It's not even Thanksgiving, but NYC is beginning to look a lot like Christmas with European-style holiday markets already open or opening soon, plus temporary weekend-only pop-up markets, including two this weekend at NYC museums. Add these these pop-up holiday markets and crafts fairs on your shopping calendar for hand-made items for yourself or to give as gifts from local and regional artists … [Read more...]
NYC War Memorials to Visit on Veterans Day or Any Day
The price of freedom and independence is high. Here are six top memorial sites in NYC where you can honor our men and women in uniform any day of the year, not just on Veterans Day or during the Veterans Day Weekend. These war memorials are FREE to visit and reflect on the true cost of freedom and independence. World War Two Memorial, Battery Park This outdoor memorial is a series of tall … [Read more...]
ICYMI: NYC News You Missed in October
ICYMI - Here is our monthly recap of recent NYC news you might have missed during the last few weeks. As usual, our list is heavy on real estate and gentrification, including businesses going out of business because of it, restaurant and shopping news, the growing tech corridors in New York City, and other tidbits, such as important news about NYC airports. We identify our sources, too. No … [Read more...]
What to Do Free & Cheap This Weekend in NYC
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this first weekend of November, including the annual NYC Marathon, FREE museum admission and Day of the Dead celebrations. We're exhausted already, and the weekend hasn't even started yet! 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...]
NYC Marathon Guide: Best Spots to Watch & Eat
More than 48,000 runners and one million spectators turn NYC into a giant sporting event and street fair each year on the first Sunday of November for the NYC Marathon. What are the best spots to watch and cheer the athletes along the five-borough 26.2 mile route? There are oh, so many great spots, including some with block parties with bands and DJ along the route. Pick your spot, … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Things to Do Oct. 21-31
There are a gazillion FREE and budget-friendly things to do in New York City any month of the year, and October is no different, especially if you like all the FREE Halloween events - both for families and for adults only - and the red carpet opening of the new Nordstrom flagship store on West 57th St and the re-opening of the expanded MOMA.. Some events require advance registration to … [Read more...]
Best German Restaurants for Oktoberfest or Any Time
Oktoberfest or any time of year, NYC's German restaurants offer great brats and other traditional German food from schnitzel to sauerbraten, great beer and wine, and great ambiance. So prosit and mahlzeit at one or more of these delicious and friendly destinations for food and drink and fun. NYCOTC Publisher/Editor Evelyn Kanter is the NYC-born offspring of two German immigrants, one … [Read more...]
Best NYC Candy Stores
Halloween or any time, including for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and other sweet occasions, these NYC candy shops are a treat for inexpensive choices. That includes such vintage favs as Cracker Jacks, Mallo Cups and Chuckles. Even better, the selection is far more interesting than overpriced pre-packaged supermarket and drugstore bags - and prices are usually less, too. Here are the … [Read more...]
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