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...]
Niblo’s Garden: Party Like it’s 1865
Party like it's 1865 at A Night at Niblo's Garden, with a Victorian circus and a vaudeville show including fire eaters and contortionists, in Brooklyn. The popular old-fashioned extravaganza returns for two nights at Green-Wood Cemetery, celebrating "permanent resident" William Niblo (1789–1878). The outdoor performances will have the 19th-century flair of Niblo’s historic theater. It … [Read more...]
George Washington’s New York City
The inauguration of New Yorker Donald Trump as 45th US President is a good time to visit the places in NYC where the first US President, George Washington, was inaugurated, ate and drank, slept and prayed, and made famous in other ways. That would include, of course, commanding the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, which also ended here in NYC in 1783, with a triumphal march … [Read more...]
NYC Historic Homes Turned into Museums
Some of the best NYC museums are in historic homes and mansions, several dating to the Revolutionary War or Civil War. Here are seven historic homes in the Bronx well worth a visit. If only the walls could talk, and tell us even more than the wonderful exhibits. SEE ALSO The NYCOTC list of FREE museum days. Hamilton Grange National Monument Alexander Hamilton built this Federal-style … [Read more...]
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