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 There’s a new discount program in town that specializes in family friendly and educational activities and kids and the parents and grandparents who accompany them. It’s called Savvy Source and it’s lots more than just discounts, which include half off museum memberships, kid’s movies, more. What makes this discount program different — besides specializing in family friendly discounts — is that Savvy Source donates five percent of whatever discount you buy to support pre-school programs for poor families. In San Francisco, Savvy Source already has raised enough money to send eight low-income kids to pre-school. This is not a charity. This is a good deal for everybody.
See the next page for the additional cities where Savvy Source offers discounts, to tell your family and friends there, or for when you visit.
Kid’s costumes are half-off at Ricky’s, plus discounts on Halloween costume items for grown-ups. There are Ricky’s stores all over New York City, but the largest selections are at the Ricky’s Costume Superstores. The location at 375 Broadway (between Franklin and White) is year-round, plus check out the selection at 486 Sixth Ave at [...]
I’m a swinger — swing dancer, that is. When I’m not attached to the computer searching out great deals and events for followers of NYC on the Cheap, you are likely to find me attached to a dance partner, doing the lindy, West Coast swing, East Coast Swing, Texas swing, Balboa, and, yes, even [...]
Save trick or treat memories with a free photo flip book. Just pay for shipping and handling. Plus, discounts on other items including photo mugs.
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New York Times reporters Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn have specialized in reporting about the oppression of women around the world. They won a Pulitzer Price for journalism for their work, and they are giving a free lecture on the subject Monday, November first, at Cooper Union. Kristoff and WuDunn, who are the [...]
Decorate a pumpkin, win a beer. A Belgian beer, that is. Actually, the world’s largest bottle of beer — a whopping nine liters, which is a few gulps less than three gallons. The contest is at Petite Abeille, the Belgian restaurant mini-chain known as much for its large selection of Belgian beers and its [...]
Friday only, buy fresh, organic apples for half-price at Whole Foods. These are peak season honey crisps, Macs, and other delicious juicy apples. Just in time for Halloween trick or teating, weekend parties and baking stuffed with raisins and cinammon. Yum. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, and at half price, also [...]
On Thursday, Oct. 28th, Marshalls opens on 18th St. and Sixth Ave. in Chelsea, with a special opening day 8 a.m. start. This new Marshalls location essentially replaces the Filene’s Basememt store that closed recently. The Chelsea Marshalls joins a growing list of mega-stores in the area, including a T.J. Maxx, Bed Bath & [...]
We all know that parking in midtown and the theater district can cost almost as much as the theater ticket.
Icon Parking Systems comes to the rescue with $10-$15 parking after 6 p.m., with this coupon only from New York City on the Cheap. Since this coupon is only good after 6 p.m., it [...]
Snow fooling, now is the time to buy discount ski passes for the upcoming ski season. The snow is already falling in the Colorado Rockies, and ski and snowboard season is just weeks away in the East. Through Oct. 31, Windham Mountain Resort in the Catskills is offering its Triple Play Card — ski [...]
Just a five-minute walk from Macy‚s, the Thanksgiving Day parade festivities and other holiday activities, the new NYC Strand Hotel is offering a special Thanksgiving Package, Wednesday, November 24 through Friday, November 26. Rates for the two-night package are from $599. Sounds expensive, until you factor in all the freebies that go with this [...]
Show up dressed as a ‘processed food’ on Halloween at Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants and get a burrito, bowl, salad or tacos filled with freshly cooked, naturally raised ingredients for just $2. Not organic, but close. Even better — this good deal supports Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Campaign. I love the deal, but I [...]
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