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Ski Bus Trips to Nearby Slopes From NYC & LI

Your chariot awaits! Take the bus from NYC to nearby ski/snowboard areas including Hunter Mountain, Windham Mountain and Mountain Creek, and have fun on the slopes and apres ski without the hassle of driving. Skiers and riders can board busses in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island for daytrips.  Weekend trips to nearby Vermont resorts including Mount Snow … [Read more...] about Ski Bus Trips to Nearby Slopes From NYC & LI

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 7, 2021 | Updated January 8, 2021 Filed Under: Brooklyn · Cheap Urban Escapes · Daily Deals · Exploring NYC · Getaways & Travel Deals · Getting Around NYC · Health & Fitness · NYC Cheap Weekend · NYC Daytrips · Sports · Travel Deals · Weekend Getaways Tagged With: Hunter Mountain· Killington· Mountain Creek· Mt. Snow· Ski and Snowboard· Windham Mountain

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While it seems like most of the world wants to visit NYC, sometimes those of us who live in the greatest city on the planet feel the need to escape. If you have out-of-town vacation plans this fall or winter, check out some of our sister cities in the On the Cheap network for FREE and cheap events and discount deals similar to what you find here on NYC on the … [Read more...] about Check Out Other ‘On the Cheap” Sites

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 8, 2017 | Updated August 25, 2017 Filed Under: Cheap Urban Escapes · Travel Deals

NYC on the Cheap smartphone app: get updates for Android or iTunes

The New York City on the Cheap smartphone app for Apple and Android devices is updated regularly with additional information for both residents and visitors. For just $2.99 for either version, you get NYC in the palm of your hand, with FREE updates.  Click here to purchase the new New York City on the Cheap Anrdoid app on Google Play Click here to buy NYC on the … [Read more...] about NYC on the Cheap smartphone app: get updates for Android or iTunes

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on May 25, 2013 | Updated April 4, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Cheap Urban Escapes · Entertainment · Family Fun · Festivals · Free and Cheap · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks · NYC Theater · Sales & Bargains · Sports Tagged With: NYC on the Cheap Android app· NYC on the Cheap iTunes app

NYC on the Cheap smartphone app latest update for Android or iTunes

The New York City on the Cheap smartphone app for Apple and Android devices has been updated again, with additional information for both residents and visitors. For just $2.99 for either version, you get NYC in the palm of your hand, with FREE updates.  Click here to purchase the new New York City on the Cheap Anrdoid app on Google Play Click here to buy NYC on the … [Read more...] about NYC on the Cheap smartphone app latest update for Android or iTunes

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 6, 2013 | Updated April 4, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Cheap Urban Escapes · Entertainment · Family Fun · Festivals · Free and Cheap · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks · NYC Theater · Sales & Bargains · Sports Tagged With: NYC on the Cheap Android app· NYC on the Cheap iTunes app

NYC on the Cheap app now for ios6

New York City on the Cheap smartphone app is now updated for the new ios6 operating system. There's new dynamic updates, which refresh in the app as soon as I write them, and a new offline content setting so you can control exactly how uch space you use for offline content. It's a great complement to the NYCOTC website, and different from the website. The app is also … [Read more...] about NYC on the Cheap app now for ios6

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 29, 2012 | Updated April 4, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Cheap Urban Escapes · Entertainment · Family Fun · Festivals · Free and Cheap · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks · NYC Theater · Sales & Bargains · Sports Tagged With: NYC on the Cheap Android app· NYC on the Cheap iTunes app

NYC on the Cheap now available as Android App

Get cheap any way you like it.  New York City on the Cheap is now available as an Android app, just released by my publisher, Sutro Media.  Just $2.99 to put New York City in the palm of your hand, with FREE updates.  The smartphone app is different from the website.  The app includes stores where you'll never pay retail; the website gives you sales and sample sales happening … [Read more...] about NYC on the Cheap now available as Android App

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on May 25, 2012 | Updated April 4, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Cheap Urban Escapes · Entertainment · Family Fun · Festivals · Free and Cheap · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks · NYC Theater · Sales & Bargains · Sports Tagged With: NYC on the Cheap Android app

Get NYC on the Cheap as Android or iTunes App

Get cheap any way you like it.  New York City on the Cheap is now available as an Android app, in addition to the iTunes version for iPhone, iPad and iPod. For just $2.99 for either version, you get New York City in the palm of your hand, with FREE updates.  The latest update version was released last month. The smartphone apps are different from the NYCOTC website.  The app … [Read more...] about Get NYC on the Cheap as Android or iTunes App

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 4, 2012 | Updated April 4, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Cheap Urban Escapes · Entertainment · Family Fun · Festivals · Free and Cheap · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks · NYC Theater · Sales & Bargains · Sports Tagged With: NYC on the Cheap Android app· NYC on the Cheap iTunes app

Discounts for seniors: $10 lifetime pass to USA National Parks for ages 62+

US citizens and legal residents age 62 and over can buy a $10 lifetime Senior Pass to more than 2,000 national parks, recreation sites and historic sites operated by the National Park Service, including NYC's Statue of Liberty and Gateway National Recreation Area along the Atlantic Ocean in Brooklyn and Queens, and Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks further west. The $10 … [Read more...] about Discounts for seniors: $10 lifetime pass to USA National Parks for ages 62+

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on March 20, 2012 | Updated March 18, 2012 Filed Under: Cheap Urban Escapes · Free and Cheap · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks · Vacations on the Cheap Tagged With: discounts for seniors

NYC Peaceful Places in the NY Times

Drum roll please. The app version of my NYC guidebook Peaceful Places in NYC has been featured in the NYTimes, in the App City column by Josh Brustein.  Here's part of his great review -- TRANQUILLITY Peace and quiet are not New York’s strongest suits. But Peaceful Places New York City, an app adapted from a book by the same name, identifies more than 100 locations and … [Read more...] about NYC Peaceful Places in the NY Times

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on November 30, 2011 | Updated April 4, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Cheap Eats · Cheap Urban Escapes · Entertainment · Family Fun · Festivals · Free and Cheap · NYC for Visitors · Sales & Bargains Tagged With: Peaceful Places NYC

Weekend escape: Brats + Brews Festival at Hunter Mountain

This weekend is the annual Hunter Mountain Brats and Brews Festival, with two days of music, arts and crafts, and lots of good food and drink, at the base lodge and grounds of the ski resort.  The weekend -- which used to be known as the German Alps Festival -- stars 18-time Grammy Award Winner Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, and includes oompah bands and other acts, including … [Read more...] about Weekend escape: Brats + Brews Festival at Hunter Mountain

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 11, 2011 | Updated August 11, 2011 Filed Under: Cheap Urban Escapes · NYC for Visitors · Weekend Getaways Tagged With: Hudson Valley· Hunter Mountain· New York City

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