New York

Cigarettes Can Kill You (In More Ways Than One)
Being a broke-ass smoker in New York you probably know the codes to buying loosie cigarettes in your local bodegas, and you probably know a guy, or two, who deliver those eight-dollar boxes. Smoking, just as everything else in this city, is hell-a pricey, and loosies have become a thing, like in many

Win Tickets To Tour Holiday NYC Movie Sites!
Join On Location Tours during this holiday season for the 2nd annual launch of their Holiday Lights & Movie Sites Tour. This guided bus tour highlights how New York City sparkles during the holidays while featuring iconic landmarks as well as some of the city’s hidden gems. See locations from classic holiday

Fortress of Attitude presents Comedy is Back at QED Astoria
The madness of the holiday season has probably got you down and the weather has made you cold. We feel for you, really. So that’s why we’re advising you to spend your Friday night at QED Astoria, the show and tell venue for adults, with our favorite comedy rock band

Broke-Ass Artist of the Week: New York City’s Troy the Feminine Goddess
Brokeassstuart.com proudly presents the Broke-Ass Artists series where we give our readers an insight to the struggle of some up and coming talent in music. I met Troy while performing at Long Island University’s monthly music showcase last year presented by I.T.I.S Entertainment. The musically mesmerizing songstress was so impressive

Outstanding Christmas Filth: Rachel Lark’s ‘Hung for the Holidays’
For the ideal holiday gift, look no further than that winking young lady above holding a plate of boner-shaped Christmas cookies. Ukelele chanteuse sexpot Rachel Lark has just released her penetrating Christmas treasury “Hung for the Holidays“, a heart-warming collection of XXX ukelele yuletide Christmas carol filth. “Hung for the Holidays” is available

10 Hip Hop Songs to Help You Cope with the Police Killings in America
The corporate and political masters of America don’t care about us, and it’s obvious. It’s discouraging, but don’t feel alone. We don’t need them. Fuck them! We have each other! So don’t be afraid to connect with members of your community to work towards a solution for this very real

PSA: Why Pills That Make Your Poop Glittery Are a Terrible Idea
You can buy anything on Etsy! For $9.90 (plus shipping + handling) you can get six pill capsules filled with glitter. Presumably they make your poop as colorful as a Lisa Frank folder. I can see it now, Burning Man art installations of rainbow dooky butter. Not sure why you would

Broke in New York: If You Can Make It There…It’s an Art
“I want to wake up, in a city that never sleeps And find I’m king of the hill Top of the heap” John Kander, Fred Ebb, 1977 Being broke in New York means being rough, tough, and knowing how to pull the meanest train face, the most confident, “let me