All aboard! Amtrak is offering discounts up to 35% for their summer travel plans with its latest promotion, the 'Sizzling Summer Sale." The sale is on both regular coach and Acela Business class for travel on throughout the USA, including in the popular Northeast Corridor between Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC, for travel through the end of … [Read more...] about Amtrak Sizzling Summer Sale on Fares
NYPL Event Celebrates NYC Theater with Broadway Stars
I’m Still Here is an unprecedented program to benefit The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Billy Rose Theatre Division in Lincoln Center. It features performances by dozens of Broadway stars and never-before-seen archival clips of original Broadway productions including Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk; In the Heights; The Mountaintop; … [Read more...] about NYPL Event Celebrates NYC Theater with Broadway Stars
Bryant Park Free Outdoor Movies Return in 2021
Bryant Park Movie Nights returns for the umpteenth season with another series of FREE outdoor screenings of films with connections to New York City. Once again, the screenings are on a gi-normous new 40-foot high-definition LED screen just off Sixth Avenue. Unlike pre-Pandemic years, when the free outdoor movies were Monday nights in June, July and August, in 2021 the … [Read more...] about Bryant Park Free Outdoor Movies Return in 2021
101+ FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week in NYC
There's never a dull moment in the best city on the planet, with so many things to do virtually or in-person. This week the National Museum of the American Indian re-opens, tickets go on sale for the Kusama Infinity Room, 14 miles of FREE NYC beaches are open for the season, there is a FREE financial seminar on Medicare by experts from the NYC Dept of Aging, 14 miles … [Read more...] about 101+ FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week in NYC
Best NYC Rooftop Bars for Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks
You could join the crowds lining the East River, or you could elevate yourself and relax with a camera in one hand and a drink in the other at one of NYC's heavenly rooftop bars. There are plenty of rooftop spots on Manhattan's East Side, Brooklyn and Queens to watch the show. Prepare to dig deep into your wallet, since this will not be a NYC on the Cheap … [Read more...] about Best NYC Rooftop Bars for Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks
UPDATE: More Juneteenth Events NYC 2021
Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the United States in 1865, celebrated on June 19th by African Americans, and is a new national holiday in 2021, with more than a dozen Juneteenth events, including a national TV special with former President Obama, concerts, film screenings, including Selma, panel discussions, cooking classes and walking tours, and more. Here is our … [Read more...] about UPDATE: More Juneteenth Events NYC 2021
What to See & Do In the Heights
The release of the film version of the award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda Broadway musical In the Heights is generating interest in Washington Heights, both by NYC residents and especially by visitors. NYCOTC Publisher/Editor Evelyn Kanter grew up here, around the time Miranda's parents immigrated from Puerto Rico along with immigrants from the Dominican … [Read more...] about What to See & Do In the Heights
Free Admission to 1885 Tall Ship Wavetree at South Street Seaport
Take a trip into the past with a FREE tour of the 1885 tall ship Wavertree, docked at the South Street Seaport. The historic cargo ship traveled the world, delivering goods between such fabled ports as Calcutta, Buenos Aires and - of course - New York City, and represents the thousands of ships which have docked along the New York waterfront over the … [Read more...] about Free Admission to 1885 Tall Ship Wavetree at South Street Seaport
How to Get Tickets to Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The popular Late Show with Stephen Colbert is the first of the late night TV shows to resume taping before a live audience. Tickets are free, and can be reserved online. You must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination to be admitted into the theater. The show is taped at the historic Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway, between 53rd and 54th … [Read more...] about How to Get Tickets to Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Broadway Shows Reopening Dates
After being shut for more than a year, Broadway is springing back to life, with the return this fall of such favorites as The Lion King, Hamilton and Phantom of the Opera, and entirely new musicals about Princess Diana and Michael Jackson. Also, Bruce Springsteen returns to Broadway later in June, and Shakespeare in the Park returns to Central Park in July. Here are … [Read more...] about Broadway Shows Reopening Dates
