Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this final weekend before Labor Day. This weekend it's all about music, including the start of the FREE Met Opera Summer HD Festival, the FREE Charlie Parker Jazz Festival and the FREE Blues BBQ Festival. There's so much to see and do in NYC and never enough time to see and do it all. All events are FREE and … [Read more...]
Get Comp Tickets to Shows, Events, Cruises
Get aboard the Comp Train to get FREE tickets to shows and concerts, sports events, foodie and art events, party cruises and more, in New York City and in cities nationwide. If you don't live in NYC or aren't visiting soon, there are Comp Train freebies to shows and events nationwide, including nearby Philadelphia and Boston, plus Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Denver, Chicago and more … [Read more...]
Where to Eat for Cheap at Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards, NYC's newest neighborhood, is a high-rent district, filled with fancy designer boutiques and restaurants. But you can find cheap eats here, too, if you know where to go. We do, and we are sharing. Here is where to eat for cheap in Hudson Yards without taking out a second mortgage. Everything on this list is $16 or less, and some are as little as just $3, … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Museum Day Admission Sept. 21
Get FREE admission to nearly 20 NYC museums, plus 1500 more in all 50 states, on one day only, Sat., Sept. 21, for the 15th Annual Smithsonian Museum Day. You can't just walk in to any museum. You must download a special free admission ticket. Each free ticket is good for two people, for general admission. It does not include special exhibits or showings such as IMAX. The … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Met Opera Summer HD Festival
See ten nights of FREE Metropolitan Opera performances on a giant screen in Lincoln Center Plaza, starting this weekend. This 11th anniversary Met Opera Summer HD Festival features ten performances from the Met’s Live in HD series of cinema and TV transmissions, including such favorites as Aida and Carmen. As always, the series begins with the screening of a film about opera. … [Read more...]
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Free Concerts & Events
All that jazz! The annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival begins this weekend, honoring the legendary music pioneer with a ten days of FREE concerts, films about jazz and more, in NYC parks and other locations including the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Concerts include both contemporaries of Charlie Parker and young jazz musicians from the USA, Africa and the Caribbean continuing the art … [Read more...]
Where to Beat the Heat
Heat and humidity getting you down? Short of parking yourself on top of a block of ice, here's how to beat the heat at NYC parks, outdoor pools and beaches, for FREE, and stay cool without heating up your budget. Where to find spray showers in NYC Parks In general, spray showers operate on days when the temperature hits 80 degrees or higher, so you can cool down while having a blast. This NYC … [Read more...]
Best of the Week Reads on NYC on the Cheap
You've been busy this week. So here is our weekend round-up of the top stories on NYC on the Cheap, in case you missed anything. It's about saving money and enjoying NYC with free museum admission, free and cheap tickets to events, and other freebies and deals. You are such a frugal bunch of followers. Get more NYC for less money with NYCOTC. That's our motto and we're sticking to it. … [Read more...]
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