Free admission to 150 museums nationwide this weekend

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May 022013
 

More than 150 museums nationwide are FREE this weekend, the first weekend of the month – but only if you are the owner of a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit card. The two companies continue to  offer their “Museums on Us” program, which includes such top cultural destinations as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Art Institute of Chicago, even the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. With the price of some museum admissions as much as $25 or more, it’s worth getting a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit card just for the free museum admission deal.

Participating museums in New York City include –

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  • Brooklyn Children’s Museum,
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
  • New York Hall of Science,
  • New-York Historical Society,
  • Rubin Museum of Art,
  • Staten Island Children’s Museum
  • Whitney Museum of American Art

Particiating museums on Long Island include –

  • Old Westbury Gardens
  • Long Island Children’s Museum
  • Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages
  • Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum

Click here for the entire, state-by-state list of free Museums on Us attractions. If you don’t have a Bank of America credit card, apply for one to get these free benefits.

Brooklyn’s Cherry Blossom Festival, Sakura Matsuri, is this weekend

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Apr 252013
 

cherry blossons BBGSakura Matsuri is the annual cherry blossom festival celebrated both in Japan and in Brooklyn. More than 200 cherry trees line Cherry Walk and the Cherry Esplanade in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.  When they are in full bloom each spring, it is a fairyland of pink blossoms and green grass.

Celebrate the blossoms and the culture of Japan at the Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival this weekend, with a two-day schedule of events including Ikebena flower arranging, wood block printing, dance performances, and hands-on workshops for the kids.  Take a picnic lunch.  Take the subway, which stops at the entrance — IRT #2 or #3 to Eastern Parkway.

Check the BBG website for the full schedule and to purchase tickets - I recommend you buy tickets online and avoid the lines.  The Sakura Matsuri festival is rain or shine.  Let’s hope for shine.

Free admission to 150 museums nationwide this weekend

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Apr 042013
 

More than 150 museums nationwide are FREE this weekend, the first weekend of the month – but only if you are the owner of a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit card. The two companies continue to  offer their “Museums on Us” program, which includes such top cultural destinations as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Art Institute of Chicago, even the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. With the price of some museum admissions as much as $25 or more, it’s worth getting a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit card just for the free museum admission deal.

Participating museums in New York City include –

  • Brooklyn Children’s Museum,
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
  • New York Hall of Science,
  • New-York Historical Society,
  • Rubin Museum of Art,
  • Staten Island Children’s Museum
  • Whitney Museum of American Art

Particiating museums on Long Island include –

  • Old Westbury Gardens
  • Long Island Children’s Museum
  • Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages
  • Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum

Click here for the entire, state-by-state list of free Museums on Us attractions. If you don’t have a Bank of America credit card, apply for one to get these free benefits.

Brooklyn Restaurant Week: $20.13 meals

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Mar 152013
 

nyconthecheap, brooklyn restaurant weekThe annual  Brooklyn Restaurant Week is really ten days of meal deals, through Thursday, March 21st.  Brunch is two for $20.13, lunch is $20.13 per person, dinner is $28 per person.

Mention “Dine in Brooklyn” when you make your reservation, and you should do that soon, before the most popular eateries and dates are booked.  Restaurants are listed on the Visit Brooklyn website alphabetically by neighborhood, from Bay Ridge to Windsor Terrace, with addresses and phone numbers.

Participating restaurants include everything from French bistro and barbeque to Glatt Kosher, including one Glatt Kosher Chinese restaurant.

Click here for Restaurant.com discount coupons

This is a great opportunity to sample some new restaurants, especially if you support one of the small businesses hit so hard by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.

St. Patrick’s Day NYC: best Irish pubs

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Mar 142013
 

best nyc irish pubs for st. patrick's dayEverybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, but these traditional NYC Irish pubs are Irish year-round, which means friendly atmosphere and great beer and ale..

McSorley’s has been at the same location in the East Village since 1854, and hasn’t changed its decor or style since. The wooden bar has been burnished to a deep shine by generations of elbows, and the walls are cluttered with museum quality memorabilia, including an original ‘wanted’ poster for Abe Lincoln’s assassination.  McSorley’s is at 15 E 7th St., between Second and Third Aves.

