NYC celebrates our great green earth all 365 days a year, not just on Earth Day. Despite what Kermit the Frog says, it's easy to be green in NYC, because green is everywhere, in NYC parks and gardens, neighborhood and street names, on the subway, on our iconic statues and monuments, with our favorite hometown sports teams, and in what we eat. Here are the NYCOTC top choices for where … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Spring Birding Tours of Bryant Park
Some people have said NYC is for the birds. They haven't been to Bryant Park, where birds are so abundant that Bryant Park partners with the New York Audobon Society each spring to conduct FREE birding tours, starting this week. This is the 11th year for the FREE tours, popular with both experienced birders and newcomers to check out the birds who use Bryant Park as a pit stop on their … [Read more...]
NYCOTC Best of the Week
You've been busy this week getting ready for Passover and Easter. So here are 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 Passover recipes and family crafts, free and cheap tickets to events, and other freebies and deals. You are such a frugal bunch of followers. Our motto is Get more NYC for … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend April 19-21
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this holiday weekend that includes Earth Day events, the New York Auto Show, Passover, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Everything we suggest is $25 or less, and most are FREE and family-friendly, so you can enjoy more NYC for less money. That just happens to be the NYC on the Cheap motto - get more NYC for … [Read more...]
MTA Subway & Bus Fare Hikes This Weekend
The cost of a ride on a NYC subways and buses go up this weekend, and there are price increases on commuter railroads, too. The price hikes go into effect at midnight Saturday, April 20. It's a long list of what is changing and what isn't. The $2.75 per ride stays the same, but there are other changes, including the end of the 5% bonus for purchasing multiple rides. Here's … [Read more...]
Bus Countdown Clocks for LinkNYC Kiosks
When is the next bus? Find out from the LinkNYC kiosks, which have been are adding bus countdown clocks throughout the five boroughs. The first countdown clocks were introduced in in 2018 in Park Slope, the district of Councilman Brad Lander, who pushed the city to update the kiosks, which give access to FREE Wi-Fi and phone calls. The bus information is for arrival times for stop … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Google Learning Center Classes
While Amazon opted not to move into New York City, Google has set up shop with daily calendar of FREE classes on everything from general business skills to the specifics of learning to code, plus FREE one-to-one coaching session. Classes are at the Google NYC Learning Center, on the ground floor of the company's offices, near Twitter's NYC offices and an Apple Retail Store, in the tech center … [Read more...]
Last Minute Passover Recipes, Crafts & More
Here 's where to find FREE last minute inspiration for Passover recipes, such as matzoh fried chicken, DIY crafts for kids, including 10 plagues hand puppets, digital Haggadahs, including for Special Needs children, Passover e-cards, and more. Passover 2019 begins at sundown tomorrow, Friday, April 19th, for a week, celebrating the Exodus from slavery in Egypt. Let my people go. … [Read more...]
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