Your free and cheap weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen things to do this middle of August weekend. Events include the final Summer Streets car-free Saturday of 2018, the wrap-up of the Battery Dance Festival, an. Whew, we're exhausted already and the weekend hasn't even started. yet. Let's hope the weather cooperates with all the outdoor events. And if it … [Read more...]
NYC Free: IDNYC Expands Programs for Kids
Just in time for the new school year, NYC kids as young as 10 now can get the FREE IDNYC cards allowing them free admission to museums, zoos, discounts on movies and bike rentals and more benefits. The IDNYC program had been open only to children as young as 14 years old. Lowering the age limit could add 300,000 NYC kids to the IDNYC rolls. Roughly 1.2 million New Yorkers already have the … [Read more...]
NYC Harbor Cruises Discount Tickets
Heat got you down? Get up close and personal with the NYC skyline, including the Statue of Liberty from the water, and enjoy cooling summer breezes in the bargain, with these discount tickets for NYC harbor cruises, including after-work party cruises. Licensed guides, or the ship captain, offer interesting facts and historical perspectives about the NYC harbor, including as as you pass by Lady … [Read more...]
Smithsonian Museum Day Free Tickets
Free tickets are available starting tomorrow, August 15, for the 14th Annual Smithsonian Museum Day, when more than 1,300 museums in all 50 states offer FREE admission. In NYC, it includes a special event at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, opening a hologram exhibit, Defying Gravity: Women in Space, about the women of NASA. Museum Day 2018 is Saturday, Sept. 22. Get your … [Read more...]
New Ferry Service Routes on East River
All aboard the newest routes for NYC Ferry service on the East River. Starting this week ferries go between Wall St. and the Bronx, and later this month between the Lower East Side and Long Island City. Fares are the same as an MTA subway or bus ride, which means $2.75, or less if you have a weekly or monthly pass or half-price Senior pass. The new Bronx route begins Wed. Aug. 15th … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap This Week August 13-17
So much to do, so little time. Here are some of the best FREE events and cheap things to see and do this week in NYC, including an outdoor dance festival in the Battery and an outdoor film festival in Central Park. Put these on your calendar for the week, and get more NYC for less money with NYC on the Cheap. Let's Dance Battery Dance Festival - NYC’s longest-running FREE public outdoor … [Read more...]
Dairy Queen Upgrades $5 Buck Lunch Deal
Meal deal: Dairy Queen has upgraded their popular $5 lunch special with the addition of a Crispy Chicken Salad. Other choices for the DQ $5 buck lunch are 3-Pc. Chicken Strips, Deluxe Cheeseburger, and BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger. Each of these entrees also come with crispy fries, a 21 oz. drink and a DQ sundae for dessert, making it one of the best fast food deals around. You can upgrade your … [Read more...]
NYC Cheap Theater Tickets $20 or Less
Why pay full price for anything in NYC when there are so many discounts, including 2-for-1 tickets to Broadway shows during Broadway Week, which returns in September. Here are some top choices for the best cheap theater tickets available now, for $20 or less, so you can enjoy NYC on the cheap at one of these musicals entertaining audiences at Off-Broadway shows. The Marvelous Wondrettes - If … [Read more...]
NYC Sales Tax Rules for Back to School Shopping
Hard to believe, but it's time for back to school shopping. Here's what you need to know about NYC and New York State sales taxes, to help plan your shopping and not get cheated by paying tax on something that's exempt from tax. The total sales and use tax rate in New York City is 8.875%, but many things are excluded, including clothing or footwear less than $110. Unfortunately, school … [Read more...]
Where to Learn Scuba Diving in NYC
If the recent heroic rescue of those young soccer players from a flooded cave in Thailand inspired you to learn scuba diving, you can learn the basics right here in NYC at one of the dive shops that offers both lessons and dive trips. The basics are taught in classroom sessions or online, and in local swimming pools. The next step is to get PADI or NAUI certified on your next trip to the … [Read more...]
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