If holiday shopping earns you or the kids a new, warm winter coat or jacket, donate your old one to the poor and homeless in NYC. 2018 is the 30th annual New York Cares Winter Coat Drive, which expects to deliver its two millionth warm winter coat or jacket this year. As always, there are hundreds of drop-off locations in NYC, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk where you can donate a … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Kids Night on Broadway Tickets
Tickets are on sale now for Kids' Night on Broadway 2019, the annual event when kids ages 18 and under can see top family-friendly Broadway shows for FREE when accompanied by a full-paying adult. Participating family-friendly shows include The Lion King, Aladdin, Frozen and Mean Girls, Kids' Night on Broadway 2019 is Tues., Feb. 26, 2019, and some tickets include pre-theatre activities, … [Read more...]
NYCOTC Weekly Roundup
Here are the top stories of the week on NYC on the Cheap, just in case you missed anything. It's about saving money and enjoying all the holidays on our calendars in December, along with free museum admission, free tickets to movies and Broadway shows, and the best free holiday trees and lights. You are a frugal bunch of followers, and we are here to help you get more NYC for … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Best Holiday Trees and Lights
'Tis the season to enjoy the twinkling lights decorating holiday trees and the magical light displays that accompany them. Some, like the ones in Rockefeller Center and Bryant Park, are already shining bright, and there are still more to come, along with the last few nights of lighting the giant Menorahs in Manhattan and Brooklyn for Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. NYC is magical at … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Things to Do This Weekend
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this weekend, including Christmas tree and Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremonies and events, weekend crafts markets, the annual Tuba Christmas concert in Rockefeller Center, a Kwanzaa celebration and more. Everything on the NYC on the Cheap weekend list is $25 or less, and most things are FREE, so you can … [Read more...]
World’s Largest Gingerbread Village in Queens
The world's largest gingerbread village has returned to Queens for the 2018 holiday season in NYC, and expected to win yet another Guinness World Record for its more than 1,000 structures. The annual NYC GingerBread Lane is at The New York Hall of Science in Queens, and runs through mid-January 2019 when all the houses, structures and candy decoration are given away to charity. You can … [Read more...]
Ride Vintage NYC Buses in Midtown
Only in New York. Ride vintage NYC buses in Midtown for a special holiday treat. Buses that were in service from 1956 to 1966 are sharing the 42nd Crosstown route in December, part of the MTA program that also runs vintage subway trains during the holiday season. See also MTA Nostalgia Trains MTA FREE train show at Gran Central Terminal Vintage Bus Routes: Vintage buses will be in … [Read more...]
Carnegie Deli Returns to NYC
Fans of overstuffed corned beef and pastrami sandwiches are still cying in their Cel-Ray tonic over the closure of the famed Carnegie Deli in 2016. It's returning - but just for one week, and everything on the menu will be $1, or less. Yes, you read that correctly. $1 or less. Sandwiches are 99 cents, potato knishes are 75 cents, desserts including cheesecake and Black and White cookies are … [Read more...]
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