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 August 28, 2012, 9:29 am
Since it is Tuesday, just wanted to remind you of my favorite deal in the city on Tuesday nights: Flip Night. Visit Flight 151 on 8th Ave between 17th and 18th Street, and starting at 7pm, you’ll flip a coin at the bar prior to ordering a drink. Call heads or tails, guess right, [...]
By Laura, on July 6, 2012, 7:41 am
It’s official! The pools are open here in NYC, but every time I suggest we go swimming in the neighborhood pool, I get an “ew. I don’t want to be swimming in a see of pee.”
Well, I tried it last year, I did not get sick and in fact, I survived and [...]
By Laura, on June 21, 2012, 7:48 am
This week my boyfriend and I were invited to come back to Cucina Di Pesce (disclosure: we received a comp’d meal). Â Caryn had been there a year and a half ago, and we were asked to give it a try.
It was my first time to the restaurant, and after speaking with the [...]
By Laura, on June 1, 2012, 10:24 am
Earlier this week, Caryn suggested all of us girls grab dinner at A+ Thai. Â She had reviewed it on the blog a few years ago, but I had never been. Reasons why we decided to give it a try was because 1) it was still BYOB and had only a $5 corkage fee and [...]
By Laura, on March 2, 2012, 8:18 am
A few years back, we told you about Zenni Optical, a cheap website where you can buy your prescription glasses. Â Last week, my boss/mentor/sorority sister, Joey, was commenting that she needed to order spectacles, and was dumbfounded when I told her she could order them online for less than $20 a pair.
Just [...]
By Laura, on January 13, 2012, 7:42 am
Last weekend, I organized a group of about 30 of my friends and we headed to Down the Hatch down in the West Village for a day of drinking. Â Why do we day drink at Down the Hatch? Well the deal is phenomenal – $21 gets you 3 pitchers of beer and all [...]
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