Evelyn Kanter’s NYC Guidebook | It’s called the New Year’s Eve Wishing Wall. Add your wishes for 2012 on a special Wishing Wall in Times Square before 4 PM on New Year’s Eve, and your wish will become part of the one ton of confetti that sprinkles New Year’s Eve celebrants at the world’s largest New Year’s Eve party. [...] It’s only fair — the biggest New Year’s Eve party in the world should have entertainment by the world’s biggest stars. That means — alphabetically — Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, both of whom will be performing live in Times Square, along with Pitbull and Hot Chelle Rae, plus Fergie of the Black Eyed [...] Santa makes his first official appearance in NYC at the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but Christmas caroling begins the day before Thanksgiving, in Bryant Park. Join The Mistletones from noon to 4 PM on Nov. 23rd, as they put everybody in the holiday mood, and be sure to visit the 100+ artisan [...] Believe it or not — Ripley Times Square Odditorium is reducing the entry price to just $5 if you bring five canned or other non-perishable food products such as pasta, dried beans and baby food, to help fight hunger in New York City. Ripley’s Gimme Five Food Drive will take place from Sunday, November [...] 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 [...] Take a bite out of the Big Apple and enjoy this last NYC weekend before Halloween with these free, frugal and dirt cheap events and activities – Diwali Family Day — Celebrate the South Asian Festival of Lights at Asia Society and Museum on Saturday with a program of arts and crafts for children, [...] Get ready for Halloween at The Disney Store, with a FREE Dress Rehearsal Party with games, a costume parade, and prizes, on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22. This spook-tacular event includes a special viewing of Rapunzel’s coronation. There are two sessions on Friday — at 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., and two [...] Need a pancake fix? There already are more than a half-dozen iHop restaurants open in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx, and another is about to be added, in the Flatiron/Chelsea neighborhood. The operators of Limelight Marketplace, in the former church on Sixth Avenue and 20th Street — which became a hot nightclub and disco — [...] Normally, tickets to the Metropolitan Opera in Lincoln Center cost $100 and more, but you can see grand opera for $22 with this special deal — watch live HD performances in a movie theater, on a gigantic screen. The Met Opera Live HD series begins this Saturday, October 15th, in more than 100 movie [...] Tuesday, October 4th is National Taco Day, and to celebrate, Chevys Fresh Mex is serving up FREE tacos. But you can’t just walk in and get one by saying por favor. You have download the free taco coupon on Chevys website and also purchase any item — including drinks or dessert — from [...] Start your holiday shopping at the 25th annual Broadway Flea Market and Auction. This is no ordinary flea market. This one is sponsored by Broadway Cares, and offers only posters and other memorabilia related to Broadway shows, including posters and photos signed by such Broadway stars as Angela Landsbury, hard-to-find Broadway show cast recordings, [...] @NYCCheap Today, Broadway theater commemorates the Tenth Anniversary of September 11 with a FREE concert by Broadway show performers in Times Square. The special performance of New York, New York replaces New York City’s annual Broadway on Broadway concert. Probably the most famous version of the iconic song, originally composed by Kander [...] | |