Also in Manhattan – Playwright’s in Midtown.

Mug’s Ale House is an old-fashioned neighborhood bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with a modern list of draft beers and ales that includes local micro-brews like Bluepoint Toasted Lager and imports from Germany, Belgium, and — of course — Irish Guinness.  Mugs is at 125 Bedford Ave. at North Tenth Street.

Also in Brooklyn – Ryan Maguires,

Free admission to 150 museums nationwide this weekend

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Feb 282013
 

More than 150 museums nationwide are FREE this weekend, the first weekend of the month – but only if you are the owner of a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit card. The two companies continue to  offer their “Museums on Us” program, which includes such top cultural destinations as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Art Institute of Chicago, even the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. With the price of some museum admissions as much as $25 or more, it’s worth getting a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit card just for the free museum admission deal.

Participating museums in New York City include –

  • Brooklyn Children’s Museum,
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
  • New York Hall of Science,
  • New-York Historical Society,
  • Rubin Museum of Art,
  • Staten Island Children’s Museum
  • Whitney Museum of American Art

Particiating museums on Long Island include –

  • Old Westbury Gardens
  • Long Island Children’s Museum
  • Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages
  • Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum

Click here for the entire, state-by-state list of free Museums on Us attractions. If you don’t have a Bank of America credit card, apply for one to get these free benefits.

Guns for cash buyback in Brooklyn

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Feb 022013
 

gunsforcashGet $200 for an operable handgun or assault rifle at a weapon buyback program in Brooklyn today, Saturday, Feb. 2.  The weapons buyback program is at the Church of the Open Door at 2001 Gold Street in Vinegar Hill, from 10 AM o 4 PM.

The weapons buyback event is sponsored by Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes, Councilwoman Letitia James and the NYPD.  A recent one-day buyback in Brownsville and Cyprus Hills collected more than 100 weapons, including  80 revolvers, 31 semi-automatic pistols, 4 rifles, 3 shotguns, one sawed-off shotgun and 15 other weapons including BB guns.  Handguns and assault rifles are paid out at $200, rifles and shotguns at $20.

Thanks to The Brooklyn Bureau  for alerting NYCOTC to this weapons buyback program.  Read additional details here on the The Brooklyn Bureau website.

photo courtesy The Brooklyn Bureau

 

Free admission to 150 museums nationwide this weekend

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Jan 302013
 

Reminder — More than 150 museums in the USA are free this weekend, the first weekend of the month — but only if you are the owner of a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit card. The two companies continue to  offer their “Museums on Us” program, which includes such top cultural destinations as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Art Institute of Chicago, even the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. Participating museums in New York City include –

  • Brooklyn Children’s Museum,
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
  • New York Hall of Science,
  • New-York Historical Society,
  • Rubin Museum of Art,
  • Staten Island Children’s Museum
  • Whitney Museum of American Art

Particiating museums on Long Island include –

  • Old Westbury Gardens
  • Long Island Children’s Museum
  • Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages
  • Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum

Click here for the entire, state-by-state list of free Museums on Us attractions. If you don’t have a Bank of America credit card, apply for one to get these free benefits.

Free admission to 150 museums nationwide this weekend

 Posted by  Arts & Culture, Family Fun, Free and Cheap, NYC for Visitors, NYC Museums  Comments Off
Jan 042013
 

Reminder — More than 150 museums in the USA are free this weekend, the first weekend of the month — but only if you are the owner of a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit card. The two companies continue to  offer their “Museums on Us” program, which includes such top cultural destinations as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Art Institute of Chicago, even the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. Participating museums in New York City include –

  • Brooklyn Children’s Museum,
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
  • New York Hall of Science,
  • New-York Historical Society,
  • Rubin Museum of Art,
  • Staten Island Children’s Museum
  • Whitney Museum of American Art

Particiating museums on Long Island include –

  • Old Westbury Gardens
  • Long Island Children’s Museum
  • Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages
  • Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum

Click here for the entire, state-by-state list of free Museums on Us attractions. If you don’t have a Bank of America credit card, apply for one to get these free benefits.

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