Evelyn Kanter’s NYC Guidebook

Coupon Savings

NYC Weather

Clear 34°F Clear
Mon Mostly Sunny
52/32
Tue Mostly Sunny
49/31
Wed Mostly Sunny
41/34

150 museums nationwide are free this weekend

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 are once again offering their “Museums on Us” program, which includes such top cultural destinations as [...]

Share

150 museums nationwide are free this weekend

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 are once again offering their “Museums on Us” program, which includes such top cultural destinations as [...]

Share

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 week long holiday that begins on December 26 and commemorates African-American [...]

Share

South Street Seaport Christmas Tree lighting ceremony tonight

Manhattan’s first major tree lighting ceremony is at the South Street Seaport, tonight, Friday, Nov. 25th, with a ceremony hosted by NBC Today Show personality Jill Martin, and performances by the Big Apple Chorus, rock and roll legend Ronnie Spector, and Brooklyn’s own Soul Tigers Marching Band.  Santa makes an appearance, of course, and [...]

Share

Free ping pong lessons, competitions and charity fund raiser games

Ping pong is one of the most popular sports in the world, although perhaps not in the United States.  The Pongtopia event at the World Financial Center may change that, with four days of free competitions, lessons and more.  Pongtopia is Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 3-5, with events that include an amateur competition, and [...]

Share

Free exhibit of art inspired by Taoism and Zen

Breathe deeply now.  There’s a free exhibit of art and artifacts inspired by Taoism and Zen at the World Financial Center, through Saturday, November 5th.  The Tao/The Way exhibition includes ink paintings, tea ceramics, calligraphy and more.  It’s at the Center Courtyard Gallery in the World Financial Center, adjacent to the Winter Garden glass [...]

Share

NY Public Libary waives fines on overdue books for kids and teens

Kids and teens age eighteen and less are getting amnesty from overdue books, CDs and DVDs — and the late fines that go with them — from the New York Public Library.  This special amnesty program is through Halloween, October 31st.  No tricks — and a treat for the more than 140,000 NYC school [...]

Share

NY Public Libary waives fines on overdue books for kids and teens

Kids and teens age eighteen and less are getting amnesty from overdue books, CDs and DVDs — and the late fines that go with them — from the New York Public Library.  This special amnesty program is through Halloween, October 31st.  No tricks — and a treat for the more than 140,000 NYC school [...]

Share

Monday menus: burger and two beers for $10 in World Trade Center area

Biddy Early’s Pub is one of those old-fashioned Irish bars that seem to be vanishing from New York City, with dark wood paneling and  the slightly tangy aroma of decades of spilled beer.  There’s a daily happy hour that starts at 2 p.m., with $2.50 beers and $3.50 well drinks, and beer pong games [...]

Share

See world’s top luxury cars FREE at World Financial Center MotorExpo

MotorExpo brings the world’s top luxury sportscars, coupes and family sedans  to the World Financial Center for a week, through Sunday, Sept. 25th.  Just try not to drool on the Aston Martin Virage Volante, 345hp Lotus Evora S, Jaguar XJ, Audi Spyder, Mercedes SLA AMG Roadster and other supercars.    Audi is introducing its new [...]

Share

See world’s top luxury cars FREE at World Financial Center MotorExpo

MotorExpo brings the world’s top luxury sportscars, coupes and family sedans  to the outdoor plaza areas of the World Financial Center for a week, from Sunday, Sept. 18th to Sunday, Sept. 25th.  Just try not to drool on the Aston Martin Virage Volante, 345hp Lotus Evora S, Jaguar XJ and  top brands.  Audi is [...]

Share

NYC weekend planner: free and cheap events, parades, street fairs

There’s lots of free, frugal and dirt cheap things to do in New York City this weekend –

Saturday –

German-American Steuben Day Parade — Oompah bands, marchers in lederhosen and dirndls, floats and more, including the German-born stars of the IFC reality show “Whisker Wars”, riding in a Mercedes-Benz convertible.  The 54th annual [...]

Share