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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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Deal Alert! Win $300 to Neiman Marcus Through Lifesta!

Lifesta is holding a promotion in which three winners will receive $300 for a shopping spree at Neiman Marcus! All you have to do to enter is upload a photo of you and your friends (this is aimed mostly for the ladies) to their Facebook album Girls Night Out. Keep it clean ladies, and [...]

Contest! Win Tickets to Wine & Food Festival!

I had a great time in Miami with Thrillist back in June, so this contest is one I’d definitely enter!

If you want to head to the South Beach Wine & Food Festival for free, enter this contest from Thrillist and Cooking.com.  All you have to do is provide your email and sign up [...]

Contest! Win $1000 to KGB Deals!

Want to win $1000 to daily deal site KGB Deals? Visit the sweepstakes tab on KGB Deals’s Facebook page for a chance to win! Contest ends March 1.  If you haven’t signed up for KGB Deals yet, you can do so here.

While you are on Facebook, remember to like 89th and Broke [...]

Deal Alert! Free Cupcakes Today!

Chocolatier Scharffen Berger is in the midst of its Chocolate Adventure Contest with sponsor TuttiFoodie.com, giving you the chance to bake your best cupcake using Scharffen Bergen’s dark chocolate  and one of their adventure ingredients (e.g., ricotta, stout beer, chili pepper) for the chance to win up to $20,000 worth of prizes! You can purchase [...]

Deal Alert! Win Prizes From SeamlessWeb!

We’ve written about many SeamlessWeb deals and promotions in the past, and we’re always happy to share more!

Starting today, SeamlessWeb will have marked vans around town where you can drop off old paper menus (who needs them anyway with SeamlessWeb?) and pick up a fortune cookie that contains a lucky number. Just enter [...]

Try This Trick! Introducing InBundles!

By now, you’ve probably come across some of our favorite deal sites – ScoopSt, Dealist and Groupon.  Well, get ready for a new site to join the mix – InBundles.  Unlike some of these other sites that feature shopping and exercise deals (Seriously? Me taking pilates?) InBundles only focuses on food and drink – [...]

The Ultimate Challenge: Live Off Groupons for 1 Year and Make $100K

Do you have what it takes to Live Off Groupon for one year?

Groupon has a new PR tactic that’s generating a lot of buzz – they’re recruiting one person to live entirely off of Groupons for one year, and if you do it they’ll pay you $100,000. That’s right, break your lease, close your [...]

Do You Consider Yourself a Bartender?

Think you can mix the best cocktail?  If so, check out Havana Central’s “Love Potion’s Cocktail Challenge” in honor of next month’s dreaded holiday.

Basically, the contest asks New Yorkers to create a cocktail using Bacardi Rum as the main spirit, which will be featured on the menu for the next month.  From there, [...]

Food For A Fraction Of The Cost