NYC schools have Mid-Winter break the week of Feb. 17 to 21. Prevent cabin fever and save money with these FREE and cheap events for kids and the grown-ups who love them, including a full schedule of activities in Bryant Park and the Intrepid Museum. See also Best NYC Museums for Kids Kids Week schedule of events at Bryant Park: All activities are open to all kids. No … [Read more...]
Where to Visit US Presidents in NYC
During Presidents Weekend 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...]
5 Ways to Avoid Super Bowl Sunday 2020
If Super Bowl Sunday is not the most important day of the year to you, score a goal with these FREE and cheap family-friendly suggestions for how and where you can avoid the Big Game entirely in New York City. Visit a museum. NYC museums are all open on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Take your pick. Our NYC museum picks: National Museum of Math This museum in Flatiron … [Read more...]
Where to Go Ice Skating at Outdoor & Indoor Rinks
An important part of NYC as a winter wonderland is the city's ice skating rinks. Even though you aren't as graceful as an Olympic medalist, you can still have fun at one of the many outdoor and year-round indoor rinks in NYC, including some where you can skate for FREE. Here is your complete list of 15 ice skating rinks in NYC, including rinks in NYC parks and rooftop rinks with picture … [Read more...]
What to Do Free & Cheap This Weekend in NYC
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this first full weekend in December, including FREE tree lighting ceremonies, FREE holiday light shows and train shows, and MTA Holiday Nostalgia Train rides. Get more NYC for less money with NYC on the Cheap. That's our motto and we're sticking to it. Everything on NYC on the Cheap is family … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Things to Do in December
There are a gazillion FREE and budget-friendly things to do in New York City any time of the year, especially in December, with all the FREE holiday tree lighting ceremonies, FREE light shows and store windows to enjoy, plus FREE concerts and dance performances and so much more. Get More NYC for Less Money with NYC ON THE CHEAP. That's our motto, and we're sticking to it, and we're … [Read more...]
Free & Cheap Things to Do Nov. 18-30
There are a gazillion FREE and budget-friendly things to do in New York City any month of the year, especially the last two weeks of November, which includes the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Baloonfest the night before, plus lectures, film festivals, the openings of of holiday exhibits and markets, and so much more. Some events require advance registration to manage space, so if you are … [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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