New York

37 W 26th St, between 6th and Broadway; 212.532.9900

BP continues the trend of big things born in crappy surroundings -- the no-nonsense seafood spot was originally located in back of Alphabet City dive bar Julep, but it's just reopened in the Flatiron as your Lobsta Shack Savior. Highlights include an iced raw bar snack plateau and a titanic lobster roll. With every lump of meat from one whole crustacean piled open-faced on buttered bread, it answers the question WWJEat (If He Weren't Jewish)?

Tomorrow: 6-8pm at 544 W 24th St, between 10th and 11th; 8-10pm at 601 W 26th St, Ste 300, between 11th and 12th

SB's museum-worthy furniture might be budget-busting, but their grand opening's a freeloader's dream: 2hrs of open vodka bar at the gallery, followed by 2hrs of free passed food at the nearby showroom. Despite having no intention to buy, your presence'll serve as an important reminder that fanciful aesthetics can't diminish furniture's original purpose: to trip over while drunk.

Sat Jan 27; check CartsOfBrooklyn.com for time/location/registration

The anything-goes, dogsled-style shopping cart race is back and more idiotic than ever. Race time/location will be posted online 24hrs before the start, and registration ends tomorrow at 11:59pm -- so get your costumed team of five together today, then hit yourself on the head with a hammer.

Only at Atmos: 203 W 125th St, near 7th; 212.666.2242

If you're tired of seeing saucy men-about-town sporting Levis' new high-end Skinner jeans (~$180), trump them with Levis Atmos X: the $330 product of a a limited-edition collaboration with a Japanese design firm, they're custom cut from premium selvage, and are available only at Atmos' Harlem store. Two styles are available: the classic "Golden Footprint" and the more flamboyant "Stars" -- only advisable if you want to date saucy men-about-town.

18 9th Ave, at 13th; 212.206.6700

Too broke from jeans to afford a Wii? Well, for about the price of a Wii, you can now play someone else's for a day by staying at the 'voort and checking out a console from the front desk. If bargains like this came along every day...you'd be completely penniless.