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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! Flip a Coin, Free Lunch!

I love Flight 151′s Tuesday night special when you can flip a coin, and if you guess right, your drink is free.  But flip a coin and your lunch is free?  Yes, that’s right. Vareli up in Harlem is offering a lunch special from 11:30 – 2:45 Monday – Friday.  At the end of [...]

Deal Alert! Free Lunch!

So I know we said we’d be away doing some back-end work (new server woot woot), but us ladies cannot resist a good deal.  We heard from Midtown Lunch that if you swing by Bryant Park between noon and 1pm today and hand a business card to the fine folks from Zipcar, you’ll receive a [...]

Coming Up! Grab Lunch for $5 or Less Next Week!

Butternut Squash Soup with Caramelized Apples and Pumpkin Seeds from The Grill Room

EAT: World Financial Center Restaurant Showcase returns next week (Oct. 7) serving up some of your favorite gourmet lunch items and sweets, as well as some new dishes including SouthWest NY’s Pumpkin Seed Crusted Salmon with Mango-Jicama Salsa ($5) and Yushi’s Pulled [...]

Try This Trick! Order Pick-Up From Seamless Web and Eventually Get $5 Off Your Order!

Through September 3rd, SeamlessWeb has a new promotion: Pickup Paydays. What this means is that when you place your order via SeamlessWeb and select Pick-up rather than Delivery, you’ll earn Pickup Points. I checked it out online and it looks like most places will offer 5 or 10 Pickup Points. Once you accumulate 50 [...]

Deal Alert! Tons of Coupons at Crisp!

I wish I worked near a Crisp, simply because I would take advantage of these coupons for lunch.  Every day of the week in August, Crisp offers some kind of coupon deal.  All you need to do is print these coupons and bring them in – sorry, the discounts are not valid on delivery.  Wondering [...]

Coming Up! Cheap Lunch For Less Than $5 Tomorrow!

EAT: World Financial Showcase is back tomorrow! Head to the World Financial Center Winter Garden (220 Vesey Street) between 11 am and 2:30 pm tomorrow and you can get a number of menu items for less than $5. This is the second of three EAT events this year, so definitely try to make it if [...]

Deal Alert! 50% Off At Gigi Cafe!

One of my favorite lunch spots, Gigi Cafe, is offering a great promotion – 50% off your online order! You’ll need to set up an account with them, but once you get to check out you can enter the promo code “50off” and you’ll see your bill slashed in half. This deal is valid [...]

Deal Alert! $5 Energy Kitchen Wraps!

Yes, I took this picture from AM NY.

The Energy Kitchen promotions keep coming!  Throughout the month of June, enjoy $5 wraps.  Choose from any type of wrap and get it for only $5.  There are locations all around the city, so you are sure to find one near you.  My favorite is [...]

Deal Alert! Lunch Special at Cafe Metro!

I love that Cafe Metro offers a different online lunch special every month.  Wondering the special for June?  Enjoy a 12 oz can of soda, a bag of Miss Vickie’s chips and a sandwich, all for just $6.49.  There are 12 locations around the city, so hopefully there is one near [...]

Inside Google’s Cafeteria

I’ve lived in NYC officially for two years and 11 months (as of May 18) and one day in particular will always stick out in my mind – the first time I ate at Google’s Cafeteria, Hemispheres with my buddy Jacob.  That day back in June 2008, I remember eating amazing short ribs, creamed [...]

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