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Free & Cheap Things to Do in NYC This Week

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There's never a dull moment in the greatest city on the planet, including this first week of 2022, including your last chance for several museum exhibits and some holiday lights.  Get more NYC for less money with NYC on the Cheap. That's our motto and we're sticking to it. NOTE - In accordance with the NYC vaccine requirement, visitors ages 12 and older must be … [Read more...] about Free & Cheap Things to Do in NYC This Week

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 3, 2022 | Updated January 3, 2022 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Brooklyn · Central Park · Cheap Eats · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · Free and Cheap · Frugal Over Fifty · NYC Free · NYC Museums · NYC Parks · Virtual Events Tagged With: Central Park· Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum· Jewish Museum· Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)· National Museum of the American Indian· New York Botanical Garden· NYPL· Rubin Museum· Skyscraper Museum

NYC Free Parking Calendar 2022

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Starting with New Year's Day, there are more than three dozen legal and religious holidays in NYC in 2022 when parking meter or alternate side parking (ASP) rules are suspended, and you don't have to move your car. Note that No Stopping, No Standing, No Parking and parking meter regulations remain in effect on all but six of those holidays. Alternate side parking rules … [Read more...] about NYC Free Parking Calendar 2022

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 31, 2021 | Updated January 5, 2022 Filed Under: Getting Around NYC · NYC Free

Free Museum Admission with Bank Card

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On the first full weekend of the month, get FREE admission to museums in NYC and throughout the USA, including this weekend, Jan. 1/2, 2022, the first free admission weekend of the New Year. Although most museums are closed on New Year's Day, you still get FREE admission on Sunday, when museums are open and usually empty because it's a holiday weekend. Museums on Us is a … [Read more...] about Free Museum Admission with Bank Card

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 29, 2021 | Updated December 29, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Family Fun · NYC for Visitors · NYC Free · NYC Museums · Queens Tagged With: El Museo del Barrio· free museum admission· Hudson River Museum· IDNYC card· Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum· Jewish Museum· Liberty Science Center· Metropolitan Museum of Art· New York Historical Society

Good Riddance Day 2021 in Times Square

Say good riddance to bad memories of 2021 to make room for new and better memories in 2022, at the annual Good Riddance Day event in Times Square, Tuesday, Dec. 28, because we all want this year to be gone. Some suggestions of what to throw into the Good Riddance Day fire and forget: photos of broken romances, turn-down letter from the co-op board, furlough letter … [Read more...] about Good Riddance Day 2021 in Times Square

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 24, 2021 | Updated December 29, 2021 Filed Under: Christmas in NYC · NYC Free Tagged With: Good Riddance Day· New Years Eve· Times Square

Free Museum Admission Every Monday

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Enjoy NYC on the cheap by taking advantage of FREE or pay-as-you-wish admission at museums, zoos, gardens and cultural institutions. We are lucky there are dozens of deals on different days and hours during the week and on weekends  Here's the list for Monday. Be sure to make your ticket reservation in advance, where required, since museums are still requiring social … [Read more...] about Free Museum Admission Every Monday

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 13, 2021 | Updated December 8, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · NYC for Visitors · NYC Free · NYC Museums Tagged With: 9/11 Museum· American Museum of Natural History· Brooklyn Library· Brooklyn Museum· El Museo del Barrio· IDNYC card· Met Museum· MoMA PS1· Museum at Eldridge Street· NYPL· Queens Library· Staten Island Museum

ICYMI Weekend Roundup

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Since you are especially busy these days getting ready for Christmas and New Year's, we are highlighting the top reads of the week in case you missed them, plus some more newsworthy tidbits and reminders.  Once again this week, our absolute most popular read of the week is the FREE food at McDonald's. The promotion is called 12 Days of Deals, with a different free … [Read more...] about ICYMI Weekend Roundup

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 11, 2021 | Updated December 10, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · Cheap Eats · ICYMI · Jewish New York · NYC for Visitors · NYC Free Tagged With: Bryant Park Winter Village· Late Show with Stephen Colbert· NYC Marathon· Radio City Rockettes· Rockefeller Center· Saturday Night Live· The Late Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Where to Get Free Santa Photos With Your Kids or Pets in NYC & Tri-State

It's time to take the kids  to see Santa, and have their photo taken for a lifetime of happy holiday memories. Also pet photos with Santa. Here are the best places to see Santa in all five boroughs of NYC and beyond. Most visits are FREE, including reservations to reduce the time you spend on line. It's the photos that cost, and some packages start at a Grinch-like … [Read more...] about Where to Get Free Santa Photos With Your Kids or Pets in NYC & Tri-State

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 9, 2021 | Updated December 9, 2021 Filed Under: Bronx · Brooklyn · Christmas in NYC · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · NYC Free · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: where to see Santa

Free Broadway Shows

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Head for The Shops at Hudson Yards and The Shops at Columbus Circle for FREE Broadway show performances through mid-December. Now that we have your attention: Cast members from more than a dozen Broadway shows are performing free on Mondays at Hudson Yards and free on Thursdays at Columbus Circle.  So this is your chance to get a preview of some top tickets for … [Read more...] about Free Broadway Shows

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on November 29, 2021 | Updated December 3, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Daily Deals · Entertainment · NYC for Visitors · NYC Free · NYC Theater Tagged With: Hudson Yards· Shops at Columbus Circle

Macy’s Balloonfest 2021 Complete Guide

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For many New Yorkers and holiday visitors, the best part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is the night before, watching the world-famous parade balloons get inflated with helium and pop into life one leg, arm or hat at a time. Here's your complete guide to Macy's Balloonfest 2021, including hours, viewing route, and insider's tips for getting the most out of the … [Read more...] about Macy’s Balloonfest 2021 Complete Guide

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on November 23, 2021 | Updated November 25, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Christmas in NYC · Family Fun · NYC for Visitors · NYC Free Tagged With: Balloonfest· MacysParade· Thanksgiving

Free Hanukkah Recipes & E-Cards

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Hanukkah 2021 begins this weekend, at sundown on Sunday, Nov. 28,  and lasts for eight nights of special holiday foods, small gifts, family games, and the all-important lighting of Menorah candles. Start planning now with FREE recipes, both traditional and updated, and a variety of FREE e-cards. See our other NYC holiday articles NYC Tree Lighting … [Read more...] about Free Hanukkah Recipes & E-Cards

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on November 23, 2021 | Updated November 21, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Christmas in NYC · Festivals · Jewish New York · NYC Free Tagged With: Central Park· Hanukkah

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