Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in NYC with a long list of FREE events, including an art show of environmental themes and a zero waste fashion show at the traditional Earth Day fair in Union Square, a weekend of events at the New York Botanical Garden, the Earth Day 5K Green Tour, and more. Earth Day events are over several days, starting this week, before Earth Day on April … [Read more...]
Best Places for NYC Cherry Blossoms
Spring is blooming in New York City this week, including thousands of pink and white Japanese cherry trees with their fragrant and delicate pink and white blossoms. Here are the best places to enjoy the cherry blossoms in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx - Cherry Walk, Riverside Park, Manhattan: The walkway along the Hudson River, from 100th Street to 125th Street, is known as Cherry Walk. … [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...]
Celebrating All Things Green in New York City
St. Patrick's Day is just one day a year. But New York City celebrates green all 365 days a year, in parks and gardens, on the subway, on our iconic statues and monuments, with our favorite hometown sports teams, and in what we eat. Despite what Kermit the Frog says, it's easy to be green in NYC, because green is everywhere. Here are the NYCOTC top choices for where and how to find and … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Hudson Yards Vessel Tickets
How to get FREE tickets to visit The Vessel: It's one of the most extraordinary public sculptures in the world, an intricate honeycomb that you can climb and explore for magnificent views of Midtown, the Hudson River and beyond. It's The Vessel, the latest NYC landmark and centerpiece of Hudson Yards, FREE to explore. Because it's an instant must-see, tickets are required for timed … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Best Sledding Hills
It's another snow day. Here are the best sledding hills in parks in all five boroughs. Dress warmly and take the kids to these popular sledding hills, including those designated by the NYC Dept. of Parks for Snow Day fun. That's when there are Park Rangers on hand with hot chocolate and to supervise friendly snowball fights. Tips for keeping warm in extreme cold weather from the NYC … [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 & 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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