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BOGO tickets to BODIES exhibit through 2/29

Through the end of February, get BOGO tickets to see the famous and fabulous BODIES….The Exhibition exhibit in Lower Manhattan.  Use code TMN241 to get this 2-for-1 deal.  Not valid on previously purchased tickets. Tickets can be purchased online from Ticketmaster and other ticket sellers, including TicketLiquidator, subject to availability, or at the [...]

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Free NYC job fair, career event Mar. 15

This FREE job fair and career event is for healthcare professionals and those who want to learn more about job opportunities in the healthcare field.  The ADVANCE Job Fair & Career Event is an all-day event at the Javits Convention Center on Thursday, March 15th, with a full schedule of seminars, face-time with NYC [...]

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NYC on the Cheap iTunes/iPad/iTouch app

iPhone/iPad/iTouch app

The app version of NYC on the Cheap has just been updated and released on the iTunes Store.  The new 1.3 version contains more NYC cheap eats, more listings about NYC history, neighborhoods and how to get around, and more links to the Twitter and Facebook pages of the restaurants, museums [...]

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Free swing dancing at Morris Jumel Mansion

Celebrate Black History Month at Morris Jumel Mansion with a FREE swing dance lesson and a program on the great tradition of swing dancing and the diverse groups of people who developed, taught and performed in Harlem.  There are two opportunities to participate — Tuesday, February 21st at 11am & 3pm and Saturday, February [...]

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Free ticket giveaway for Cirque Le Jazz

Ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages — see Cirque Le Jazz,  a family-friendly show of high-flying entertainment, for FREE if you win the two tickets NYC On the Cheap is giving away to the matinee performance on Saturday, February 25th.  See acrobats, singers, jugglers and clowns, up close and personal at the Theater [...]

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Free exhibit of real Oscars in midtown

Oscar Statuette courtesy AMPAS

Have your photo taken with a real Oscar statuette, FREE, through February 26th, at Grand Central Terminal.  The ‘Meet the Oscars, Grand Central’ showcases the actual Oscar statuettes that will be presented to this year’s best actor and best actress, plus the Oscar given to Michael Douglas in 1988 [...]

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New gay-friendly NYC hotel: $99 rooms in Times Square

The first hotel in NYC that is advertising as gay-friendly opens in Times Square on March 1st, including with $99 shared rooms that are either dorm-like or hostel-like, take your pick.  The OUT NYC has been getting lots of pre-advance publicity as being the first straight-friendly hotel in NYC that’s also being marketed as [...]

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Circus on the cheap: see Cirque Le Jazz for $10-$15

Ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages — Cirque Le Jazz is a family-friendly show of high-flying entertainment.  See acrobats, singers, jugglers and clowns, up close and personal at the Theater for The New City on the Lower East Side.  Performances are Thursday, February 23rd to Saturday, February 25th at 8 PM, and [...]

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Sample sale: Orla Kiely, Issa London, more designers up to 80% off

Get up to 80% off fall and winter fashions at this multi-designer multi-function sample sale, warehouse sale.  Designers include Orla Kiely, Charlotte Ronson, Issa London, Bloch and Liebeskind.  The sale includes outerwear, separates and accessories, and continues through March 3rd, which just happens to overlap with the Barneys Warehouse Sale,  which also just happens [...]

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Barneys Warehouse Sale starts today

Reminder: The eagerly awaited twice-yearly Barneys Warehouse Sale begins today,  Thursday, February 16th in the Chelsea store, and runs for ten days, through February 26th.  Discounts of 50% to 75% will draw devoted hordes, especially on the first day, when the  TV cameras join the madness.  Hours haven’t been announced yet, but last [...]

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Free days at five top NYC museums including MOMA, Guggenheim

Want to bypass the $20 admission charge — more or less — at NYC museums?  Take advantage of the FREE museum admission days and times, but know that the museum will be crowded with others also taking advantage of the NYC museum freebie.

Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) – Fridays, 4 – 8 [...]

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Free ticket giveaway for Cirque Le Jazz

Ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages — see Cirque Le Jazz,  a family-friendly show of high-flying entertainment, for FREE if you win the two tickets NYC On the Cheap is giving away to the matinee performance on Saturday, February 25th.  See acrobats, singers, jugglers and clowns, up close and personal at the Theater [...]

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