NYC celebrates our great green earth all 365 days a year, not just on Earth Day. Despite what Kermit the Frog says, it's easy to be green in NYC, because green is everywhere, in NYC parks and gardens, neighborhood and street names, on the subway, on our iconic statues and monuments, with our favorite hometown sports teams, and in what we eat. Here are the NYCOTC top choices for where … [Read more...]
NYC Parks Named for Women
Celebrate the last few days of Women's History Month and the first few days of Spring by visiting the NYC parks, gardens, playgrounds and even a reservoir named for important New York women and for other important women in history. There's at least one park in each NYC borough named for a woman who changed NYC, even the world. With just a few exceptions, these noteworthy women were … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Mar 1-3
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this first weekend of March, including first weekend of the month FREE museum admission and special events for kids. As always, everything NYC on the Cheap suggests is $25 or less, and most things are FREE, so you can enjoy more NYC for less money. So much to see and do and so little time. Let's hope the … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Valentine’s Day Events
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways - FREE ways, that is, to celebrate Valentine's Day in New York City. Here are six romantic things to do with your favorite person on Feb. 14, 2019: Renew your vows in Times Square There's a giant love-in at the Crossroads of the World on Valentine's Day. Join the crowd on the Red Steps to say "I do" all over again. Couples of all ages and … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Winter Jam 2019 in Central Park
Take a snow day at the annual Winter Jam in Central Park this weekend with FREE skiing, cross country skiing and snowboarding lessons, an ice slide for kids, ice sculpting and more. Winter Jam 2019 is Saturday, January 26th, presented by NYC Parks in cooperation with Love NY, I SKI NY, Lake Placid, home of the 1980 Winter Olympics, and Belleayre Mountain ski resort in the … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Things to Do
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do last weekend before Christmas besides last minute shopping, including the final weekend to ride vintage MTA subways and see Santa, and the annual Make Music Winter concerts. Everything on the NYC on the Cheap weekend list is $25 or less, and most things are FREE, so you can be naughty or nice and enjoy NYC more … [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 Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremonies 2018
'Tis the season to enjoy the twinkling lights decorating holiday trees and light displays in NYC, some already underway, with the biggest of them all, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, next week. The best tree lighting ceremonies include FREE celebrity performances, photos with Santa for the little ones, even hot chocolate. Here's everything you need to know about tree lighting … [Read more...]
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