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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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Fabulous Freebie! Free Hot Dogs, Pretzels, and Skeeball, Oh My!

Here are a few reasons to head to Full Circle Bar in Brooklyn every Tuesday and Thursday: you’ll enjoy free hot dogs and jumbo pretzels, as a well as free skeeball. Drinks won’t cost you too much – you can get 24 oz of Big Gennys for $5. The bar is located on Grand [...]

Fabulous Freebie! Free Food at Heirloom Vegan Eatery!

Near Williamsburg? Swing by Heirloom Vegan Eatery tonight from 6:30 – 9pm for free pulled pork sliders, gyros, souvalkis, and cap’n’crunch fried chicken sandwiches.  To get your freebies,  head to 110 Broadway in South Williamsburg. Thanks to our friends at Living Free NYC for this [...]

Tacos Morelos is Mas o Menos

After a night at Brooklyn Bowl, I smelled tacos on the walk back to the L, and immediately informed my friend Tim that if we found a taco truck, we had to stop.  And then on the corner of North 7th and Bedford Ave, right near the Salvation Army, was Tacos Morelos.

While the [...]

Deal Alert! $1 Beer and Free Sausages and Burgers!

This just in from The Skint! Berry Park, a pub in Williamsburg is celebrating its first anniversary party tonight. As a result, you can get $1 Raderbergers from 7-9pm, and free sausages and burgers.   Yum!

Brooklyn’s New Hidden Treasure: The Bedford

Yesterday, my friends Katharine, Yael and I decided it’d be the perfect day to visit several bars and drink Riesling as part of the Riesling Bar Crawl.  Problem was, we forgot the World Cup was on, so every time we went to check out a bar, it was either crowded or closed, since it [...]

Buy a Drink, Get a Pizza

Guest Post by Jenni Maier, Editor of the Post Grad Blog

I’m a recent postgrad on a tight budget so I’m constantly on the look out for good deals and cheap meals. Crocodile Lounge in the East Village out does itself daily by by offering a free personal pizza with every single drink purchase. [...]

Sandwiches 2, Apps 0 at Walter Foods

While you may think my first home in NYC was 89th street, at one point in my life, I called Williamsburg my home.  My old roommate Crystal and I decided to meet up for dinner last night, and since she still lives in the neighborhood, I thought I’d head back to my old stomping [...]

Deal Alert! Free Dinner at Trophy Bar!

Looking for a little place to get some BBQ before the holiday weekend?  Head over to Trophy Bar in Williamsburg, located on Broadway between Keap and Rodney Streets.  According to Time Out New York, every Thursday from 6:30 to 10 p.m., the bar serves up grilled chicken wings, pineapple and corn.  If that doesn’t [...]

Deal Alert! Free Patron AND free food!

Update:  Myopenbar.com just announced the food here is no longer free.  Still, free patron.

Free Patron and free food?  Yes, you read that right – we came across this incredible deal on myopenbar.com.  This Saturday from 4 – 10 p.m., Huckleberry Bar out in Williamsburg is offering a Patron open bar (or as [...]

Food For A Fraction Of The Cost