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Last Chance for Free Tickets to Global Citizen Live Concert in Central Park

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This is your last chance to get FREE tickets to Global Citizen Live in Central Park, NYC’s biggest annual outdoor concert, with a blockbuster line-up including Coldplay, Billie Eilish, Camila Cabello, Jennifer Lopez, Lizzo, Meek Mill, and Shawn Mendes. You have until Sept. 19 to apply for tickets to attend Global Citizen Live on Saturday, Sept.25, on the Great Lawn in … [Read more...] about Last Chance for Free Tickets to Global Citizen Live Concert in Central Park

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 15, 2021 | Updated September 25, 2021 Filed Under: Central Park · Entertainment · Festivals Tagged With: Central Park· Global Citizen Festival

NYC Homecoming Week FREE Concerts & Film Screenings

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NYC Homecoming Week is a citywide celebration of NYC residents, with more than 100 events in all five boroughs, including FREE theater and dance performances, walking tours and more.  With so many events, we've separated them into categories. This is the list of FREE concerts and movie screenings. It's an incredible collection of local, national and international … [Read more...] about NYC Homecoming Week FREE Concerts & Film Screenings

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 16, 2021 | Updated August 18, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Bronx · Central Park · Entertainment · Exploring NYC · Music · NYC Free · NYC Parks · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: Bryant Park· Carnegie Hall· Central Park· NYC Homecoming Week· Orchard Beach· Times Square

NYC Free: Homecoming Week Theater & Dance Performances, Exhibits, Tours

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NYC Homecoming Week is a citywide celebration of more than 100 events in all five boroughs, celebrating New Yorkers, what NYC has to offer, and the re-opening of NYC after 18 months. In addition to FREE concerts and film screenings, there are FREE theater and dance performances, art exhibits, tours and more, in NYC parks, gardens, museums and pedestrian spaces.  It's … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Homecoming Week Theater & Dance Performances, Exhibits, Tours

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 16, 2021 | Updated August 16, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Bronx · Brooklyn · Central Park · Entertainment · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · Festivals · Free and Cheap · Music · NYC for Visitors · NYC Museums · NYC Parks · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: NYC Homecoming Week

6 Romantic Things to Do in NYC for Couples

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Romantic getaways are one of the best ways to spice up a relationship, and NYC is one of the most romantic cities on the planet. It's a great place to refresh and renew your relationship in any season. Despite a reputation of being busy and distracting, there are many romantic spots in New York City where you bring back the euphoric highs of the honeymoon phase. Here are … [Read more...] about 6 Romantic Things to Do in NYC for Couples

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 10, 2021 | Updated August 12, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Brooklyn · Central Park · Cheap Eats · Entertainment · Getaways & Travel Deals

NYC Car Free Weekends: Summer Streets Aug. 7 & 14

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The popular NYC Summer Streets program returns for the first two Saturdays of August, closing seven miles of Manhattan streets to motorized traffic. It turns the car free streets into one long street fair, with music, dance, circus performers, fitness classes and more at rest stops along the route. From the Brooklyn Bridge to the Central Park, Lafayette Streets, Park Avenue … [Read more...] about NYC Car Free Weekends: Summer Streets Aug. 7 & 14

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 6, 2021 | Updated August 12, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Central Park · Entertainment · Family Fun Tagged With: Summer Streets

NYC Free: Puppet Shows in NYC Parks

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The beloved Puppetmobile is back in NYC parks, enchanting kids of all ages with FREE puppet shows this summer in all five boroughs. It's a family-friendly‌ ‌variety‌ ‌show‌ ‌featuring‌ ‌songs‌ ‌from‌ ‌past‌ performances at the ‌‌Swedish‌ ‌Cottage‌ ‌Marionette‌ ‌Theatre‌ ‌in Central Park, including‌ ‌‌Pippi,‌ ‌Peter‌ ‌Pan,‌ ‌Princess,‌ ‌Emperor‌ ‌&‌ ‌The‌ ‌Duck and … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Puppet Shows in NYC Parks

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 4, 2021 | Updated August 5, 2021 Filed Under: Bronx · Brooklyn · Central Park · Entertainment · Family Fun · Free and Cheap · NYC Parks · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: Puppetmobile

UPDATE: Homecoming Week Free Concert Tickets & Artists

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NYC is back, and to celebrate the return, there will be FREE concerts in each borough the week of August 16. The final concert, in Central Park, includes Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Andrea Boccelli, Jennifer Hudson, LL Cool J and Earth, Wind and Fire.  Concerts in Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island feature Hip-Hop stars, and designated as "It's Time for … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Homecoming Week Free Concert Tickets & Artists

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 2, 2021 | Updated August 22, 2021 Filed Under: Bronx · Brooklyn · Central Park · Exploring NYC · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: Brooklyn Army Terminal· Central Park· Forest HIlls Stadium· NYC Homecoming Week· Orchard Beach· Richmond County Bank Park· SummerStage

Best Places for a Picnic in Central Park

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One of the best things to do on a sunny summer 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 July 19, 2021 | Updated August 6, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Central Park · NYC Parks · NYC Summer Calendar Tagged With: New York Philharmonic· Tavern on the Green

UPDATE: More Juneteenth Events NYC 2021

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Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the United States in 1865, celebrated on June 19th by African Americans, and is a new national holiday in 2021, with more than a dozen Juneteenth events, including a national TV special with former President Obama, concerts, film screenings, including Selma, panel discussions, cooking classes and walking tours, and more. Here is our … [Read more...] about UPDATE: More Juneteenth Events NYC 2021

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on June 18, 2021 | Updated June 19, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Brooklyn · Central Park · Exploring NYC · Family Fun Tagged With: Central Park· Juneteenth· Lincoln Center· Museum of the City of New York· New York Historical Society· NYPL· Schomburg Center· Seneca Village

SummerStage FREE Performances Return to NYC Parks

SummerStage free live in-person concerts and dance performances return to NYC parks in 2021

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SummerStage, the popular series of FREE live concerts and dance performances in NYC parks, will resume its in-person live performances this summer. It's the latest announcement of the return of live performances to New York City after a year of shut downs.  Recently, the Public Theatre announced that the equally popular FREE live Shakespeare in the Park performances … [Read more...] about SummerStage FREE Performances Return to NYC Parks

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 14, 2021 | Updated September 27, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Central Park · Exploring NYC · Music · NYC Parks Tagged With: Shakespeare in the Park· SummerStage

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