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.
Latest Subway Reading Need a book to keep you company on the subway? This is what you can catch me reading!

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By Laura, on February 19, 2013, 7:42 am
CONGRATS TO ELAINE! We’ll contact you shortly!
I’ve always seen the title of this show, and I have to admit it intrigued me a little bit. The Accident Pervert is the true accounting of one boy’s odyssey to manhood via a childhood dominated by pornography, an addiction accumulated after the boy happens upon [...]
By Laura, on February 8, 2013, 10:41 am
CONGRATS TO #14, SYDIA!
One musical I’m excited to see this spring is Hands on a Hardbody, simply because the music is by Trey Anastasio of PHiSH. The music is supposed to be different than a traditional Broadway show, so I’m excited to see how it is executed. Inspired by true events, the [...]
By Laura, on February 5, 2013, 10:39 am
CONGRATS TO OUR WINNERS, SYDIA AND JACK! This Saturday, February 9, enjoy the 17th annual 2nd Ave Mardi Gras Stroll from 1-9pm. Enjoy $2 draft pints, $4 rum hurricanes, shot and food specials, and tons of Mardi Gras beads at 6 different bars between two blocks.
Tickets are $10 with two canned goods to benefit [...]
By Laura, on January 25, 2013, 7:57 am
CONGRATS TO WANDA!
Want to check out a play? The Amoralists are presenting a new play called COLLISION at the Rattlestick Theater on Waverly and Perry. Chance encounters prove calculated when three students, a professor, and a stranger come together in this incendiary new drama. Set in a college dormitory somewhere in the [...]
By Laura, on January 7, 2013, 7:20 am
CONGRATS TO ERIN, #16!
Ever miss the days of the Spice Girls and the time when P. Diddy was once known as Puffy? Thanks to a new musical, Totally Tubular Time Machine, you can go back in time and witness the 80s and the 90s. This interactive show features “celebrity” pop stars like [...]
By Laura, on December 5, 2012, 10:44 am
Want to see a movie this weekend? We’re giving away tickets to TWO films that begin playing at the IFC Center beginning December 7. The IFC Center is on 6th Ave at West 3rd Street.
The first movie, Only the Young (trailer here) follows the story of three teenagers that live in a small desert town [...]
By Laura, on November 28, 2012, 10:33 am
CONGRATS TO WINNER DEB!
Anyone remember Chris March from Project Runway and Bravo’s Mad Fashion? Well, Chris has a new show out if you are looking to get into the holiday spirit - The Butt-Cracker Suite.
This is obviously a re-creation of the Nutcracker, but set in a trailer park, complete with dancing pink [...]
By Laura, on November 15, 2012, 11:12 am
Now here’s a bar crawl I can support – one to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims. This Saturday, from 1-9pm, visit a ton of UES bars and enjoy $2 domestic draft pints, $4 mixed drinks, food and shot specials, and a souvenir pint cup for the first 500 guests. How does a bar crawl like [...]
By Laura, on November 13, 2012, 7:01 am
I’m going to warn you all – I’m away for work this week in Seattle, so you may find yourself looking at a few giveaway posts this week (YAY!).Â
The New Stage Theatre Company is presenting Garden of Delights, which showcases the vivid and surrealist imagination of controversial Spanish playwright Fernando Arrabal. The show is directed [...]
By Laura, on November 5, 2012, 11:11 am
Well, the title of this show certainly grabbed my interest…
Now through November 20, 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche is playing at Soho Playhouse downtown. The premise of the show? It’s 1956 and the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their annual quiche breakfast. But when Communists threaten [...]
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