If the recent heroic rescue of those young soccer players from a flooded cave in Thailand inspired you to learn scuba diving, you can learn the basics right here in NYC at one of the dive shops that offers both lessons and dive trips. The basics are taught in classroom sessions or online, and in local swimming pools. The next step is to get PADI or NAUI certified on your next trip to the … [Read more...]
National Night Out Against Crime Today in NYC
Join the NYPD and NYC officials at more than 70 locations on National Night Out Against Crime. This is a nationwide, family-friendly effort to take back our streets and parks and make our neighborhoods and communities safer, with events in cities throughout the USA. National Night Out Against Crime in NYC events include barbeques and bounce houses, face painting, crime prevention workshops, … [Read more...]
NYC Car Free Weekends: Summer Streets 2018
The popular NYC Summer Streets program returns for the first three Saturdays of August, closing seven miles of Manhattan streets to motorized traffic and turning the car free streets into one long street fair, with water slides, music and more along the route. From the Brooklyn Bridge to the Upper East Side, Lafayette Streets, Park Avenue and Park Avenue South will be for the exclusive use of … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Yoga Classes Every Day of the Week
It's possible to do Downward Dog and Warrior Pose every day of the week this summer in FREE outdoor classes in NYC parks and other public spaces, all led by top instructors. There's also summer yoga sessions at a NYC museum. Classes are designed for all levels. Bring your own mat, wear comfortable clothing, and expect to get up early for the sunrise sessions. Note that some free yoga classes … [Read more...]
Suicide Prevention Resources in NYC and Nationwide
In the last week, we lost two celebrity New Yorkers to suicide, fashion guru Kate Spade and food and travel guru Anthony Bourdain. Sadly, suicide is increasing among the famous and non-famous, including US Military veterans. Suicide prevention support services are available FREE in New York City and nationwide to help if you are depressed and contemplating suicide, and to recognize signs in a … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Dance Week Fitness & Ballet Classes
NYC Dance Week is an annual ten-day festival of FREE and discounted dance, fitness and wellness classes at participating studios, including Fitness Labs, and a workshop with the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries. It's a great time to try a new program, from ballet to Pilates. NYC Dance Week kicks off- literally - with a dance performance and work-out event happening simultaneously in Union … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend April 27-29
Where did April go? Your NYC FREE and cheap weekend plans begin here, with more than a dozen things to do this final weekend of the month, including the Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival, street fairs and more. The NYCOTC free and cheap weekend guide is $25 or less so you can take bites out of the Big Apple without eating up your budget, plus a few occasional splurges worth the money. And … [Read more...]
Medical Marijuana Joint Opens on Fifth Ave.
Medical marijuana dispensaries have been growing like weeds around the USA, and New York City has joined the party. The newest NYC dispensary opens later this week near Bryant Park, joining others in Murray Hill, the East Village, Queens and Bronx. MedMen claims to be a "class leading" retail shop that just happens to sell marijuana and marijuana products. It opens on Friday, 4/20 (of … [Read more...]
Best Allergy-Friendly Restaurant Chains in USA
It's tough to go out to eat if you or a member of your family or group has an allergy, whether that person is lactose intolerant (like my own son), has a peanut allergy, or sensitivity to something else. AllergyEats, the leading guide to allergy-friendly restaurants in the United States, makes it easy - or at least easier, with its 2018 list of the Top 10 Most Allergy-Friendly Restaurant Chains … [Read more...]
Winter Storm Safety Tips
Mother Nature's version of March Madness is a second major storm in less than a week aimed at New York City and the Northeast. The predicted dump of as much a foot of heavy, wet snow on us, along with high winds, is certain to take down more trees and power lines. Whether or not this is another Snowmageddon or SnowBomb, it's wise to be prepared and take steps to be safe during winter … [Read more...]
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