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Manhattan Bridge is 100 Years Old

Some of the best bargains in The Big Apple are the city’s famous bridges.  The Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge, Queensboro Bridge, also called the 59th St. Bridge — FREE.  So when one of these NYC icons celebrates its 100th birthday, it’s worth writing about.

Today, December 31, 2009, marks the 100th [...]

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Last Minute New Year's Eve Celebrations $50 or Less

There’s no reason to spend $150 or more for a champagne dinner in a fancy restaurant on New Year’s Eve when plenty of  places are offering open bars and nibbles for $50 or less per person.  Here are three affordable last minute suggestions from   New York Magazine  for partying your way into 2010: 

Bondi Road, Lower Manhattan,  has [...]

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