Those who didn't get their fill of restaurant bargains between Restaurant Week and Chinatown Restaurant Week have another set of deals to devour. That's right, the ninth annual Dine In Brooklyn kicks off on Monday, March 19th and runs through the 29th. Over 195 restaurants are participating this year [PDF], offering brunches for two for $20.12, and three-course lunches and dinners for $20.12 and $25. more ›

Surprise: using "zany" internet deal services like Groupon leads to eating in restaurants you don't even like and doing stuff (discount colon cleansing anyone?) you never wanted to do in the first place. Americans are preconditioned to snatch up a deal, no matter how pointless. But in browsing Groupon's site for some answers we stumbled upon Clicky, the "Value Wheel," that could score you as little as $5 and as much as $100 in savings off already rock-bottom Groupon deals. The catch? Groupon gets the keys to your identity. Gotta love those 1:1000 odds! more ›

Restaurants rolling back to their opening night prices on anniversaries is nothing new (see: Patsy's) but that doesn't make it any less of an enjoyable hat trick. The latest to rollback? Upper West Sider Big Nick's Burger Joint which turns 50 years old on Wednesday! To celebrate, they've got a special menu of select items rolled back to their 1962 prices. $.15 coffee, anyone? more ›

Sure, some people really dig lining up for deals for Black Friday but this year at least it seems the best deals have been saved for those who wait until the last minute. Left and right stores are marking down whole sections, and sometimes even the whole store, anywhere from 40 percent (Abercrombie & Fitch) to 50 percent (Toys R Us) to 60 percent (Gap). Procrastinators win! more ›

With 17 hours to go, more than 100,000 people have gone and paid Living Social $13 for a booklet featuring five Big Mac vouchers and five large fries vouchers. That's $1.3 million+ in sales! To pull out an increasingly old cliche: America? This is why you are fat. more ›

NYC was thankfully spared the worst of Black Friday—after all, nobody got pepper sprayed or shot here. But that doesn't mean it was a walk in the park: tens of thousands of NYers across the state lugged their tryptophan-enriched bodies to stores to suss out deals. And along with them came long lines, fights, and looting. And this is exactly why one can't just go around promising "hot shirtless guys" all willy nilly. more ›

Breaking: after months of negotiations, David Einhorn, the 42-year-old hedge fund manager who had been announced as the next minority share owner of the financially beleaguered Mets, is out of the running to buy a stake in the team. Just yesterday, Einhorn had been pressing MLB to pre-approve him as an owner of the franchise, in case Mets owners Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz were forced to relinquish ownership. Did the deal fall through because the Mets discovered that Einhorn is actually Finkle? more ›

After months of speculation, innuendo, rejected deals and hurt feelings, Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony reportedly only wants to sign a contract extension with the Knicks, according to his agent. So what could possibly jinx a deal, when everybody knows exactly what everyone wants? James Dolan. more ›

Our long urban nightmare is finally over: yesterday, Derek Jeter and the Yankees finally came to terms on a new three-year, $51 million deal to keep the Captain in pinstripes. There is also a complicated option for a fourth year worth up to $17 million, although there are some conflicting reports about the details of the option. Jeter underwent a physical today at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, the last piece before the deal can be formally announced. The Post thinks the deal has saved Jeter's reputation, while the Times worries about Jeter's physical deterioration. The best thing about the deal was that both sides compromised in the end, according to ESPN. Let's all be happy that what seemed to be inevitable turned out to be just that, and Jeter will end his career a Yankee. more ›

As was expected, the Yankees and manager Joe Girardi are close to agreeing on a three-year deal to keep Girardi in pinstripes, according to the Post. The new contract will pay something in the $9-10 million range, an increase from his previous three-year $7.5 million salary. The raise will make Girardi one of the top ten highest paid managers in the league, and allow the Yankees to begin concentrating on the rest of their off-season plans, including re-signing veterans like Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte, and pursuing free agents such as Rangers ace Cliff Lee. After the deal is finalized, we expect the number of World Series titles and crash victims aided by Girardi to increase exponentially. more ›

The Yankees have re-signed pitcher Andy Pettitte, one of the "core four" of last years championship team, to a one-year deal worth $11.75 million, according to sources. The two-time all-star, who has played 11 of his 14 seasons with the Yankees, was eager to return for the 2010 season after a resurgent, injury-free 2009 and a strong playoff run, going 4-0 with a 3.52 ERA in five starts. more ›

Since you subscribe to GothamList, our FREE daily events and deals newsletter, you already know about the two hours of free mojitos that will be poured out tonight at a certain Manhattan restaurant. And you probably also know that since today is National Brisket Day, another restaurant will be serving free Lone Star beer with every order of ultra-smoky brisket. But what about those poor, benighted souls whose inbox is not blessed by the money-saving tips brought by GothamList every weekday morning at cock crow? Should we just leave them for dead, senselessly throwing away their savings on overpriced cocktails and bad brisket? Probably. But as a gesture of good will, those savvy readers who have yet to subscribe to GothamList can do so now and get today's email newsletter (and mojito details) within minutes. Did we mention that it's free, just like Gothamist? Click here to get in the cut. more ›

If it's Thursday, it means more "Oh, crap, the real estate bubble is bursting" stories! more ›

As a number of area apartment doors have made abundantly clear, Cupid is baaaack, and he's not fluttering away until we're all broke, frustrated or reduced to tears. (Or, we suppose, in loooove.) So we've taken a shovel to an avalanche of V-Day dining promotions piling up in our inbox, and have come out the other side with a number of recommendations, none of which beat observing Corporate Love Day by cooking your own dinner at home. Unless, like many New Yorkers, you have annoying roommates or absurdist kitchens or wholly unromantic dining areas! more ›