new york city

When Is IKEA Not Your Friend? When You’re Furnishing a One-month Sublet
In hindsight, I believe the logic used to implement this idea went like this: “I am a cheapskate who wants to explore NYC, but I’m deathly scared of bedbugs. No furniture equals no hidden places that those darn cretins can hide.” This is a valid concern since bedbugs are known

Fool’s Gold Day Off at City Winery
Your Facebook feed may be full of pictures from your friends’ weekend trips to the Hamptons or the Jersey shore, but the real foolishness is happening right here in the city. Celebrate Labor Day with A-track and the rest of the good people from Fool’s Gold Records at their

A Broke-Ass Guide to Fashion’s Night Out
In most cases, designer fashion and bring broke don’t have a very strong correlation, unless you count something of the derelicte variety. But that doesn’t mean one cannot enjoy and appreciate nice things. For those of you who don’t know, next week is Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) or “fah-no”, which

“Back to the Future” at Landmark…It’s Your Density! (I Mean Destiny…)
Now’s your chance to yell “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads!” with a crowd of appreciative strangers, not high on your couch alone. Take a trip in the Delorean with Doc and Marty this weekend at the Landmark Sunshine’s special midnight showing of 80s classic “Back to the Future”

Tonight! FREE Live Nude Girls! Well, Not Really…
Did that get your attention? Now that you’re here, this is the real scoop: Writer Sheila McClear is going to talk about her book titled The Last of the Live Nude Girls tonight at The Booksmith. Sorry about the bait and switch. In the book, McClear tells us about her

Gut Bombs for Broke-Asses at Buttermilk Channel
Just because I may not be able to afford to buy a new iPhone so I can put an end to strangers asking me if my shattered screen is an app (Like, really? Why. Just please think about why someone would want an app that makes their very expensive phone

Good Meals in a Weird Hood at Mazzat
Did you know Brooklyn has a “Columbia Street Waterfront District”? Nope? Me neither. Kind of right there with Kips Bay in the “Neighborhoods people smile and nod and maybe even think you’re a douche when you bring up” category. Well, it’s located on Columbia Street (see what they did there!?),

Kate’s Joint, Vegetarian for the Meat-Minded
I’m not proud, but I experimented with some crazy-ass stuff in college; the #1 most insane being vegetarianism. Fortunately, it only lasted about 4 days and then I quickly made up for lost protein with a turkey/chicken/ham sandwich. Yes, I admit I love a good veggie burger but being a