It's been a busy few days. Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Museum Store Sunday, Cyber Monday, and today is Giving Tuesday. Be generous with your holiday spirit and give to these NYC museums and parks, including programs for school kids, and a tourist greeting program. In many cases your gift will be matched, doubled or even tripled, so your donation goes further. New … [Read more...]
Best Free & Cheap NYC Holiday Events
NYC is in full holiday mode now, with Christmas tree and Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremonies, holiday crafts markets and another long list of holiday events. Take a deep breath and put these on your calendar. As always, NYCOTC features primarily FREE events and others are always $25 or less, so you can enjoy more NYC and more for less money. Complete guide to NYC tree lighting … [Read more...]
NYC War Memorials to Visit on Veterans Day or Any Day
The price of freedom and independence is high. Here are six top memorial sites in NYC where you can honor our men and women in uniform any day of the year, not just on Veterans Day or during the Veterans Day Weekend. These war memorials are FREE to visit and reflect on the true cost of freedom and independence. World War Two Memorial, Battery Park This outdoor memorial is a series of tall … [Read more...]
NYC Marathon Guide: Best Spots to Watch
More than 48,000 runners and one million spectators turn NYC into a giant sporting event and street fair each year on the first Sunday of November for the NYC Marathon. What are the best spots to watch and cheer the athletes along the five-borough 26.2 mile route? There are oh, so many great spots, including some with block parties with bands and DJ along the route. Pick your spot, and make … [Read more...]
Where to See the Best Fall Foliage in NYC
This is peak fall foliage season in New York City, through early November. Parks and gardens in all five boroughs have geared up with ways for visitors to find the best technicolor displays, including FREE guided walks by Urban Park rangers, and special color cams that track the ever-changing oranges and reds. Here's where to find the best fall foliage, alphabetically, by borough. Where … [Read more...]
Free & Cheap Things to Do Today Through Sunday
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this mid-October weekend, some family-friendly, others for adults only. The list includes FREE concerts of David Bowie music, Halloween events, plus fall food festivals, and more The NYC on the Cheap weekend list is $25 or less, and most things are FREE, so you can enjoy NYC more for less money. Unless … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Best NYC Parks for Fall Foilage
NYC parks are great any time of year, but for many of us, fall foilage is the favorite season. Here's the annual NYCOTC guide to the best NYC parks in each borough for multi-colored magic, including white oak trees whose leaves turn purple, and maples whose reds, oranges and yellow epitomize fall color. Great places to start are Central Park’s Literary Walk and around the Bow Bridge, and … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Columbus Day Weekend
It's a three-day weekend, and there are plenty of ways to enjoy Columbus Day Weekend in NYC and nearby, from museum workshops to corn maizes and pumpkin and apple picking, the Columbus Day Parade, and celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day. Here are free and cheap things to see do this weekend, some family-friendly and others for adults only, NYC and the Tri-State area. As always - nothing on … [Read more...]
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