New York

First Annual Brooklyn Bastille Day Bash
‘Mericans love to celebrate political victories, even when they’re not their own. But when there’s gin and cupcakes involved, I’m ready to jump on the beret bandwagon as well. Our favorite website featuring all things wonderful and cheap (besides this one of course), the skint, is taking over Littlefield this

Blue and Gold, You Dirty Hipster!
People either love or hate this dive, but who could blame them? Known for bitchy bartenders, crowds of college kids, and disgusting bathrooms, there’s a lot of reason to hate the place. But with drink Combos like the Dirty Hipster (PBR and Shot of Jagermeister) or The Dude (an IPA

FREE tUnE-yArDs show tonight at Pier 54
When I first heard the new tUnE-yArDs album, whokill, I thought someone had dumped happiness pop rocks in my ears. The woman behind the uke, Merrill Garbus, has been causing a stir with her hootin’, stompin’, strummin’ ways since her debut album BiRd-BrAiNs, so much so that I once saw

Teany Is Anything But Tiny
First things first: how can you not like a tea shop with robots in the window? Second things second, how can you not like a place that has almost 100 teas AND a BYOB policy? Most people know Teany as Moby’s tea shop, which is a good or bad thing

Don’t Waste Your Youth This Friday, 7/15
Hey, guys– in case you didn’t know, sometimes you gotta hustle in NYC. I mean, this is the place where dreams come true. It’s like Disneyland for adults—just as expensive and magical, except its also dirty and sometimes dangerous and smells like hobo pee. Not to mention the weather here

SCRATCHbread Puts the Bread Back in BedSty
Known as one of the most popular booths at Brooklyn Flea and best reason to never be able to lose those last few pounds, SCRATCHbread has decided to bring their doughy magic back to their HQ in BedSty. This is awesome for many reasons, but especially because now if you

Jelly Presents: RockBeach Party at Rockaway Beach
Brooklyn’s favorite party promoters and general providers of free awesome things, Jelly NYC is taking their pool party game to Queens. While making your beach choice usually depends on transportation and the ratio of people to boomboxes, your decision making process just got a hell of a lot easier with

Blarney Stone: Keep the Drinks a-Comin’
As I stare at this blank screen and think about what I should write on the Blarney Stone, I seem to be at a loss. Not because I can’t rifle off a dozen stories about the place, but because this spot is almost too good for words. I mean, what