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New York Pizza Festival: Virtual Demos, Recipes, More

New York Pizza Festival 2021

The New York Pizza Festival: Home Edition is the first virtual and national edition, with two full days of recipes, pizza making demos, interviews with top chefs and more. Star chefs participating include Buddy Valastro, Nancy Silverton, Anthony Mangieri, Tony Gemignani, Jonathan Goldsmith, and Vince Rotolo, Since NYC is the world capital of pizza, more than a dozen … [Read more...] about New York Pizza Festival: Virtual Demos, Recipes, More

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 21, 2021 | Updated April 21, 2021 Filed Under: Bronx · Brooklyn · Cheap Eats · Festivals · Virtual Events Tagged With: New York Pizza Festival

Harry Potter New York Theme Store Opens in Flatiron

Harry Potter theme store opens in NYC

Good news for Harry Potter fans - the flagship theme store opens in June after a long delay, with interactive experiences, props, exclusive products and opportunities for selfies with favorite characters and scenes. Harry Potter New York features 15 different themed areas, each one designed to bring the magic of the Wizarding World to life, including specialized shopping … [Read more...] about Harry Potter New York Theme Store Opens in Flatiron

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 21, 2021 | Updated April 21, 2021 Filed Under: Exploring NYC · Family Fun · Film Tagged With: Harry Potter New York

COVID Vaccination Freebies & Discounts

Freebies and deals for those with COVID vaccination

Get FREE and discounted food and drink, tickets to sports events, and more with your COVID vaccine card.  Just show your vaccination card to take advantage of them. These businesses are encouraging us go get vaccinated, and rewarding us for protecting ourselves, loved ones, friends and neighbors by offering COVID vaccine freebies and discounts when you show your … [Read more...] about COVID Vaccination Freebies & Discounts

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 20, 2021 | Updated April 21, 2021 Filed Under: Brooklyn · Exploring NYC Tagged With: Coney Island· Krispy Kreme· Nathan's Famous

Gilda’s Club NYC Concert with Sting, Jon Batiste, Rosanne Cash & More Stars

Gilda's Club NYC free programs for cancer patients

Gilda’s Club NYC is presenting its first-ever virtual concert, “It’s Always Something,” with a star-studded list that includes performances by Sting, Jon Batiste, Rosanne Cash, Kenny Loggins, David Sanborn, Kandace Springs, Bernie Williams and Gil Parris. The show also will include appearances from Jon Hamm, Brooke Shields, JB Smoove, Robin Roberts and … [Read more...] about Gilda’s Club NYC Concert with Sting, Jon Batiste, Rosanne Cash & More Stars

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 20, 2021 | Updated April 20, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · Entertainment · Virtual Events Tagged With: Gilda's Club NYC· Saturday Night Live

FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week April 19-25

There's never a dull moment in the best city on the planet, with FREE Earth Day events, drive-in movies in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, FREE financial seminars, FREE live concerts, dance performances and museum admission, and so much more. Get more NYC for less money with NYC on the Cheap. That's out motto and we're sticking to it. Add these virtual and in-person events … [Read more...] about FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week April 19-25

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 19, 2021 | Updated April 20, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · Central Park · Crisis Resources · Dance · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · Film · Free and Cheap · Frugal Over Fifty · Jewish New York · Music · NYC Free · NYC Museums · NYC Parks · Virtual Events Tagged With: AMNH· Carnegie Hall· Central Park· Federal Hall National Monument· Frick Madison· Jewish Museum· New York Botanical Garden· NYU Brennan Law Center· Queens Drive-In· Rubin Museum· SummerStage Anywhere· Temple Emanu-el Streicker Center

Earth Day Events: Free & Virtual Through April 25

Earth Day events and activities

Celebrate our planet and learn how to save our planet with these FREE and virtual Earth Day events on Earth Day, April 22 all week, with films, discussions with top scientists and diplomats, special programs for kids, even a Hackathon.  Set your calendar for these events and activities, and be sure to RSVP to get the Zoom or other online link before virtual … [Read more...] about Earth Day Events: Free & Virtual Through April 25

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 19, 2021 | Updated April 20, 2021 Filed Under: Festivals · Film · Grab Bag · NYC Free · NYC Museums Tagged With: American Museum of Natural History· Earth Day

Carnegie Hall Voices of Hope Festival: More Than 100 FREE Virtual Concerts & Events Through April 30

Carnegie Hall Voices of Hope Festival

Carnegie Hall's first-ever online festival offers two weeks of FREE daily music and dance performances plus films, talks and other events, with a different event each day through April 30,  More than 40 cultural organizations in NYC and around the world are participating, with more than 100 events. From orchestral and chamber works to folk and jazz, talks and … [Read more...] about Carnegie Hall Voices of Hope Festival: More Than 100 FREE Virtual Concerts & Events Through April 30

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 16, 2021 | Updated April 18, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · Exploring NYC Tagged With: Carnegie Hall· Voices of Hope

20+ Free & Cheap Things to Do in NYC This Weekend

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There's always a lot to do in NYC every weekend, and with beautiful spring sunshine and temperatures predicted, it's time to get outdoors and enjoy the cherry blossoms, live music in Riverside Park, the rides in Coney Island, the Kusama exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden, plus new museum exhibits, a FREE shredding event, and so much more. We're exhausted already from … [Read more...] about 20+ Free & Cheap Things to Do in NYC This Weekend

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 16, 2021 | Updated April 20, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Bronx · Brooklyn · Central Park · Cheap Eats · Entertainment · Family Fun · Music · NYC Cheap Weekend · NYC Free · NYC Museums · NYC Parks · Virtual Events Tagged With: AMNH· Frick Madison· Museum of the City of New York· New York Historical Society· Queens Drive-In· Rubin Museum· Virtual Birdland

Getting Around: Best NYC Car Services

best nyc car services

As NYC re-opens it's important to support local businesses which have been struggling, including NYC-based car services. Long before app-based ride services surged onto the scene from Silicon Valley, NYC had a thriving local car service industry, mostly family-owned businesses, and they will thrive again if you support them with your business. NYC-based car services offer … [Read more...] about Getting Around: Best NYC Car Services

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 15, 2021 | Updated April 18, 2021 Filed Under: Exploring NYC · Getting Around NYC · NYC for Visitors Tagged With: NYC car services

Titanic Remembrance Day Free Event

Titanic and New York City

April 15th is Titanic Remembrance Day, honoring the estimated 1,635 souls lost on April 15, 1912 when the great ship went down. Many of those victims were poor immigrants, sailing for a new life in America.   Beyond Titanic: Travel and Immigration in the Era of Ocean Liners is a FREE webinar exploring the role of great ocean liners in immigration, sponsored by the … [Read more...] about Titanic Remembrance Day Free Event

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 15, 2021 | Updated April 18, 2021 Filed Under: NYC History · NYC Museums Tagged With: Chelsea Piers· Seaport Museum· Titanic Remembrance Day

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