New York City on the Cheap

BOGO tickets to BODIES exhibit through 2/29

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:45:11 +0000

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 [...]

Free tastings of Brooklyn-made beer, spirits

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:07:04 +0000

Sample Brooklyn-made beer and other grown-up beverages at a FREE “Drink Local” event on Friday, February 24th. The Waterfront Wines & Spirits shop is pouring tastings of their Brooklyn-made vodka, gin and wine. The tastings are free, but you are encouraged to buy full full bottles, especially because proceeds from sales during the [...]

Spas on the cheap: $39, $49, $59 treatments in February

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:43:39 +0000

February is National Heart Month, and one of the ways you can make your heart healthy is to relax and feel and look better — with a spa treatment. Reminder that this is the last week that several top New York City day spas and hair salons are offering massages, facials and other spa [...]

Free NYC job fair, career event Mar. 15

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:15:20 +0000

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 [...]

NYC on the Cheap iTunes/iPad/iTouch app

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:11:24 +0000

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 [...]

After work salsa, soul dancing every Friday 6PM

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:07:45 +0000

Put on your dancing shoes and end the work week with a special after work dance party offering salsa in one space, soul in the other, and you can go back and forth for one price, just $10. Harlem After Work Salsa & Soul Party will be every Friday, from February 24th to March [...]

Boston Market $7.99 dinner price reduction

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:43:54 +0000

Monday Menus — Back by popular demand for a limited time, Boston Market has reduced the price on its Half Chicken Meal to $7.99, plus tax. This meal deal includes a half rotisserie chicken, a choice of two home style sides and sweet, golden cornbread. Also, Boston Market has a new Home Style Combo [...]

Windham celebrates recovery from last summer’s Hurricane Irene

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:58:33 +0000

Windham Re-Grand Opening Day — The Windham Chamber of Commerce invites you to the Re-Grand Opening event highlighting businesses on Main St. Windham that were affected by last summer’s devastating Hurricane Irene, which destroyed much of the historic downtown. There will be Ribbon Cutting ceremonies at several establishments and music and light refreshments at [...]

Get 10% off your next order from Fairway

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:45:27 +0000

Cut your grocery bill: Get 10% off orders of $75 or more at Fairway Market. Limited time only. Fairway has three locations in Manhattan, plus stores in Red Hook and Douglaston, as well as in New Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island and Westchester. Fairway is famous for its selection of coffees, cheeses and imported gourmet [...]

KFC discount for 12-piece meal

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:22:58 +0000

Monday menus: Through March 15th, get $3 any KFC 12-piece meal with a FREE downloadable coupon. There’s no limit to how many times you can print out the coupon, but you can use just one per visit. KFC used to be called Kentucky Fried [...]

Free swing dancing at Morris Jumel Mansion

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:57:18 +0000

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 [...]

Contest to win 2012 BMW 328i

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:48:50 +0000

The 2012 BMW 328i 3 Series launches from zero to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds, and that’s how long you have to tell why you think you should be the winner of a new 2012 BMW 328i. The contest hosted on Facebook and YouTube called ”0 to Desir3 in 5.9 Seconds,” requires you submit a [...]

Free ticket giveaway for Cirque Le Jazz

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:31:44 +0000

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 [...]

Apple store program for autistic children on Feb. 22 in Soho

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:08:30 +0000

The Apple Retail Store in Soho is presenting a special free workshop on apps for autistic children, on February 22nd. The program is called “Accessibility Out of the Box”, and is for caregivers to learn about apps that can empower autistic children, and others with learning disabilities, to communicate more easily using Apple [...]

American Airlines fare sale to/from Miami

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:02:15 +0000

Travel on the cheap – American Airlines and American Eagle are offering special fares on flights to and from Miami foras low as $93 each way in economy and $348 in Premium. The deal is each way, based on a round trip fare. Fees and taxes are now included in prices, under new federal [...]

Celebrate George Washington’s birthday at historic Morris Jumel Mansion

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:48:44 +0000

Celebrate George Washington’s birthday in Revolutionary Era surroundings, at the Morris Jumel Mansion in Harlem. The FREE birthday party includes a tour of the historic home, which re-opened recently after an extensive renovation. There are activities for the kids, including a scavenger hunt and the chance to try on colonial costumes. It’s from 11 [...]

Free exhibit of real Oscars in midtown

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:45:13 +0000

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 [...]

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

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:02:45 +0000

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 [...]

Weekend shopper: holiday weekend sales are everywhere

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:00:18 +0000

The weekend celebrating the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln have turned into an excuse for stores to launch super discount President’s Weekend sales. Here’s what a savvy shopper can find this weekend, through Monday, February 20th –

Daffy‘s — an extra 50% off already reduced winter merchandise Ikea — free breakfast (eggs, [...]

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

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

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 [...]

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

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:53:11 +0000

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 [...]

Free breakfast at Ikea for three-day President’s Weekend sale

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:45:08 +0000

Have breakfast for free at Ikea this holiday weekend, whether or not you take advantage of the three-day President’s Weekend sale. It’s a “Seize the Day” three-day sale on bedroom furniture and accessories, including daily specials — sheets on Saturday, pillows on Sunday, duvet covers on Monday, for $4.99 to $14.99. The free breakfast [...]

Free apps to save printer ink and paper

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:31:24 +0000

Printer ink and paper can get expensive, especially if you are a saver and filer, as I am. So I was happy to find these tips from computer guru Kim Komando on free downloads that will help you stop wasting paper and ink. Here’s how to save green money on ink pots of black, [...]

Barneys Warehouse Sale starts today

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:15:34 +0000

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 [...]

Free days at five top NYC museums including MOMA, Guggenheim

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:03:41 +0000

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 [...]