National Tequila Day is tomorrow, Wed., July 24th. Celebrate at any one of these popular neighborhood Mexican restaurants, taquerias and cantinas in NYC. All of them offer great Margaritas year-round in your choice of frozen or on the rocks, with or without a salted rim. These small, family-owned restaurants offer special Margarita happy hour deals during the week, too, along with … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Harbor Taxi Ride in Vintage Boat
Take a FREE ride between Manhattan and Brooklyn in a classic wooden power boat. A fleet of vintage Riva boats will cruise along the East River four evenings next week, turning NYC into a local version of the French Riviera. Sign-ups start today for trips in these classic, collector-owned wood and wood-trimmed boats. The boats will cruise between Pier 25 in Manhattan (near … [Read more...]
Lincoln Center Out of Doors Free Performances
One of the best events of summer in NYC starts this week, with three weeks of FREE family-friendly music, dance and spoken word performances, including comedy, and a screening of Disney/Pixar's Coco. Lincoln Center Out of Doors showcases NYC-based dancers, performers and musicians alongside top international artists, representing many of the immigrant cultures of NYC and the diversity of music … [Read more...]
Play NYC Game Convention Discount Tickets
Are you video game fan or creator? Whether you are a player or a coder, get discount tickets now for Play NYC, returning to NYC for the third year. Get half-price tickets for this two-day event which features 200 playable games from developers and studios large and small, old and new, celebrating every facet of gaming, Launched in 2017, Play NYC gathers over 5,000 people for two … [Read more...]
NYCOTC Best of the Week
You've been busy this week. So 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. Our motto is Get more NYC for less money with NYCOTC. Heat wave information: NYC … [Read more...]
How to Score Saturday Night Live (SNL) Tickets
Saturday Night Live continues to have blockbuster ratings, thanks to poking fun at the people and events making daily news headlines, and tickets to the tapings are a hot commodity. Here's how to score tickets to Saturday Night Live (SNL). Tickets to the SNL tapings are FREE, but are available only during August for dates through the entire season, which begins in September. If you want … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Uptown Bounce Dance Parties
Uptown Bounce returns for four Wednesdays starting next week, when two NYC museums partner up for FREE music, including music performances, dance lessons, museum admission, gallery talks, and more. The two museums are The Museum of the City of New York and El Museo del Barrio, neighbors at Fifth Avenue and 104th Streets, at the top of Museum Mile. Uptown Bounce outdoor events are being held … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend July 18-21
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this mid-July weekend, including celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and the big OZY Fest in Central Park. There's so much to see and do in NYC and never enough time to see and do it all. All events are FREE and family-friendly, unless otherwise noted. The NYC on the Cheap … [Read more...]
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