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...]
100 Things to Do in NYC Before You Die
Meet NYC on the Cheap Editor Evelyn Kanter at the newly-opened Hunters Point branch of the Queens Library on Saturday, Nov. 6th. I'll be talking about my new guidebook and the great things to see and do in NYC any time of the year, and autographing copies, to help you get a head start on your holiday shopping. Also tune in to WOR Tonight on Friday, Nov. 5th, as I chat with Joe Concha about … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Things to Do in November
There are a gazillion FREE and budget-friendly things to do in New York City any month of the year, and November is no different. The NYC on the Cheap list of the best things to do this month is beyond the obvious Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and NYC Marathon, including FREE lectures, film festivals, the openings of of holiday exhibits and markets, and so much more. Some events require … [Read more...]
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