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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! Free Meat Pies!

Yesterday my buddy at The Skint and I were wondering what celebrations were happening around the city for Australia Day. While we could find some open bars and beer specials, frankly, none were that good ($4 beers is nothing to me as far as a deal, unless accompanied by free food).  And then we [...]

Coming Up! Free Spin Classes!

Our reader Laurie shared two free cycling classes with us last week, after we wrote about free fitness classes on Friday at Athleta.  If you have a flexible Friday or Wednesday schedule, you may want to check these out!

Flywheel on 67th and 3rd offers a free cycling class every Friday at 12:30 pm. Laurie [...]

Coming Up! Free Fitness Classes!

If you’ve been reading this blog, you may remember our posts about Zeel, a website that offers discount pricing on health and beauty services – in fact, here’s our review from awhile back.

So why are we telling you about Zeel again?  Zeel is offering free fitness classes at Athleta on 3rd Avenue between 85th [...]

Coming Up! Steak ‘n Shake Giving Free Meals For a Year to First 150 People!

This just in from Midtown Lunch – Steak ‘n Shake is opening on Thursday.  The first 150 people in line will receive 52 coupons – enough food every week for a year – for fry, shake and steakburger combos.

We’re sure the line will be huge, so if you have nothing to do over [...]

Deal Alert! Free Wine and Tiramisu at Savoia!

To mark its 10th year, Savoia Restaurant in Carroll Gardens is offering patrons a free glass of wine and serving of tiramisu with each dinner order tomorrow, January 10th from 4:30-6:30 pm. Additionally,  from 5-6 pm there will be free cooking demonstrations and tastings of their signature Rigatoni ala norma (no dinner purchase required) [...]

Deal Alert! Free Food at Casa Nonna During Happy Hour!

Most of my happy hours take place in dive bars, but with a deal like this, I may be heading over to Casa Nonna, a restaurant on 38th between 8th and 9th. Happy hour is from 5 – 7 pm on weekdays and with every specialty cocktail, wine or beer purchase, you get a [...]

Deal Alert! Free Food and Bowling in Brooklyn Today!

If you are in Brooklyn today, take advantage of these two deals.  First, our friends at The Skint let us know that there is free bowling from 12-2 today at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg.

After bowling, explore BK for awhile, and around 5pm, head to Sue Perette, a French restaurant in Carroll Gardens.  From [...]

Reminder: Free Month of Netflix

If you find yourself off this week or with a lot of downtime, just a friendly reminder that you can get a free one-month trial of Netflix. I’ve been a Netflix subscriber for years, and let me tell you, there’s nothing you’ll want more come New Years Day when you are hungover.  I have [...]

Deal Alert! Free BBQ and Wine Tastings!

Have nothing to do this afternoon or tomorrow? Head to Park Here, an indoor park in Nolita at the Openhouse Gallery, on Mulberry between Spring and Kenmare.  Between 5-7pm, you’ll be able to enjoy free BBQ, courtesy of The Shop Brooklyn.  In addition, those 21+ are invited to join a free wine tasting from [...]

Deal Alert! Free Restaurant.com Gift Certificates!

No idea what to get your friends for the holidays? Log on to Feed it Forward, and you can send your friends a free $10 restaurant.com e-gift certificate.  You can even connect with Facebook if you don’t have all of your friends’ email addresses. Once your recipient has your e-gift certificate, he or she can log [...]

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