new york city

07 Jun 2010

FREE Anthony Bourdain Book Signing

Anthony Bourdain is the kind of chef/TV show personality who will show you the Montana hotel room where a former director went on a coke and shooting binge, and then go downstairs to tell you about the buffalo meat something he’s eating. Then other nights he ends up in the

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07 Jun 2010

Washington Commons – Five Hour Happy Hour Power

I love happy hour, and not just at times when I have to check my bank balance before buying my monthly metrocard. The thought of people gathering with friends to release whatever tension has built up during eight hours at a shitty job ‘“ and, you know, drink ‘“ is

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07 Jun 2010

Cheap Booze, Food, and Bras at Jeremy’s Ale House

How much is a quart? The answer is 32 ounces (thanks Google), but I’d like to officially tell the British “Fuck you” for sticking us with a shitty system of measurement. That being said, Jeremy’s sells quarts of Busch beer for $5 a pop. That’s good shit (the deal not

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06 Jun 2010

FREE Open Art Studios and Party like it’s 1986

While you may not able to bask in the splendor of another three-day weekend, there’s still plenty of cool stuff going on to distract you from the fact that tomorrow is another sobering Monday. If you missed the free Yeasayer show last night, shame on you, but because this is

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05 Jun 2010

New York Beaches on a Budget

Now that Memorial Day has come and gone the summer season is officially in full swing.  With the warmer season comes the major desire to escape the city every chance I get.  My favorite summer activities always involve the beach.  A beach day can be hard to achieve for us

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04 Jun 2010

Djerdan – Awesome Balkan Food in Hell’s Kitchen

I wish that I were fat, like really fat. I wanna be the 600 pounds kind of fat where I’m just like, ‘œYou know what? Fuck it. This dieting thing just ain’t gonna work. I’mma just eat anything I want, all the time.’ Anyone one who knows me, knows I’m

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03 Jun 2010

Philadelphia: Your Cheap & Close Getaway from New York City

If you answer yes to the following questions, you need to get yourself to Philadelphia on a weekend getaway, my friend.  And here’s why: 1) You want a weekend getaway under a 3 hour drive You guys, it’s only 2 hours by bus.  I suggest taking the Bolt Bus over

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03 Jun 2010

Broke-Ass of the Week – Jeremy Sapienza from BushwickBK

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.

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