NYC's longest-running FREE public outdoor dance festival, featuring local and international performers and dance styles from ballet to Bollywood begins Sunday, for a week. More than 30 dance troupes perform at the 37th annual Battery Dance Festival in Battery Park, including members of NYC's Martha Graham School and from countries including India, Canada, Botswana, Spain and … [Read more...]
Global Citizen Festival 2018 in Central Park
Get FREE tickets to the Global Citizen Festival, NYC's biggest annual outdoor concert, with a blockbuster line-up including Janet Jackson, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, Cardi B, Janelle Monae and special guest John Legend. Hugh Jackman returns as host for the fifth year. Global Citizen Festival 2018 is Saturday, Sept.29, in Central Park. The annual event blends great music with … [Read more...]
NYC Free Events This Week July 30 to Aug. 3
As we tell you often here on NYC on the Cheap, cheap is good, free is better. Here are the best of both: FREE and cheap things to see and do in New York City this week, July 30 to Aug. 3,including the Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival, outdoor movies and more. Our motto is get more NYC for less money with NYC on the Cheap. Let's hope the weather cooperates with all the outdoor events … [Read more...]
Best Free Things to do in NYC July 23-27
As we tell you often here on NYC on the Cheap, cheap is good, free is better. Here are the best of both: FREE and cheap things to see and do in New York City this week, July 23-27, including concerts and dancing, films, yoga classes, and a panel discussion about protecting the free press. Our motto is get more NYC for less money with NYC on the Cheap. Let's hope the weather cooperates … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Things to Do July 20-22
Your free and cheap weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen things to do this July weekend, including a FREE concert at MOMA, FREE fireworks in Coney Island, and a FREE family activity day in Rockefeller Plaza. And remember that you now get FREE admission to more than 30 NYC museums and cultural institutions with the new CulturePass. It's a new perk to use with your library card from … [Read more...]
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2018
The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NYC is both a cultural celebration and a sporting event, with more than 100 colorful boats paddled by teams of up to 20 competing for prizes and the title of fiercest dragon. And it's FREE. This year's 28th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is Saturday and Sunday, August 11th and 12th, with 2,500 participants competing from across the U.S. and Canada. The … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Best Beaches to Beat the Heat
Beat the heat by taking the subway to an ocean beach. New York City is the only place in the world where you can do that. Head to these NYC beaches on the cheap, for the price of a subway ride, some with connections to a NYC bus. Remember to take your sunscreen. See also Best FREE outdoor pools in Manhattan Best FREE outdoor pools in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Open Garden Day in NYC Parks
Some of NYC's best cool, green, quiet spots are the community gardens dotting playgrounds, open spaces between apartment buildings, even rooftop urban farms which grow fresh fruits and veggies for local residents. There are more than 550 community gardens around town, and the NYC Parks Dept. and GreenThumb, the largest community gardening program in the USA, are celebrating them all this … [Read more...]
Best Free Things to do in NYC July 9-13
As we tell you often here on NYC on the Cheap, cheap is good, free is better. Here are the best of both: FREE and cheap things to see and do in New York City this week, July 9 to Friday the 13, including concerts and dancing, films, yoga classes, and the phenomena known as Manhattanhenge, when the sun sets directly between Manhattan's cross streets. Our motto is get more NYC for less money … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Manhattanhenge 2018 is July 12/13
Manhattanhenge is when the sun sets directly through the center of Manhattan cross streets, lighting both the north and south sides. Manhattanhenge is just four times a year, when the sun is directly in line with the Manhattan street grid. It happens twice a year. If you missed it at the end of May, you get a second chance in mid-July. Or wait until next year. Manhattanhenge is a play on … [Read more...]
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