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.

Free entry to U.S. National Parks April 22-26

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Apr 162013
 

The week of April 22-26, 2013 is National Parks Week, and as always, entry to all U.S. National Parks and other historic sites operated by the National Park Service is FREE for the week.  Take advantage by visiting the National Parks in New York City and nearby, including the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace at 28 East 30th St., Grants Tomb, Gateway National Park in Brooklyn and Queens, and the Vanderbilt Mansion Historical Site in Hyde Park, in the Hudson Valley.  And, of course, national parks a bit further away, including Yellowstone and Yosemite

  • Remember, the Statue of Liberty is closed through July 4th, and Ellis Island is closed until further notice, because of the damage caused by Hurriacne Sandy, also called Supestorm Sandy, last October

Click here for the entire list of fee-free national parks.  The U.S. National Park Service operates millions of acres of picture-postcard views and educational experiences in hundreds of national parks, historic sites, and heritage areas.  An annual pass for a carload is $80, or  $10 for a lifetime pass for seniors.    There are additional fee-free national park days and weekends in 2013 after National Parks Week -

  • August 25 – National Park Service Birthday
  • September 28 – -National Public Lands Day
  • November 9-11 – Veterans Day weekend

This is less than in 2012.  Blame sequestration.

 

 

June 9 (Get Outdoors Day), September 29 (National Public Lands Day), and November 10 to 12 (Veterans Day weekend). Many park-related hotels, restaurants, gift shops, and tour operators offer special discounts on fee-free days, too.

Free entry to US National Parks 4/22-26

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Apr 052013
 

The week of April 22-26, 2013 is National Parks Week, and as always, entry to all U.S. National Parks and other historic sites operated by the National Park Service is FREE for the week.  Take advantage by visiting the National Parks in New York City and nearby, including the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace at 28 East 30th St., Grants Tomb, Gateway National Park in Brooklyn and Queens, and the Vanderbilt Mansion Historical Site in Hyde Park, in the Hudson Valley.  And, of course, national parks a bit further away, including Yellowstone and Yosemite

  • Remember, the Statue of Liberty is closed through July 4th, and Ellis Island is closed until further notice, because of the damage caused by Hurriacne Sandy, also called Supestorm Sandy, last October

Click here for the entire list of fee-free national parks.  The U.S. National Park Service operates millions of acres of picture-postcard views and educational experiences in hundreds of national parks, historic sites, and heritage areas.  An annual pass for a carload is $80, or  $10 for a lifetime pass for seniors.    There are additional fee-free national park days and weekends in 2013 after National Parks Week -

  • August 25 – National Park Service Birthday
  • September 28 – -National Public Lands Day
  • November 9-11 – Veterans Day weekend

This is less than in 2012.  Blame sequestration.

 

 

June 9 (Get Outdoors Day), September 29 (National Public Lands Day), and November 10 to 12 (Veterans Day weekend). Many park-related hotels, restaurants, gift shops, and tour operators offer special discounts on fee-free days, too.

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.

NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2013: best viewing spots

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Mar 142013
 

st. patrick's day parade nycNew York City has the biggest and best St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the world, with more than 200,000 marchers, including marching bands, and more than two million spectators lining the route. Since St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday in 2013, this year the 2013 NYC St. Patrick’s Day parade is a day early, on Saturday, March 16.

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The day may be different, but not the route. As always, the 2013 St. Patrick’s Day parade marches up Fifth Avenue from 44th Street, past the reviewing stand at St Patrick’s Cathedral at 50th Street, and all the way up past the American Irish Historical Society at 83rd and the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 83rd Street to 86th Street. Starting time is 11 a.m., and it will take until 4:30 or 5 p.m. for the last marcher to reach 86th St.

The best viewing spots are north of 59th Street, especially the steps of the Met Museum. Of course, get there early for the best viewing spot. And remember — public drinking of alcohol is strictly forbidden during the parade. Anyone found drinking in public can be ticketed and arrested, and police will confiscate all alcoholic beverages.

photo courtesy AP

Free admission to 150 museums nationwide this weekend

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

Free NYC discount Rx prescription card

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Feb 022013
 

NYC cheap deal – Save as much as half off your prescription medicines with the FREE Big Apple Rx prescription discount card. This just may be the best cheap deal in NYC, since it’s open to everybody – it is not limited to low-income New Yorkers or the elderly, and there is no limit how often you can use the card to save money. Since this prescription discount card is available to anybody and everybody, that includes NYC visitors and tourists.  Savings average 15% on brand name prescriptions, and a whopping 53% on generics. Download the Big Apple RX prescription discount card here, and use it at any of thousands of chains like Walgreen’s, Duane Reade and CVS, and many local, family owned pharmacies.

Kleinfeld’s wedding gown sale Feb. 5

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Jan 312013
 

Kleinfelds sample saleIs there a wedding in your future?  Head to Kleinfeld’s on Tuesday, February 5th for a blow-out bridal gown sale of wedding gowns from top designers, plus headpieces, shows, jewelry and more, at up to 65% off retail. Designers include Badgley Mischka, Pnina Tornai, and Mark Zunino.  Wedding gown prices will start at $899, in sizes 10 to 28.  This is just a four-hour sale, from 3 PM to 7 PM only, and you can expect that it will be crowded, but unlike the old Filene’s Running of the Brides, Kleinfeld’s runs a calm, sane, sale experience.

Best bet is to take a look first at the Kleinfeld’s blog, to get a head start on styles and prices, like the dress by Coco Voci pictured here.

 

 

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