New York

Four Broke-Ass Ways to Enjoy New York Fashion Week S/S 2013 FREE!
New York Fashion Week is an exciting time in the city. Even though it happens twice a year every year, that’s more often then your birthday, everyone gets all a titter about it. The fashion industry is notorious for its penchant for luxury and exclusivity. You shouldn’t let these things

Cheap Beauty Tip of the Week: Take Care of Your Makeup Brushes
If you are someone who works with makeup on a daily basis, whether you’re a makeup artist or someone who wears it everyday, you recognize the value of investing in a set of quality makeup brushes. Depending on the brand, how many brushes you buy and the quality of brushes,

The Dig Will Be Rocking the House at the Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday Night
Here at Broke-Ass Stuart we love to support homegrown talent. So when we heard that an up-and-coming Brooklyn-based rock band was going to be performing in Williamsburg, we were more than happy to support them. The Dig will be hitting the stage at the Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, September 8th

Pre-Gaming for the Poor: What Beer to Buy at the Bodega
Picture this: it’s Saturday night, and you’re going to a house party because once again, it’s all you can afford to do. You can’t show up empty handed because – what are you – some kind of asshole?!? You stop by the bodega closest to the host’s house and if

Saturday! LIC Block Party FREE !! Sculpture, Kate Bush Dancing, Female Mariachis, and MORE!!
This is going to be so incredibly hot. Like the hottest way ever conceived to usher in the chilly fall. And it’s going to involve sculpture and Kate Bush. It’s the LIC Block Party. This Saturday (the 8th). From Noon to 5pm. Organized by Long Island City’s very own SculptureCenter, a

RedUP presents Red Umbrella Diaries: New Beginnings FREE Tomorrow Night at Happy Ending
Audacia Ray is the founder and director of the Red Umbrella Project (RedUP), former executive editor of Spread Magazine and a former sex worker. Yes, Audacia Ray is one many people in this world that have used their assets to make a living. And within the last decade she has

Stunner of the Month: Brand New Sunglasses Each Month for Just $9 a Month!
Expensive things are wasted on me. If I own something that can break or stain or develop holes, it invariably does. So my relationship with sunglasses has always been a problematic one. Thankfully I became a member of Stunner of the Month about a year ago and now my sunglasses issues

Looking For A Low-Key Bar? Try The Gibson in Williamsburg
I was roaming the diversified streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn as I waited for some friends to arrive. I decided to kill some time by stepping into the unknown abyss that is The Gibson. It was a slow Thursday night as I walked into this dimly lit establishment with two projectors