The holidays mean shopping, and NYC is sprouting European-style holiday markets everywhere, some already open and more opening next week. Forget online shopping. Make your list, check it twice, and head for one of these markets to find one-of-a-kind items, many handmade by local NYC artisans, and others made elsewhere in New York State. Jump start your holiday shopping here, and also at … [Read more...]
Salon du Chocolat Discount Tickets
Why pay full price for anything in NYC when there are so many discounts and freebies - including for the biggest chocolate show of the year, Salon du Chocolate, this weekend. There are still FREE tickets available to this gi-normous event. Nibble and sample your way through dozens of chocolatiers, artisans, pastry chefs, experts, and businesses throughout the world who have one thing in … [Read more...]
NYC War Memorials to Visit on Veterans Day or Any Day
The price of freedom and independence is high. Here are six top memorial sites in NYC where you can honor our men and women in uniform any day of the year, not just on Veterans Day or during the Veterans Day Weekend. These war memorials are FREE to visit and reflect on the true cost of freedom and independence. World War Two Memorial, Battery Park This outdoor memorial is a series of tall … [Read more...]
Best of the Week Reads on NYC on the Cheap
Your weekend briefing, because you have been busy this week, as you are every week. Here is our weekend round-up of the top stories on NYC on the Cheap, in case you missed anything It's about saving money and enjoying NYC with free museum admission, free and cheap tickets to events, and other freebies and deals. You are such a frugal bunch of followers. Get more NYC for less money with … [Read more...]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Complete Guide
Marching bands, celebrity-filled floats, clowns, and the official arrival in town of Santa are all important parts of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. But it is the giant balloons, some as much as six stories high, that define the annual event. It's bigger and better than ever in 2019 with three new balloons - Astronaut Snoopy, SpongeBob SquarePants and Gary, and Green Eggs and Ham - and new … [Read more...]
What to Do Free & Cheap Veterans Day Weekend
Your holiday weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this Veterans Day weekend, including the annual Veterans Day Parade on Fifth Ave., the first of the pop-up Christmas holiday crafts markets, and more. We're exhausted already, and the weekend hasn't even started yet! There's so much to see and do in NYC and never enough time to see and do it all. All … [Read more...]
ICYMI: NYC News You Missed in October
ICYMI - Here is our monthly recap of recent NYC news you might have missed during the last few weeks. As usual, our list is heavy on real estate and gentrification, including businesses going out of business because of it, restaurant and shopping news, the growing tech corridors in New York City, and other tidbits, such as important news about NYC airports. We identify our sources, too. No … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Dinner Deals in NYC & Tri-State
If you'd rather not cook, head for one of the locally-owned restaurants for either a traditional Thanksgiving dinner or a non-traditional special holiday menu. These restaurants in NYC, Northern New Jersey and Long Island are serving Thanksgiving dinner at prices that won't break the budget. Nothing on our list is more than $75 for adults and $35 for kids. Tax, tip and alcoholic beverages … [Read more...]
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