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51+ Free & Cheap Things to Do in NYC This Weekend

As always, there's so much to do on a NYC weekend, including on this mid-October weekend, with a FREE block party at the Guggenheim Museum, the annual Korean Festival in Madison Square Park, the only corn maze in NYC,  and so much more. All our events are family-friendly, and nearly everything is FREE.  NYC on the Cheap is the only NYC website specializing in … [Read more...] about 51+ Free & Cheap Things to Do in NYC This Weekend

9/11 20th Anniversary Events on Sept. 11, 2021

Sept. 11, 2021 is the 20th Anniversary of that terrible day which changed all of our lives forever. Attend these events in person in NYC or anywhere online, including concerts, a virtual film screening, commemorative dance performances and the annual Tribute in Light. Also see our list of museum exhibits and other events in the first ten days of September. All times … [Read more...] about 9/11 20th Anniversary Events on Sept. 11, 2021

NYC Free: Met Opera Summer HD Festival

See ten FREE Metropolitan Opera performances outdoors on a giant screen in Lincoln Center, starting this weekend. This year's Met Opera Summer HD Festival features full opera performances from the Met’s Live in HD cinema and TV transmissions, plus two special live concerts by the Met Orchestra and leading performers on Labor Day Weekend. The Met Opera Summer HD Festival … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Met Opera Summer HD Festival

NYC Free: Tour the Lightship Ambrose at South Street Seaport

Take a trip into the past with FREE tours of the 1908 lightship Ambrose at the South Street Seaport, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.   The historic floating lighthouse guided ships safely from the Atlantic Ocean into lower New York Bay between Coney Island, New York, and Sandy Hook, New Jersey—an area filled with sand bars and shoals perilous to approaching … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Tour the Lightship Ambrose at South Street Seaport

City of Water Day FREE Events in all Five Boroughs & Beyond

The annual City of Water Day celebrates the 1,600 miles of shoreline around NYC with a full day of FREE family-friendly events in all five boroughs, and beyond. Tour a historic 1885 sailing ship, identify fish and other wildlife, learn to kayak or fish, join a coastal cleanup, participate in science experiments, learn about the organizations that protect our water and … [Read more...] about City of Water Day FREE Events in all Five Boroughs & Beyond

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 for the 2020/2021 season.  Weekend trips to nearby Vermont … [Read more...] about Ski Bus Trips to Nearby Slopes From NYC & LI

NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed

Top News in NYC & Tri-State Update Dec. 28 The world's largest New Year's Eve party, in Times Square, also will be virtual. Brooklyn's famous Coney Island Polar Bear Club has cancelled its traditional New Year's Day plunge in the Atlantic Ocean. NYC holiday lights, windows and trees is will be lit through Jan. 3, some through Jan. 10. Visiting the Rockefeller … [Read more...] about NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed

20 Ways to Celebrate the Fourth of July Weekend Virtually

Normally, we would be attending picnics and concerts and fireworks on the 4th of July.  But since 2020 is not a normal year, here's how to celebrate the birthday of the USA virtually, at home, all weekend, including concerts, fireworks, a reading of the Declaration of Independence by NYC school children, debut of the movie version of Hamilton, and more. Friday, July 3 … [Read more...] about 20 Ways to Celebrate the Fourth of July Weekend Virtually

Stay at Home Virtual Events May 11-17

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

Stay at Home Virtual Events May 4-10

This first week of May we stay-at-homes have so many choices for FREE virtual Broadway shows, opera, concerts, panel discussions, and celebrities reading children's books. Put these virtual events on your calendar for this week.  There's so much to do virtually you may not miss going out, so grab your favorite beverage and your favorite snack, and settle in. Even … [Read more...] about Stay at Home Virtual Events May 4-10