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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By Laura, on June 11, 2009, 2:47 am
If you are anything like me, chances are most of the time you go “out to eat” for lunch at work, it involves splitting a $5 footlong with someone, grabbing a salad or ordering takeout – and eating at your desk. Â But when it is nice and sunny outside on a Friday, I’m going [...]
By Laura, on June 1, 2009, 2:54 am
Last Friday, the girls and I went out for a much needed night out.  We decided Serafina would be the spot to update each other on our lives or as Alex likes to call it, “drinks and a love fest”.  With two of the four of us commuting, we decided to hit up the location [...]
By Laura, on May 11, 2009, 4:38 am
Sick of eating Thai, subs and sushi in Astoria, I decided to find a pizza place on Yelp and came across Michael Angelo’s Pizzeria, located right off the Ditmars Blvd subway stop. Â
Ben and I headed over to the pizza place, which is known for their thin crust pizza, and sat on the back [...]
By Caryn, on May 4, 2009, 7:21 am
I guess I was naïve. I thought that the much hyped brunch at HK Cafe was $13 for your meal and AYCD. I’m an idiot. I figured this out upon arrival, but was met with another little surprise: the price of AYCD has risen to $15. I don’t do brunch very often, so maybe [...]
By Laura, on April 27, 2009, 6:15 am
A few weeks back, one of our favorite readers Emily suggested we try Penelope, a little cafe type of place on 30th and Lexington. Now I had been there about a year ago, probably on one of the worst dates of my life (where after the date, the guy announced he had a girlfriend [...]
By Laura, on April 24, 2009, 6:09 am
Guest Post by Doug Feingold, Columbia Correspondent
In my opinion, soup is an enigma. Is it a meal, or simply an appetizer? If it has chicken, beef or other hearty components, do you need less of it to fill you up? Why is it that a 12 cent pack of ramen is just as [...]
By Laura, on April 8, 2009, 6:08 am
Guest Post by Elle Kross, Roosevelt Island Correspondent
Last Sunday I ventured out to August on Bleecker for an early brunch with my mom, sister Amanda and her boyfriend Matt. We were seated in the back garden area, the windows were open and it was extremely sunny. It was very nice out there just [...]
By Laura, on April 6, 2009, 6:06 am
A couple weeks ago, our friend Doug commented on our blog in regards to our post on Taco Taco:
I still cannot believe Blockheads is your ceiling for Mexican food. I think Mexican food is like pizza – the quality of it is inversely related to the price. As the price / [...]
By Laura, on March 30, 2009, 6:33 am
Instead of heading out for Wednesday Friendsday, this week we decided to have dinner on Tuesday night – or as I like to call it, Tuesday Boozeday. Â We thought the perfect way to start off the week was with some Mexican and drinks (or in my case, a strong glass of H2O as I’m [...]
By Laura, on March 24, 2009, 5:27 am
After reading four star reviews on Yelp for Ichiro, I decided to check out this sushi establishment on the Upper East Side on Second Ave between 87th and 88th. Although I’ve lived in the neighborhood for several months, I still haven’t found my go-to sushi place so was eager to give this place a [...]
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