Evelyn Kanter’s NYC Guidebook | The signs in the windows just say clearance sale, storewide sale, up to 70% off sale. There’s nothing that says the store is closing and going bye-bye. It’s not until you enter the Gap store at 86th St. and Broadway, or the Payless on Broadway between 93rd and 94th Streets, that you notice empty [...] Peace on earth, goodwill to man. That’s a universal wish, no matter which holiday you celebrate this season. Take your peaceful wishes to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on New Year’s Eve for the annual FREE Concert for Peace. The centerpiece of this year’s concert will be the oratorio A Child of [...] Papacito is a popular Mexican restaurant and Agave tasting bar with two Manhattan locations. Both offer an $18.95 unlimited brunch buffet with unlimited Mimosas, Bellinis and Jack’s Punch drinks. The meal deal with drinks is for Saturday brunch only, not Sunday, and there’s a 90 minute limit, which means you can’t spend the [...] Shake your spirits loose with this creepy crypt crawl for Halloween. Let the guides at Cathedral of St. John the Divine lead you through the massive crypts, while you learn the origins of Halloween as the Celtic New Year celebration, and its later transformation into All Hallows Eve. The Cathedral Crypt Crawls are today [...] Grab some napkins and your appetite for the Third Annual New York City Wingfest tomorrow, October 15th It’s an all-you-can-eat wings and all-you-can-drink-beer fest that includes a BBQ competition for bragging rights as the NYC restaurant with the best wings in town. Wingfest 2011 takes place at the Boat Basin Cafe in Riverside [...] The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter, returns to the American Museum of Natural History on Saturday, October 8, 2011. This popular exhibit — popular with kids and grown-ups alike — is celebrating its 14th year at the world-famous museum. The butterfly bonanza transforms the iciest day into a summer escape, inviting you [...] As always, there’s lots to do in NYC that’s free on a weekend besides a walk in the park. Here are five FREE street fairs, parades and free museums to enjoy tomorrow — Korean Parade and Festival — colorful costumes, and tuneful music. This is both a parade and a street fair. The parade [...] Anybody who has a daughter, granddaughter or niece into the American Girl doll craze knows how addictive — and expensive — the dolls, clothing and accessories are. Save money and have fun with your own favorite American girl at a FREE Make-It-Take-It workshop at Michael’s craft shops this Saturday, September 24th, 10 a.m. to [...] #NYCCheap Crustacean alert: Carmines on the Upper West Side and Ulysses Folkhouse in the Wall St. Area have weekly lobster dinner specials. Here’s the deal – Carmine’s calls it an Italian Clambake, and it’s $45 for two people — two 1 lb. lobsters, six backed clams, 12 mussels, salad or pasta, plus potatoes [...] World Trade Center Any day is a good day to volunteer to help those less fortunate than you. On Sunday, September 11, 2011, the tenth anniversary of that awful day, is an especially good day to join others in a day of service to the community. You could help out at JCC, packing [...] @NYCCheap Uniqlo is opening several temporary pop-up shops in Manhattan to build buzz and interest until the two new superstores in Rockefeller Center and in Herald Square open later this fall. One of the low-priced Japanese chain’s mini-shops already has opened — at 155 Fifth Avenue, at 21st Street — and two more [...] Try before you buy. Warehouse Wines & Spirits, at Broadway and Astor place, has tastings nearly every Thursday evening. Tonight, it’s vodka. Free taste tests of Bison Grass vodka and Poland’s primium Vesica vodka, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.. Whole Foods is celebrating August with wine tastings nearly every day, at the Upper West [...] | |