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FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week April 12-18

There's never a dull moment in the best city on the planet, with drive-in movies in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, FREE financial seminars, FREE live concerts and museum admission, the long-awaited Kusama exhibit is open at the New York Botanical Garden, and more. Get more NYC for less money with NYC on the Cheap. That's out motto and we're sticking to it. Add these … [Read more...] about FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week April 12-18

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 12, 2021 | Updated April 16, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · Central Park · Crisis Resources · Dance · Family Fun · Film · Free and Cheap · Frugal Over Fifty · Jewish New York · Music · NYC Free · NYC Museums · NYC Parks · Virtual Events Tagged With: AMNH· Central Park· Federal Hall National Monument· Frick Madison· Jewish Museum· New York Botanical Garden· NYU Brennan Law Center· Queens Drive-In· Rubin Museum· Temple Emanu-el Streicker Center

Best FREE Online Workouts to Motivate You

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Since our mental health is connected to our physical well-being, these FREE online and video workouts will help motivate you to stay in shape whether or not you are avoiding the gym.   Televised workouts have been around since the 1950s, when The Jack LaLanne Show first began on a local morning TV show in San Francisco.   Jane Fonda, another pioneer in exercise, … [Read more...] about Best FREE Online Workouts to Motivate You

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on March 10, 2021 | Updated March 10, 2021 Filed Under: Free and Cheap · Health & Fitness

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

Happy Thanksgiving 2020

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Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving to NYC on the Cheap followers and to your families and friends. Stay safe and stay healthy.     NYC Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving Day. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is Virtual in 2020. Virtual Visits with Santa to Reserve Now National Chain Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving Day. Native American Recipes for … [Read more...] about Happy Thanksgiving 2020

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on November 26, 2020 | Updated November 26, 2020 Filed Under: Family Fun · Free and Cheap · Thanksgiving

Halloween Things to Do in NYC Virtually & In Person

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Boo. There are plenty of Halloween things to do in NYC before Halloween, and after. Here is our list of events, both virtual and in-person, both family-friendly and for adults only, including several FREE events and activities, plus Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) FREE events. Enjoy Halloween on the cheap in New York City. Starting Today - A Tell-Tale Heart Tune in … [Read more...] about Halloween Things to Do in NYC Virtually & In Person

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on October 22, 2020 | Updated November 4, 2020 Filed Under: Entertainment · Family Fun · Free and Cheap · NYC Museums · NYC Parks Tagged With: Brookfield Place Winter Garden· Cathedral· Governors Island· Halloween· Ne York Philharmonic

Star Trek Day: Free Virtual Discussions With Cast Members Including Original 1960s Series

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Scotty, beam me up.  Today is Star Trek Day, with three hours of FREE virtual discussions with cast members, writers and others - including from the original 1960s series - and the legacy of the various generations of the popular series. Appearances include Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Picard, and George Takei, who was Sulu in the original series with William … [Read more...] about Star Trek Day: Free Virtual Discussions With Cast Members Including Original 1960s Series

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 8, 2020 | Updated September 8, 2020 Filed Under: Free and Cheap · Grab Bag · Virtual Events Tagged With: Star Trek Day

FREE Document Shredding at Staples

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Protect yourself from identity theft and shred important tax documents. Staples is offering FREE bulk shredding of up to five pounds of documents. Your 2019 taxes are due today, July 15, so take advantage of this offer as you find old financial documents you no longer need. It's better to shred them than toss them. According to the IRS, tax returns and all … [Read more...] about FREE Document Shredding at Staples

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on July 15, 2020 | Updated July 15, 2020 Filed Under: Free and Cheap · Scam Alert Tagged With: free document shreddng· Identity theft· Staples

Where to Get Free & Discounted Books for Kids

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Times are tough these days. If you are stretched financially, with kids getting antsy from cabin fever, or both,  check out these resources for FREE and discounted books - both the real page-turning kind and virtual books, to encourage reading at all ages. Your Local  Library NYC has three library systems, and each offers FREE e-books for kids. Ask about the … [Read more...] about Where to Get Free & Discounted Books for Kids

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on June 3, 2020 | Updated June 3, 2020 Filed Under: Family Fun · Free and Cheap · NYC Free · Virtual Events Tagged With: Brooklyn Library· Dolly Parton Imagination Library· NYPL· Queens Library

Support NYCOTC With Your Clicks

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An acquaintance told me recently how much she enjoys NYC on the Cheap. That's great to hear, I said, asking if she has clicked around the NYCOTC site, especially on the links and ads. When she said "no", my response was not so positive. Clicks are how we get paid. Ditto Likes and Follows on social media Do you follow us on Twitter?  You should. Do you follow us … [Read more...] about Support NYCOTC With Your Clicks

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on May 30, 2020 | Updated June 1, 2020 Filed Under: Free and Cheap · Grab Bag

Stay at Home Virtual Events May 11-17

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Once again this week, we stay-at-homes have many choices for FREE virtual Broadway shows, opera, concerts, panel discussions, celebrities reading children's books and a celebrity-filled fund-raiser to benefit NY's hero front-line workers. Grab your favorite beverage and snack and settle in for these virtual events on the calendar this week Even though these virtual events … [Read more...] about Stay at Home Virtual Events May 11-17

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on May 11, 2020 | Updated October 14, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · Brooklyn · Central Park · Cheap Eats · Coronavirus · Entertainment · Family Fun · Film · Free and Cheap · Frugal Over Fifty · Music · NYC Cheap Weekend · NYC Free · NYC Parks · NYC Theater · Virtual Events Tagged With: Carnegie Hall· Lincoln Center

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