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101 FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week Jan. 25-31

There's never a dull moment in the greatest city on the planet, including this last week of January, with FREE Broadway shows and concerts online,  FREE museum admission, FREE financial seminars and trivia contests, and Holocaust Remembrance Day events so that we #NeverForget what hate and intolerance can do. Get more NYC for less money with NYC on the … [Read more...] about 101 FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week Jan. 25-31

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 25, 2021 | Updated January 27, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Central Park · Crisis Resources · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · Free and Cheap · Frugal Over Fifty · Jewish New York · Music · NYC Free · NYC Museums · Virtual Events Tagged With: Bryant Park Winter Village· Carnegie Hall· Central Park· Jewish Museum· Lincoln Center Film Society· Metropolitan Opera· NYPL· NYU Brennan Law Center· Rockefeller Center· Temple Emanu-el Streicker Center

101 FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week

There's never a dull moment in the greatest city on the planet. Enjoy NYC with FREE holiday light shows, FREE museum admission, virtual ballet, a week of Pavorotti operas online from the Met, and New Year's Eve in Times Square, also virtual this year. Add these virtual and in-person events to your calendar for this holiday week, Monday, Dec. 28 to Sunday, January 3, … [Read more...] about 101 FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 28, 2020 | Updated January 3, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Central Park · Dance · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · Free and Cheap · Frugal Over Fifty · Jewish New York · Music · NYC Free · NYC Museums · NYC Parks · Virtual Events Tagged With: Bryant Park Winter Village· Carnegie Hall· Central Park· Jewish Museum· Metropolitan Opera· NYPL· NYU Brennan Law Center· Rockefeller Center· Temple Emanu-el Streicker Center

Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Ceremonies 2020

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The world's largest Hanukkah menorah will be lit every evening for eight nights on Fifth Ave. at 59th Street, Thurs., Dec. 10 through Thurs., Dec. 17. A slightly smaller one also is being lit nightly in Brooklyn, and several NYC synagogues are live streaming lighting services. The two outdoor menorahs are at their respective Grand Army Plaza locations, at Central Park and … [Read more...] about Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Ceremonies 2020

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 8, 2020 | Updated December 9, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Brooklyn · Central Park · Christmas in NYC · Exploring NYC · Festivals · Jewish New York · NYC Free Tagged With: Hanukkah

NYC Free: Central Park SoundWalk Interactive Music App

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Explore Central Park's 840 amazing acres with an interactive app that provides music crafted to harmonize with where you are walking. The music is by New York Philharmonic musicians and others, and you determine what you hear, since where and how quickly you walk activates the music you hear, so no two visits are exactly the same, even if you follow the same path. Ellen … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Central Park SoundWalk Interactive Music App

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on October 6, 2020 | Updated October 6, 2020 Filed Under: Central Park · Exploring NYC · NYC Parks

Take a Hike: Best NYC Parks for Fall Foliage

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NYC parks are great any time of year, but for many of us, fall foliage is the favorite season. Here's the annual NYCOTC guide to the best NYC parks in each borough for multi-colored magic, including white oak trees whose leaves turn purple, and maples whose reds, oranges and yellow epitomize fall color. Great places to start are Central Park’s Literary Walk and around the … [Read more...] about Take a Hike: Best NYC Parks for Fall Foliage

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Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 25, 2020 | Updated September 24, 2020 Filed Under: Autumn in New York · Best of NYC · Bronx · Brooklyn · Central Park · Exploring NYC · NYC Free · NYC Parks · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: fall foilage

Best Places for a Picnic in Central Park

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One of the best things to do on a holiday weekend 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 at one of the local cafes. Just be sure to stay socially distanced and clean up after yourself and help keep the park clean. Great Lawn Everybody's favorite picnic area, especially … [Read more...] about Best Places for a Picnic in Central Park

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 5, 2020 | Updated September 5, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Central Park · NYC Parks · NYC Summer Calendar Tagged With: New York Philharmonic· Tavern on the Green

NYC Parks Named for Women

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On this 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage, let's celebrate important NYC women and important women of history with connections to NYC by visiting the NYC parks, gardens, playgrounds and a reservoir named for women. The impressive list includes two First Ladies, a Revolutionary War heroine, an Olympic swimming champion, several social and science pioneers, the mother of a … [Read more...] about NYC Parks Named for Women

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Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 26, 2020 | Updated August 31, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Bronx · Brooklyn · Central Park · Hamilton · NYC for Visitors · NYC History · NYC Parks · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: American Museum of Natural History· Hamilton· Margaret Mead Film Festival· Morris-Jumel Mansion

Guide to Real Life Locations to See Hamilton in NYC

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Hamilton opened on Broadway five years ago today, on August 6, 2015, and became an overnight blockbuster. See Hamilton in NYC for FREE or for less than the price of his picture on a $10 bill, at these locations where Alexander Hamilton lived, worked, ate, and died, and  where Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspired to write much of the show. The popularity of Hamilton on … [Read more...] about Guide to Real Life Locations to See Hamilton in NYC

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 6, 2020 | Updated January 6, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Central Park · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · Hamilton · NYC Free Tagged With: Federal Reserve Bank· Fraunces Tavern· Hamilton· Hamilton Grange National Monument· Morris-Jumel Mansion· Museum of American Finance· nyconthecheap

All Five NYC Zoos Reopen

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After more than four months of lockdown, New York City's five zoos reopen to the public next week, with timed entry, reduced capacity, new social distancing rules, and face coverings required for visitors. The Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo  open to members on July 20 and to the general public four days later, on July 24. The Staten … [Read more...] about All Five NYC Zoos Reopen

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on July 20, 2020 | Updated July 21, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Bronx · Brooklyn · Central Park · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: Bronx Zoo· Central Park Zoo· New York Aquarium· Prospect Park Zoo· Queens Zoo· Staten Island Zoo

Take a Hike: Best Parks & Trails for Social Distancing

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NYC parks are great any time of year, but especially in summer, when lush greenery provides cool shaded spots for secluded walks. Take a hike along 300 miles of trails through some of the oldest forests in the city, and past 10,000 acres of wild and untouched natural areas, glacial potholes, and bedrock you can see and touch. You'll come across all kinds of wildlife, from … [Read more...] about Take a Hike: Best Parks & Trails for Social Distancing

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on June 26, 2020 | Updated July 5, 2020 Filed Under: Autumn in New York · Best of NYC · Bronx · Brooklyn · Central Park · Exploring NYC · NYC Free · NYC Parks · Queens · Staten Island

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