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89th And Broke

I'm a young professional living in Astoria (formerly of Williamsburg, the UES and Murray Hill - I move a lot!). I'm always looking for something fun to do or the best place to grab a drink and dinner at an affordable price around the city. Have a suggestion? Email me at Laura AT 89thandbroke DOT com.

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Favorite Food Finds!

 $39 gets you dinner for two and a bottle of wine at Vareli Restaurant. Pay $30 and get $80 to Hunters Point’s restaurant El Ay Si. Enjoy $20 worth of drinks and cocktails for $8 at D Bar in Chelsea. $10 gets you a $20 voucher to Dos Toros Taqueria valid for dinner [...]

Idle Hands is a Great Spot

Wondering where to go out tonight? Consider Idle Hands Bar, located on Avenue B between 3rd and 2nd.  I visited this bar, which is located underground below Billy Hurricane’s a few weeks back for a work event and fell in love with it for three main reasons:

Beer and bourbon.  While I’m not a [...]

Favorite Food Finds!

$15 gets you $30 at Numero 28 Pizzeria. Get brunch for two with drinks at Casaville Restaurant for $25 (worth $71).  DessertTruck Works is offering a macaron-baking workshop for $22. Get a three-hour Caribbean cooking class for $35. Enjoy $40 worth of food plus a pitcher of beer at Plan B in Brooklyn [...]

Deal Alert! Half-Priced Coffee After 3pm!

Let’s face it:  today is going to be another hot one.  Cool down at ‘wichcraft today (and every day) from 3-6 pm. You’ll enjoy half-priced coffee, tea and espresso drinks – and that includes iced drinks! There are several ‘wichcraft locations around the city, so check out this deal closest to [...]

Favorite Food Finds!

 Wine flight and appetizer pairing for two for $29 at Il Bastardo. Get two appetizers, entrees and dessert with wine at La Turka for $50. $16 gets you $40 worth of Italian food at Trattoria Alba. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Deal Alert! $3 Belgian Beers at Petite Abeille!

Kicking off the 10th Annual National Belgium Day (July 24) festivities a little early, the 20th Street location of Petite Abeille is offering Stella, Palm and Petite Abeille’s own Buzz, made exclusively for the chainlet by Brooklyn’s Sixpoint Craft Ales, for $3 today starting at 4 pm!

If you’re interested in more Belgian-related activities, [...]

Favorite Food Finds!

Mmm, Carl’s cheesesteaks are a definite favorite of mine (I actually had one late last Saturday night), and you can get $12 worth of food and drink there for $6.

This sounds like a unique and fun event: the 6th annual Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governor’s Island. You pick the date – Sat., [...]

Affordable Haircuts Aren’t So Hard to Find After All

For some reason I’ll shell out $100-200 to get my hair highlighted (it actually makes me sick looking at that now) every 3-4 months, but I can never seem to spare the extra $40 for a hair cut, or even $30 for a blow out once it’s done. But my ends were splitting a [...]

Favorite Food Finds!

$35 gets you $70 at Georgia’s Cafe and Bakery. Want an alternative to Restaurant Week? Pay $89 for Three-Course Seasonal Tasting Menu for Two Including Champagne Pairings at Desmond’s. (the menu is included on Groupon’s page) Tickets to the Urban Polo Championship (a mix between polo with a wooden horse, a scavenger hunt and pub crawl) on [...]

Deal Alert! Have a Tattoo, Get a Free Drink!

Bondi Road on the Lower East Side has renamed Tuesday, “Tattoosday.”  Basically, visit Bondi Road on a Tuesday night,

Chad's Tattoo Gets Him a Free Drink!

show the bartender your tattoo (if you have one), and you’ll get a free drink. Pretty sweet deal, huh?  Keep in mind, only one free drink per [...]

Food For A Fraction Of The Cost