Evelyn Kanter’s NYC Guidebook | Loreley Restaurant and Beirgarten is just that — a German restaurant and a traditional German beer garden, serving lots of German beer. But on SuperBowl Sunday, both locations — on the Lower East Side and in Williamsburg, Brooklyn — turn into sports bars. Watch the game on big screen TVs and drink beer. Loreley [...] Today through November 13th — Get your hands on the lastest electronic and tech toys, and get advice from experts from CNET, Adobe and more, at this special FREE five-day open house at Openhouse Gallery on the Lower East Side. Head to the Gift Advice Counter for advice on which tablet, which smartphone, which [...] Get your hands on the lastest electronic and tech toys, and get advice from experts from CNET, Adobe and more, at this special FREE five-day open house at Openhouse Gallery on the Lower East Side. Head to the Gift Advice Counter for advice on which tablet, which smartphone, which digital camera, which home theater [...] Top designer clothes for children are up to 80% off at this special downtown sale. Designers include Baby Dior, Burberry, Erto, and Armani. The sale is today through Thursday, June 30. At 60 Grand Street, at West Broadway. Hours are 11-7 daily. This tip is from Steph, one of NYC on the Cheap followers. [...] posted by Evelyn Kanter High fashion Veda leather jackets, handbags and other items are 40% off this week at the Lower East Side shop. The sale includes samples and stock items from the spring 2011 collection, plus pieces from fall and winter. The Veda sale is Monday, May 16th through Monday, May 23rd, 132 [...] There’s a bargain-priced happy hour every day of the week at 12th Street Ale House, 192 Second Ave, between 12th and 13th Streets. Prices don’t get much cheaper than this — $2.50 well drinks; $3.50 drafts beers; $3 call and mid-shelf drinks. Every weekday, Monday to Friday, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and weekends [...] Evelyn Kanter at the Audi Urban Future Initiative exhibit, part of the Festival of Ideas for the New City Creative young architects and artists from around the world have contributed ideas on what the city of the future could look like, including New York City, for a special gallery exhibit open today through [...] Take a peek into the future at the first Festival of Ideas for the New City, all weekend on the Lower East Side and Soho. I can’t call it a block party or a street fair, because there are more than 100 the events and exhibits spread over several blocks, both Saturday, May 7th [...] Happy hour is a daily tradition at Village Pourhouse, with a selection of drink deals from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday. $2 Bud and Bud Light Drafts $10 Pitchers of Bud Light 2 for 1 Vision Vodka cocktails, 901 Tequila shots and PH Bombs/Car Bombs There’s also a daily $5.95 burger [...] 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, [...] It’s enough to make you hungry. The Big Apple’s famous NYC Restaurant Week begins Monday, Jan. 25, and luckily for us, runs for two weeks, not one, through Sunday, Feb. 7. It’s a spectacular opportunity to have a three-course lunch in 266 of the city’s best restaurants for $24.07 or dinner for $35.00. Plus beverages and tips, [...] The World Series of Beer Pong is being held in Las Vegas in January. But this Saturday, November 21, you can play against some of the world’s best gemers in a World Series of Beer Pong Satellite Tournament, followed by an after the pong party. You have to sign up your team for the [...] | |