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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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Giveaway: $29 Hunter Mt. lift tickets

Ski or snowboard at Hunter Mt. for just $29 on Friday, March 2nd — with one of the twelve discount passes NYC On the Cheap is giving away.  You must have the special “Customer Appreciation Day” voucher in hand to trade in for a $29 lift ticket at the Hunter Mt. base area.  If [...]

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Take the bus to the ski slopes

Grab your skis or snowboard and head to the slopes by express bus from Manhattan. 

Paragon Sports will transport you to Hunter, Windham or Stratton five days times a week — daily except for Tuesday and Thursday — for $79 to $99, including a lift ticket.  Click here to see the schedule and [...]

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Traffic advisory for NYC ticker tape parade for Super Bowl champs New York Giants

NYC free frugal cheapLower Manhattan will be tied up in blue Tuesday morning, February 8th, to celebrate Super Bowl XLVI champs New York Giants.  The ticker tape parade up the Canyon of Heroes begins at West Street and Battery Place at 11 AM, proceeding north on Broadway, ending at Lafayette/Duane Street.  As with the annual New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, get there early for a good spot, be ready for security screenings of large backpacks and such, and be aware of street closings, subway closings and more.  Here’s what to expect, besides loud cheering by New York Giants fans and tons of ticker tape — Click here to continue reading

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Best NYC bars for SuperBowl XLVI: Ryan Maguire’s

Ryan Maguire’s is usually found on the list of best NYC Irish bars for St. Patrick’s Day.  This weekend, it’s also on the list for best bars for SuperBowl Sunday, to root for the New York Giants to win SuperBowl XLVI.  The restaurant/bar in the Financial District is offering $10 Pitchers, free shots for [...]

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Best NYC sports bars for SuperBowl XLVI: Bleecker Heights Tavern

Six huge plasma TV screens, more than a dozen beers on tap and nearly another dozen in bottles, and just a touchdown pass from the nearest subway stop in the heart of Greenwich Village.  Bleeker Heights Tavern is one of those New York insider secrets, since there’s no sign to let you know it’s there, [...]

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Free Papa Johns pizza if you call the winner of Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI coin toss

Papa John’s, the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL, is offering the chance to win a free large one-topping pizza and two-liter bottle of Pepsi if you name the winner of Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI coin toss.  The chance to win is called the Coin Toss Experience, and the rules are somewhat complicated, but [...]

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Windham Mountain Women’s Week discounts: $39 for lift ticket, lunch

Sorry guys, but these ski and snowboard deals are for women only. From January 30 – February 3, 2012, Windham Mountain’s annual Women’s Week ticket package includes a lift ticket and lunch for just $39.  That’s a seriously good deal, since a regular price weekday lift ticket is $52.  That means you are saving [...]

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SuperBowl XLVI deal: $45 unlimited food, drinks + big screen TVs

Monday menus — Have a super SuperBowl experience with eight big screen TVs with game sounds, get unlimited food through halftime, and unlimited domestic draft beers and well drinks for the entire game, for a package price of $45.  The ultimate rematch football mania deal is at Session 73, 1359 First Ave. at 73rd [...]

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Learn to ski, snowboard $29 deal in Vermont

January is Learn to Ski or Snowboard Month at mountain resorts across the US, but the best deal is here in the Northeast, in Vermont.  Through January 31st, first-timers get full day equipment rental, a full day lift pass and a lesson with a professional ski instructor for just $29.  So, after the lesson, [...]

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NYC on the Cheap iTunes/iPad/iTouch app

iPhone/iPad/iTouch app

Launched last year as NYC Free and Frugal, the app version of NYC on the Cheap has been renamed NYC on the Cheap.

Download it now from the iTunes store, and get hundreds of places for cheap eats, stores where you’ll never pay retail, museums that are always free, and lots [...]

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Learn to ski, snowboard $29 deal in January in Vermont

January is Learn to Ski or Snowboard Month at mountain resorts across the US, but the best deal is here in the Northeast, in Vermont.  For just $29, first-timers get full day equipment rental, a full day lift pass and a lesson with a professional ski instructor.  So, after the lesson, you can continue [...]

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