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Broke-Ass of the Week: Musician Joe Medina of MERCH
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.

Local Legends of the Week: Brooklyn Promoters House of Screwball
We here at BrokeAssStuart.com like to show love to the people who make cities like San Francisco and New York special. This is our chance to hip you to some of the strange, brilliant, and unique folks who populate these towns and give them the character that people from

How to Buy Drugs in NYC WITHOUT a Connection
I recently attended the BAS party at Dardy’s Bar in Brooklyn. While there I attempted, unsuccessfully, to buy weed (if you are in California the BAS Cannabis Club will deliver it to your door and in NY you can learn how to get medical marijuana right here.). Certain attendees were

What You Should Know About D.I.Y. Guru Faythe Levine
Faythe Levine is hard to categorize. She is a published writer, filmmaker, lecturer, artist, and a curator. But most importantly, she is a beautiful spirit who has helped create, push, and explore individual creativity and has brought it to the attention to anyone who is willing to observe. Her site

Win Tickets to see ‘Mermaid’s Legs’ @ The Tank NYC!
Ten homeschooled teens take an exploratory deep dive into the realm of The Little Mermaid, abandoning Disney’s happy ending for the explicit traumas of Hans Christian Andersen’s original. Not that there’s any correspondence between the pain of becoming an adult and the pain of having your tongue cut out

‘Kinky Salon’ Brings Adult Play Party to New York TONIGHT!
It’s gonna get freaky at a Freaky Friday sexy play party in Crown Heights tonight! Kinky Salon, the acclaimed counterculture sex party recently featured in The Atlantic and in Dan Savage’s ‘Savage Love’ column, takes New York tonight with a spooky-sexy theme party called The Bewitching. Costumes will be mandatory, you’ll

How to Survive as a Broke-Ass Writer: Dating and Relating
If you’re a writer, it probably means you’re a moody introspective introverted dork. I mean that in the kindest and most affectionate of ways, because I am one of you. Being a successful writer means you’ve probably learned the art of charm and can connect with pretty much anyone on the

Recap: The Young, Broke and Beautiful Party at The Dardy Bar in Brooklyn
Here’s a recap of the first Young, Broke and Beautiful Party at The Dardy Bar in Brooklyn. Broke-Ass NYC would like to thank Jimmy and his amazing bartenders for their hospitality. We would also like to thank artists Kaze Stewart and A Color Green for letting us give away their