Your weekend briefing, because you have been busy this week, as you are every week. Here is our MLK holiday 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, including enjoying the free holiday decorations in the greatest city … [Read more...]
Restaurant Week Deals in Lower Manhattan
NYC Restaurant Week is when nearly 400 top NYC restaurants serve specially priced three-course meals $26 at lunch and $42 at dinner, the same price as last year. Sample some of the best of NYC in Lower Manhattan, where it's easier to get a reservation than in the Theater District. Historic Delmonico's and trend-setting Nobu Downtown and Manhatta are just three of two dozen top NYC … [Read more...]
Driving Safety Tips for Snow, Sleet, Ice
The winter storm with gale force winds and blowing snow headed for NYC and the Tri-State area this weekend is a good time for a refresher course in driving safety tips for snow, sleet and ice, especially black ice. Simply, it is dangerous even for good drivers in vehicles with anti-lock brakes, traction control and all-season tires, and for the pedestrians and other vehicles you might slip and … [Read more...]
What to Do Free & Cheap On MLK Weekend
Your weekend plans begin here, with a dozen or so FREE and cheap things to do this MLK holiday weekend, including multiple events honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Get more NYC for less money with NYC on the Cheap. That's our motto and we're sticking to it. Everything on NYC on the Cheap is family friendly, and nearly everything is FREE. Let's hope the weather … [Read more...]
NYC Wine Events Discount Tickets
What's a weekend without wine? The Big Apple turns into The Big Grape for these two wine tasting festivals, where you can sip your way around the world, and we have discount tickets to both. One wine fest is in January in Manhattan, the other in Brooklyn in February. Both are for anybody who wants to learn more about wine and food pairings, and for experts who want to sample something … [Read more...]
Amtrak Discounts for Families & Friends
Good news for travelers: Amtrak is giving friends and families traveling together up to 45% off fares for travel nationwide, including New York City, Chicago, Charlotte, Fort Worth, Los Angeles, and also Montreal, which makes it it an international travel deal. The more the merrier on Amtrak, since you'll save up to 45% when purchasing tickets for six passengers. Share Fares offers … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Silent Films with Live Music
Return to the past at this acclaimed series of iconic silent films accompanied by live music, FREE in Lower Manhattan. Themes including immigration, and income and gender inequality are timeless, and so is the popularity of such early movie stars as Charlie Chaplin. Silent Films/Live Music series is curated by WNYC's John Schaefer. As many as three short films are shown each night, over … [Read more...]
NY Times Travel Show Half-Price Tickets
Fill your bucket list with half-price tickets to the annual New York Times Travel Show at the Javits Convention Center. There are more than 700 exhibitors from 170 countries and regions, from Africa to Antarctica, dozens of seminars with top travel experts and food experts, including with New York Times journalists, one-on-one expert advice, special getaway deals, and book signings by … [Read more...]
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