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...]
NYC Free: Earth Day 2019 Events
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in NYC with a long list of FREE events, including an art show of environmental themes and a zero waste fashion show at the traditional Earth Day fair in Union Square, a weekend of events at the New York Botanical Garden, the Earth Day 5K Green Tour, and more. Earth Day events are over several days, starting this week, before Earth Day on April … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Other Art Fair Tickets
It's called the Other Art Fair so you don't confuse it with other art fairs, like the recent Architectural Digest Design Show Get COMP tickets now for this other curated gallery event, in Brooklyn the first weekend of May, to discover affordable artworks by artists who have been vetted by one of the world's top international art dealers, along with entertainment and art seminars. This year, … [Read more...]
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