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Free Fashion Crafts Workshop for Kids

Learn how to create your own t-shirt, bag or bracelet at this FREE fashion crafts workshop for teens at the Mosholu branch of the New York Public Library.  All materials are provided for this after-school program Wednesday, January 12, at the Mosholu NYPL branch in the Bronx.  The program is at 4 p.m., and [...]

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Holiday Shops at Bryant Park now Open

More than 100 vendors have taken over the tree-lined walkway of Bryant Park, along 42nd Street, for the annual Holiday Shops market. ..  This is the New York City version of the famous Christmas Markets of Germany and other European countries.  There are vendors selling handmade clothing, jewelry and decorative items for the holidays, [...]

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NYC Free and Frugal $1.99 app from iTunes store

It may be the best $1.99 bargain on the planet.  NYC Free and Frugal is the newest app for the iPhone, iPad and iTouch, just pubished and avialable for download on the iTunes store.

NYC Free and Frugal information on more than 100 cheap [...]

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Free Street Fairs this Weekend

Check out a new Big Apple neighborhood this weekend at one of the half dozen street fairs around town.  Street fairs and festivals are always FREE, but they always wind up costing something, because you always find something interesting to buy from the craftspeople and food vendors.

Saturday, July 17

East Side Summer Festival, [...]

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Earth Day Celebrations in NYC

Grand Central Terminal is home base for the 40th Anniversary celebration of Earth Day in New York.  Earth Day New York kicks off April 19th with a week of activities that include events both inside and outside the historic train station.  Here is some of what is planned: 

a six-day indoor EarthFair in the terminal’s at Vanderbilt [...]

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Celebrate Kwanzaa at African Burial Ground National Monument

New York City’s most public monument to its role in slavery in the 1700s and 1800s is the African Burial Ground National Monument in Lower Manhattan, where some 15,000 men, women and children were buried.  This is the place to honor them and celebrate Kwanzaa, the the weeklong holiday that begins on December 26 and commemorates African-American heritage [...]

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Free Workshop on Creative Gift Wrapping

Learn how to wrap your holiday gifts more creatively at a free workshop at the arts and crafts store Michaels.  The free two-hour workshop is 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 19th.  Bring your own scissors and tape and a willingness to learn embossing techniques to personalize the gifts you give this holiday [...]

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Holiday Gift Fair at Grand Central Terminal

Hand-made holiday gifts galore are on display, and on sale, of course, at the Holiday Gift Fair in Grand Central Terminal.  This is the 11th annual gathering of hand-crafted and boutique gift items from around the world, in the soaring space of Vanderbilt Hall.  The gift fair opens Tuesday, December one and is open daily [...]

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Michael's Crafts, Gifts, Holiday Decorations Discounts

The national chain of crafts, gifts and art supplies stores, Michael’s, has opened a sprawling store on the Upper West Side in time for the holidays. And just about everything is on sale.  Through December 5, picture frames are 40% off, and holiday wreaths, ribbons and other decorations are 50% off.  Also,  you can get 40% [...]

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