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FREE Pancakes Today at IHOP
Sure, why not? Apparently March 1st is National Pancake Day. I mean, whatever. Where do these holidays come from? Are they sanctioned by any sort of higher power that has to weight the historical significance of this day over all others to celebrate flapjacks? What were waffles up to on
Rye House Manhattan: Insane Lunch Special (Posse)
Betcha didn’t know that there’s another Rye (House) in town that ISN’T the one in Williamsburg! Rye HOUSE is, in fact, sort of near the Union Square area of Manhattan, and is one of those gastropubs. I know what you’re thinking, ohhhhh those places are so overpriced and whatnot. But
Follow Your Booze Nose to Bia Garden
Yes, yes, yes, the speakeasy fad of bars is on its waning days, thank goodness. I prefer to barely remember my name when I go drinking, much less have to drum up a password. Now that the hype is done all that remains of the mildly secret watering holes are
Stand Up for Women’s Health in NYC
If you give a shit about the reproductive rights of women in any way, you should go to the Rally for Women’s Health on Saturday, February 26 from 1pm to 3pm at Foley Square in Lower Manhattan. Kathleen Hanna is supposed to speak, and I heard there will be a

Karaoke and Dudes with Weird Muppets at Winnie’s in Chinatown
This originally appeared in Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York. Out of my 3 books, it is without a doubt the best. With $5 Budweisers, this place goes against one of the basic tenets of Broke-Assdom, that the cheapest beer in a place should cost no more
Mabel’s Smokehouse: Cheap BBQ for the North Side
I happen to be one of very few fortunate people who lives right smack in the middle of the south and north Williamsburg, making the culinary delights of either side not particularly that far out of reach. It has recently come to my attention that there are not that many
Catch Michael Showalter and Neko Case This Thursday for FREE
Depending on your generation, Michael Showalter can mean different things. For those of us old enough to remember anti-establishment MTV, you may remember him bringing youthful, Monty-Python-style frenetic sketch comedy in The State. Then there are those who will best remember him as the sincere Coop from Wet Hot American
The Party’s Still in LIC: PS1 Saturday Sessions
Among many things, PS1 is well-known for convincing Manhattanites to take the 7 train for over 10 years. You can tell something big is going on: the nervous energy on the subway platform is palpable and fingers trace the purple line on the map to count the stops. They descend