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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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Coming Up! The Fashion’s Night Out After Party!

Our friends at Bulldog Gin are hosting an after party for Fashion’s Night Out on Friday, September 8th at the Red Bull Space. There’s no cover and it’s open bar from 10 pm – 2 am! Just RSVP at events@bulldoggin.com to secure your [...]

Favorite Food Finds – and Cheap Movie Tickets!

$12 gets you a sunset cruise and one free drink. $40 gets you $80 to the steakhouse DeStefano’s in Williamsburg.  I went when I first moved to the city, and really enjoyed it. Grab a three-course meal for two and a bottle of wine for $95 at Thalassa. Enjoy $45 worth of Italian [...]

A Positively Peculier Pub

Earlier this summer a few of us wanted to get together for some drinks but we were getting antsy to try something new. A little digging online for good beers at good prices brought us to Peculier Pub in the Village.

A favorite among beer enthusiasts (and NYU students apparently, so the summer was [...]

Favorite Food Finds!

$50 for a $100, rum tasting & 3-course dinner at Brasserie Julien.

$30 for $60 in food & drinks at Kiran Indian Cuisine.

$49 for steakhouse dinner for two including an appetizer, entrees, and sides at Statler Grill.

$25 gets you a four course Italian dinner for two at Maria’s Restaurant in Sheepshead Bay.

$8 [...]

Deal Alert! $1 Treats at Penn Station’s Jamba Juice!

I was walking through Penn Station today and noticed this sign hanging outside the Jamba Juice on the Long Island side. To celebrate their one year anniversary, they’ll have $1 oatmeal, baked goods, and coffee through 2 pm until this Friday, August 26th. That’s a nice and cheap way to start your [...]

Favorite Food Finds!

I’m grabbing one of these: spend $20 for $40 worth of food and drink at the very highly rated Firenze restaurant. Buy a $30 voucher for $15 to spend at Nolita House. Not food, but Groupon is also offering $10 Mets tickets to select games starting next week. $75 gets you a 3-course [...]

Vynl is My Hell’s Kitchen Go-To

I always struggle with where to go for dinner when I’m seeing a Broadway show.  After seeing Catch Me If You Can with my friend Tom last week, we decided to hit up Vynl.

Vynl’s menu is made up of some great American favorites – burgers, wraps, sandwiches, breakfast options all day and mac [...]

Terrible Service at The Loop

A few nights ago, my friend Jess and I were standing in Union Square wondering where to go to dinner.  We settled on The Loop, a sushi restaurant in Gramercy, simply because it had 4 stars on Yelp.

While all the Yelp reviews raved about the sushi (at least what I could see on [...]

Favorite Food Finds!

Use the code DEAL to get restaurant.com gift certificates at 70% off.  $6 gets you $12 to The Vegetable Garden over by Penn Station. Enjoy $14 worth of sandwiches at Piada for $7 in Midtown. Get two dozen cookies from e.e. cookies for $25. $12 gets you $25 to Nature’s Grill. $50 gets [...]

Deal Alert! Free Lunch from Korilla BBQ!

Looking for free lunch today? In honor of The Great Food Truck Race, Food Network and Korilla BBQ food truck are offering a free lunch to the first 100 patrons today beginning at noon.  In order to score your freebie, look for clues about the location on Twitter at @FoodNetwork and on Facebook.  The real location will be announced at 11am, right when [...]

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