Evelyn Kanter’s NYC Guidebook | @NYCCheap Governors Island is changing its name to Yoga Island on Saturday, August 6th, for a full day of FREE yoga classes by some of New York City’s top yogis. There are more than one dozen classes, beginning at 10 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m. The classes are a mix of main [...] Improve your resume with this FREE hands-on class at the NYPL Mid-Manhattan Branch. This class is for anybody looking for a job right now, or might be in the future. You’ll get help to create and save a resume in Microsoft Word, including style, formatting and proofreading. Bring your own laptop or use one [...] Learn the latest in computer-based job hunting skills at the New York Public Library in a FREE workshop series every Wednesday through the end of August, at the Science, Industry and Business Library branch (SIBL). WorkSearch is an online system which provides links to job openings, skills assessment tools, and training programs, also FREE. [...] New York’s Bravest, the FDNY, offers FREE one-hour CPR classes in fire department locations all over New York City. There are weekly classes at EMS locations in the Bronx during May, and in Brooklyn during June. Sign up at the official New York City government website, NYC.gov. This is a great program. It’s free, [...] It’s called peripheral artery disease, and it’s also called a silent killer, since it causes strokes and heart attacks with little or no warning. As part of its spring seminar series on health and wellness, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical college are sponsoring a FREE lecture on how early detection prevents strokes [...] There are more than 300 U.S. National Parks, and all of them are FREE the week of Saturday, April 16th to Sunday, April 24th. It’s to celebrate National Park Week, and the free week includes two full weekends. Take advantage by visiting the National Parks in New York City and nearby, including the [...] The second annual Women’s Empowerment Conference is at CUNY on Saturday, April 9th. It’s an all-day FREE event, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with multiple speakers and sessions, all around the theme of “Strength: The Will to Move Past Obstacles and Thrive”. The program includes financial and health sessions, including a program for [...] Since January, the landscape of the Middle East has been changed forever, with massive protests and violence that have resulted in the overthrow of dictators and tyrants. Former Assistant Secretary of State James P. Rubin and New York Times Chief Washington Correspondent David E. Sanger discuss the speed and scope of recent headlines, the [...] The Gotham Writers’ Workshop is the largest of its kind in New York City, and twice a year it holds free open house classes to introduce you to the joys — and frustrations — of writing for a living, or as a hobby (I write for a living, and have been, since dust was [...] Deciding which college to attend, and figuring out how to pay for it, are two of the most important — and complicated — decisions you will ever make, for yourself, or for your children. Learn about the business of getting into college from a panel of experts, including financial and education experts. The program [...] Get better, baster, more precise internet search results. That’s what this FREE program will show you how to do, plus sharing tips on some of the new features Google has implemented recently. This two hour hands-on lecture is at the New York Public Library Mid-Manhattan Branch, beginning at 2:30, on Saturday, March 26th. It’s [...] Friday, March 18th: If you are looking for a job now, or expect to be looking soon, learn how to improve the look of your resume in this FREE hands-on using workshop at the New York Public Library Mid-Manhattan branch. You’ll be supervised to create and save a resume in Microsoft Word, including formatting [...] | |