘œType A’ or overambitious. Sometimes