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...]
Where to Avoid Super Bowl Sunday 2019
If Super Bowl Sunday is not the most important day of the year to you, score a goal with these suggestions how and where you can avoid the Big Game entirely in the Big Apple. Visit a museum. Many NYC museums have FREE admission the first weekend of the month. See our list here. NYC museums are all open on Super Bowl Sunday. Take your pick. Our picks: The National Museum of Math in … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Best Sledding Hills
Let it snow. 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 Dept. of … [Read more...]
Mulchfest: How to Recycle Your Christmas Tree
Chip in: Recycle your Christmas trees into wood chips that will nourish trees and plants on NYC streets, gardens and parks at MulchFest 2019. Give your tree back to the land, instead of adding it to the landfill. There are giant chippers in NYC parks in all five boroughs waiting to munch - er mulch - your holiday tree, including Mulchfest weekend, Jan. 12/13. Leave your holiday tree … [Read more...]
Giving Tuesday in NYC
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...]
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