New York

18 Apr 2010

A Great Night Despite the Burg

On days when I attempt to walk down Bedford Avenue on a Saturday night I am quickly reminded of why I don’t do it more often.  It sucks.  Aside from the droves of drunk ass 21 year olds out in front of Spike Hill’. aside from the piles of hipsters

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17 Apr 2010

Spa Weekend – Because Being Broke is More Fun Beautiful

Spa may be a word that may sound like fancy spit-up to the usual suspects lurking around these parts, but we at BA can all appreciate the healing art of a deep facial tissue cleanse, especially one that is provided at a discount. After all, we are broke but beautiful.

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16 Apr 2010

Bear Mountain and Beer, or, the First and Last TIme I Will Ever Advocate Something Athletic

Sooooooo guys, happy Friday.   Via the awesome folks at Gothamist comes this amazing tip.  I read it and was like, “Next!” Not ’cause I’m a hater (I am) but because who wants to go in the woods and walk around on the dirt?  But you know what? I’m a

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16 Apr 2010

Big Nick’s Burger & Pizza Joint

Having been around since 1962, Big Nick’s has mad soul and feels like old NY. You know the kind of 24 hour place I’m talking about where, the walls are cluttered with autographed headshots, drawings, random posters, neon lights, and hand drawn signs. It also has an absolutely tremendous 27

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15 Apr 2010

FREE Improv Classes at Magnet Theater

If you’ve never tried your hand at improv, you should just go for the pure schadenfreude–  it’s kind of like being in a reality show in real life (as bizarrely incongruous as that is), in that you have somehow stumbled into a room entirely consisting of absolute nutcases.  Aside from

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15 Apr 2010

Win A Weekend in the Hamptons

Q: What does a Broke-Ass need more than anything? A: A vacation. Q: And what is a destination that no Broke-Ass can afford? A: The Hamptons. Ah, The Hamptons: The crème-de-la-crème of exclusive beach destinations.  The place where celebrities such as Christie Brinkley, Nathan Lane and Mr. & Mrs. J-Lo

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14 Apr 2010

Giveaway: Theater Tickets for The Realm

Happy tax day tomorrow? You’re probably one of three things right now: pissed about waiting until who knows when for your New York State return, pissed that you ended up having to pay money or frantically getting your W2s together today. Well, we here at Broke Ass Stuart would like

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14 Apr 2010

Don’t Spend Diddly This Tax Day And Still Have a Good Time in New York

Call me unAmerican, but I’m tired of handing over my hard-earned cash to the government so it can make my financial decisions. As a new small-business owner, this is the first year since I started working way back in the mid- to late-1990s that I haven’t received some kind of

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