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Halloween dare: stay in this 13th floor horror suite in Times Square

Renaissance Hotels & Madame Tussaud’s are adding tricks and treats to Times Square for Halloween 2011 with a special, 13th floor horror suite in the upscale hotel.  The bone-chilling “Dare to Check-In” suite will feature an array of creepy décor, wax figures and special effects.  Tormented hands reach through the walls, there will be [...]

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Free family day activities, tours, at historic Morris Jumel Mansion

The Morris Jumel Mansion served as General George Washington’s Manhattan headquarters during the Revolutionary War, and is one of NYC’s historic gems.  On Saturday, June 25th, it’s free for families, for the annual Family Day.  Play Revolutionary Era games, make crafts, and enjoy the beginning of summer outside in the garden.  There also are  [...]

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Discount deal for Six Flags: $109 for four tickets

posted by Evelyn Kanter

This is a limited time offer — buy four tickets to Six Flags amusement parks and waterparks for just $109.  That’s a savings of more than $70 over individual tickets.  This deal is good only if you buy the tickets with a Discover card, not with a Mastercard, Visa or [...]

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Half off subscription to Abe’s Peanut for kids

Abe’s Peanut is an Brooklyn company which publishes unusual children’s stories — unusual because they arrive in your mailbox each week with a story that unfolds over four weeks.  So, this half-price subscription — $12 instead of $24 — delivers three complete stories.  Abe’s Peanut also is unusual because the chapters arrive as postcards, [...]

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Half Price Deal at Play Space for Kids on UES

The Art Farm is a breath of fresh air for kids, especially toddlers and pre-schoolers.  Take the kids out to the farm — an indoor farm, that is — in Manhattan.  This play space is half-price for readers of NYC on the Cheap.  Playtime features small farm animals, such as rabbits, and arts & [...]

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Family Fun Weekend Winterfest at Central Park Zoo

The Central Park Zoo is celebrating its first ever Winterfest, on weekends in December, with a full schedule of arts and crafts and special programs with the zoo’s fascinating inhabitants.  This is a great reason to visit the Central Park Zoo in winter, and also enjoy the holiday lights and decorations throughout the zoo [...]

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Contest for Dinner at Top-Rated Harlem Restaurant

Be one of the first to dine at Red Rooster Harlem, the new top-rated restaurant opened by star chef Marcus Samuelsson.  Just enter the contest sponsored by Amereican Airlines, through the social media site BlackAtlas.com.  You’ll have to follow clues posted on Twitter on the @Black_Atlas page for a chance to win two tickets [...]

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New Disney Store Opens in Times Square

The Disney people are shutting down Times Square for a two-hour celebration featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Buzz Lightyear and other popular Disney characters.  It is to celebrate — and publicize — the opening of the newest and largest Disney Store in New York City, at 1540 Broadway.

Take the kids.  It should be [...]

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Weekend Planner: Pre-Season Ski Swap and Job Festival

The Tuxedo Ridge Ski Center in Serling Forest is hosting its second annual pre-season ski swap, family fun fair and job fair this weekend.  There will be children’s activities, live music, beer and wine tastings and a job fair for the upcoming ski season, which is getting closer by the day.  We downhill demons [...]

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Contest to Win World’s Largest Bottle of Beer

Decorate a pumpkin, win a beer.  A Belgian beer, that is.  Actually, the world’s largest bottle of beer — a whopping nine liters, which is a few gulps less than three gallons.  The contest is at Petite Abeille, the Belgian restaurant mini-chain known as much for its large selection of Belgian beers and its [...]

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NYC Free and Frugal iPhone iPad iTouch app

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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NYC Getaway Hotel Deal to Atlantic City

The Tropicana in Atlantic City is offering a special Getaway Deal with room rates starting at $59, plus a $10 resort fee.  This budget travel discount is valid Sunday to Thursday only — no wekeends — through October 28, 2010.  Add breakfast for two at Tropicana Starbucks for $8 per day.  This deal is [...]

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