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

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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

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

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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

NYC ID Card With Many FREE Benefits

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Get your FREE New York City Identification Card to get FREE admission at more than 40 top NYC museums, zoos and other attractions, discounts for shopping and for theater and sports events.  You can even use it as a library card to check out books and CDs. The IDNYC card also can be used to help you open a bank account, get into a government building, and more - … [Read more...] about NYC ID Card With Many FREE Benefits

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 13, 2021 | Updated April 18, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Brooklyn Tagged With: FreeNYC

Earth Day 2021 Virtual Events with AMNH

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Celebrate Earth Day 2021 with an all-day festival of FREE online events with the American Museum of Natural History, including  a virtual guided flight into space, a virtual Earth Day Dance Party, a puppet show and more. The annual EarthFest on April 22 celebrates the beautiful planet we call home, from home, beginning at 11 am ET, with family-friendly … [Read more...] about Earth Day 2021 Virtual Events with AMNH

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 8, 2021 | Updated April 18, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · NYC Museums · Virtual Events Tagged With: American Museum of Natural History· Earth Day· Hayden Planetarium

Best Places for a Picnic in Central Park

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One of the best things to do on a sunny spring day in New York City is a picnic in the park. Here are the 7 best picnic spots in Central Park, whether you bring your own food or purchase take-out from a restaurant, cafe, food truck or kiosk nearby. Be sure to stay socially distanced and be sure to clean up after yourself and help keep the park clean. Great … [Read more...] about Best Places for a Picnic in Central Park

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 8, 2021 | Updated April 18, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Central Park · NYC Parks · NYC Summer Calendar Tagged With: New York Philharmonic· Tavern on the Green

Coney Island Amusement Park Rides Reopen

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Coney Island's two amusement parks, Luna Park and Deno's Wonder Wheel re-open on Friday, April 9 after 18 months of shut-down, both with new attendance rules, including advance reservations. The rides - including the world-famous Cyclone roller coaster - will be at 33 percent capacity to meet NY State and NYC requirements. plus social distancing, face masks and temperature … [Read more...] about Coney Island Amusement Park Rides Reopen

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 7, 2021 | Updated April 18, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Brooklyn · Exploring NYC · Family Fun Tagged With: Coney Island· Deno's Wonder Wheel· Luna Park

Holocaust Remembrance Events in NYC

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Never forget. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is April 12, and there are events this week and through the month in in observance of Yom HaShoah, honoring the six million souls lost in Europe's WWII concentration camps and Jewish ghettos. Most events are FREE and virtual  to attend. Holocaust Rememrance events are important also because we must never forget … [Read more...] about Holocaust Remembrance Events in NYC

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 6, 2021 | Updated April 8, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Jewish New York · NYC Free Tagged With: Holocaust Remembrance Day· Museum of Jewish Heritage· Temple Emanu-El· Yom HaShoah

Birding Tours with NYC Audubon Guides

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A little birdie told us that FREE guided birding tours are back for Spring 2021, in Bryant Park and at Wave Hill. NYC is on the Atlantic Flyover route, and twice a year hundreds of thousands of birds travel through New York City, making their way north in the spring and south in the fall. To the delight of birders, many of these avian visitors stop to rest during their … [Read more...] about Birding Tours with NYC Audubon Guides

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 6, 2021 | Updated April 18, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Exploring NYC · NYC Parks Tagged With: Bryant Park

New York Lifts Quarantine Requirements for Vaccinated Visitors & Residents

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No fooling - Effective April 1st, New York State has lifted quarantine requirements for Americans who have been fully vaccinated. The new rule applies only to domestic travel, including to NYC, but not to passengers arriving on international flights, vaccinated or not, American citizens or not, who still must quarantine. Even so, it's a boost to the New York City's … [Read more...] about New York Lifts Quarantine Requirements for Vaccinated Visitors & Residents

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 2, 2021 | Updated April 2, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Coronavirus · Crisis Resources · NYC for Visitors · Travel Deals Tagged With: quarantine

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