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Free lecture by award winning author Joan Didion on Tuesday

Over her 50-year career, Joan Didion has written thousands of essays and books and suffered the painful loss of both her husband and creative partner, John Gregory Dunne, and their only daughter, Quintana Roo, two years later.  Didion shines a bright light on the dark emotions of grief in a FREE lecture at Barnes [...]

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Free Cajun Food from Taste of Bayou Food Truck

NYC foodie alert:  In celebration of the new season of Swamp  People, the History Channel is serving up  free Cajun treats from the Taste of the Bayou food truck, today through March 31st.  These are authentic Louisiana favorites, showcasing the swampland culture.  Menu items include alligator sauce piquante with rice,  mallard duck and smoked wild boar sausage gumbo, Louisiana red beand and rice with smoked sausage, Louisiana style crawfish Etoufee with rice, venison jambalaya, and a fricasse of swamp rabbit and wild mushrooms.  Some dishes are available daily, others rotate along with the location of the food truck.  Here’s the food truck location schedule the Swamp People gave me –

Monday, March 28th –

  • noon-3 p.m.–East  Side of Lexington Ave – Between 52nd and 53rd Sts (Northern End  of Block)
  • 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  — East  Side of Park Ave – Between 40th and 41st Sts (Southern Part of  Block)

Tuesday, March 29th –

  • noon -  3:00 p.m.  –  West  Side of 6th Ave – Between 41st and 42nd Sts (Southern End of  Block)
  • 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  –  West  Side of 7th Ave – Between 31st and 32nd Sts (Southern End of  Block)

Click next page for Wednesday and Thursday locations —

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Where to Recycle Clothing, Sheets, Towels, Shoes in NYC

Make room for the holiday gifts you’ll be getting by bringing clean and dry textiles such as clothing, sheets and towels, scarves and hats, even sneakers, to the special recycling centers in our wonderful NYC Parks.  Here’s the schedule for the next few days, including Christmas Day –

Friday, December 24th –

97th [...]

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NYC Free and Frugal iPhone iPad iTouch app

NYC Free and Frugal $1.99 app from iTunes store

It may be the best $1.99 bargain on the planet.  NYC Free and Frugal is the newest app for the iPhone, iPad and iTouch, just pubished and avialable for download on the iTunes store.

NYC Free and Frugal information on more than 100 cheap [...]

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NYC Foodies Rejoice: Trader Joe’s Opens on Upper West Side

Monday, September 20 is a happy day for NYC foodies, as Trader Joe’s opens on the Upper West Side, at 72nd St. and Broadway. It turns this part of Manhattan into a true gourmet paradise, with Fairway, Citarella and Zabar’s all within a few blocks. In July, Trader Joe’s opened in Chelsea, at Sixth Avenue [...]

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30% Off at Levis Stores in Manhattan

This discount deal is for the four Levis branded stores in Manhattan — 30% off for men, women and children, August 12, 2010 through August 15, 2010.  The 30% off sale is just in time to stock up for the kids for back to school.

The Levis stores are at 536 Broadway in Soho, [...]

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Free Street Fairs this Weekend

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, [...]

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Celebrate Babies in Union Square

BabyBib_dailyclipartdotnetThe Babies R Us store in Union Square is celebrating babies, their parents, and parents-to-be, with a week-long schedule of events, lectures, product displays, free gifts with purchases, and more.  Here’s some of what to expect (sorry about that pun — I couldn’t resist) –

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Valentine's Day Weekend Wine Sale

The winter wine sale at Union Square Wines & Spirits ends on Sunday, Valentine’s Day, so there’s no time to waste to get a bottle of your favorite bubbly, red, white or rose.  It’s 30% off any 12 or more bottles. 

Union Square Wines & Spirits is at 140 Fourth Ave., at 13th St., and they [...]

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