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 April 22, 2010, 1:54 am
When I got an instant message that said, “I just had the best Italian sandwich in NYC” from my friend Dave, I immediately copied the Yelp review and sent it to my entire office. Within 10 minutes of receiving the initial message, I was already en route to Alidoro.
As we turned down Sullivan [...]
By Caryn, on April 12, 2010, 5:20 am
My mom came in for a quick visit on Saturday so I needed to find a nearby place for brunch. There aren’t a ton of options in Gramercy, so I racked my brain as we walked down Third Avenue. After perusing a few menus, we decided on Piccolo Italian Restaurant’s $13 brunch menu [...]
By Laura, on April 6, 2010, 2:14 am
Yesterday for lunch my co-workers and I headed over to Chicca Restaurant (formerly L’Ulivo) down in Soho on Spring Street. Our reason for choosing Chicca – it had outdoor tables. We sat down and noticed that there was a price-fixed lunch special, offering an appetizer and entree for $21.95. Given that most of the lunch entrees [...]
By Caryn, on January 12, 2010, 3:06 am
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A few weeks ago Laura and I were lucky enough to be invited to a blogger/online media event at Vertuccio’s Pizza on the Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Sadly Laura had to miss out due to a holiday party, so McKenna, our “IT” person [...]
By Caryn, on November 9, 2009, 6:22 am
Time is running out for my City Shuffle Diner’s Deck cards (I only have until Dec. 31st to use them all), so I’m trying to make an effort to hit up the most enticing places before the year’s end.
I was in the mood for simple Italian this week, and while I can’t say [...]
By Laura, on October 20, 2009, 1:43 am
After taking over an hour to get to my apartment on 34th street from 125th, my family was hungry, cranky and tired. We headed to Vezzo, in hopes to get some delicious pizza, but with a half hour wait, we decided to head next door to Da’ Giulio. If you are tight on time [...]
By Laura, on September 17, 2009, 2:55 am
After hearing how great the original Patsy’s is on 118th and 1st, my roommates, my friend Dave and I decided to see if it really lived up to the hype. We boarded the 1st Avenue bus and climbed up the 30 blocks – which during the journey, the boys discovered there actually is a [...]
By Caryn, on September 2, 2009, 5:24 am
Turning again to my Diner’s Deck, I headed over to the Theater District last week to try an Italian restaurant, Nocello. I walked by it several weeks prior and it looked really cute inside, so I made a mental note to return before the year is up, and my cards expire.
I guess my [...]
By Caryn, on August 27, 2009, 12:43 am
Before my friend Andrea left NYC for Kansas City, she made a list of restaurants she always wanted to go to, and I was more than happy to accompany her on a few before she headed out of town. So back in July we went to Frank, the famous East Village Italian restaurant known [...]
By Laura, on August 6, 2009, 2:23 am
Guest Post by Melissa Einfrank, Stamford Correspondent
If it’s good enough for Robert De Niro, then I’d say it’s good enough for me. A little known fact about Stamford, CT is that a lot of movies are filmed here due to a tax credit. After talking to the owner of Remo’s Brick Oven Pizza Company, he [...]
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