Why pay full price for anything in NYC when there are so many discounts, including for theater, concerts, sightseeing tours and wine tasting experiences. Get $20 tickets to live entertainment regularly priced to $49 during this special $20-a-Pop sale. More good news: There are similar $20-a-Pop tickets available in cities nationwide, including Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles. Get … [Read more...]
New Statue of Liberty Museum Opens
There's a new way to explore the history and influence of the Statue of Liberty. The new Statue of Liberty Museum opens to the public on May 16, 2019, with three levels of exhibit space, including showcasing the statue's original torch, replaced 30 years ago. And there are picture postcard views of Lady Liberty and the Manhattan skyline through the glass window walls, and also from the … [Read more...]
Best Free & Cheap Things to Do April 15-30
No fooling, NYC is filled with FREE and cheap things to do every month, and April is no different, with lots of outdoor events. Take advantage of fine spring weather, including the annual Earth Day, Shred Fest free document shredding, the New York Auto Show and the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day gathering. As always, nothing on NYC on the Cheap is more than $25, and most are … [Read more...]
NYC Parks Named for Women
Celebrate the last few days of Women's History Month and the first few days of Spring by visiting the NYC parks, gardens, playgrounds and even a reservoir named for important New York women and for other important women in history. There's at least one park in each NYC borough named for a woman who changed NYC, even the world. With just a few exceptions, these noteworthy women were … [Read more...]
Hudson Rising: Exhibit on River’s Importance
The Hudson River may be the most important waterway in the USA, with 400 years of impact on the nation's culture and commerce, along with being the birthplace of the environmental movement. And it's all on exhibit at a new exhibit opening today at the New York Historical Society. Hudson Rising explores centuries of ecological change and environmental activism through historic artifacts, … [Read more...]
Where to Visit US Presidents in NYC
During Presidents Week or any time, you can visit these New York City places with a special connection to US Presidents, including George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, whose birthdays we celebrate each February. Several are National Park Service sites, with FREE tours by Park Rangers, and other events with re-enactors in period Revolutionary Era costume. Federal Hall National … [Read more...]
NYC Free: City Hall Tours
Take a FREE tour of New York City's City Hall and learn about its history and architectural significance. It's an official NYC landmark, both for its exterior and impressive rotunda. City Hall is one of the oldest continuously used City Halls in the USA that still houses its original governmental functions, and is considered one of the finest architectural achievements of its period. It was … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Things to Do Feb. 1-3
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this first weekend of February, including FREE first-weekend-of-the-month museum admission. As always, everything NYC on the Cheap suggests is $25 or less, and most things are FREE, so you can enjoy more NYC for less money. So much to see and do and so little time. Through Sunday Frost Fest … [Read more...]
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