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 in the end of May, and twice in mid-July. Manhattanhenge is a play on words for Stonehenge. It's fascinating to see and photograph, … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Films on the Green
The 12th edition of Films on the Green returns in 2019 with a weekly FREE screenings in NYC parks of films with a French theme, including a bio-pic of design icon Coco Chanel. The theme for this year’s festival is ‘Women Behind the Camera’ with 13 screenings that display the work of female directors. Films on the Green screenings each Friday, May 31 through Sept. 3, in a different NYC park … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Shred Fest 2019 Document Shredding
Now that you've filed your taxes, it's time to shred documents you no longer need, and protect yourself from identity theft. Shred Fest is a FREE annual shredding service in NYC and the rest of New York State, sponsored by the AARP Stop Scams program. There are FREE shredding events in all five boroughs this week and through mid-through May. You don't have to be an AARP member, or … [Read more...]
Celebrating All Things Green in New York City
NYC celebrates our great green earth all 365 days a year, not just on Earth Day. Despite what Kermit the Frog says, it's easy to be green in NYC, because green is everywhere, in NYC parks and gardens, neighborhood and street names, on the subway, on our iconic statues and monuments, with our favorite hometown sports teams, and in what we eat. Here are the NYCOTC top choices for where … [Read more...]
NYC Restaurant Closings
It's been a bad spring for NYC restaurants, sandwich shops and even dive bars. Several dozen have closed in the last few weeks due to landlord disputes including rising rents, owner fatigue, some that just didn't catch on, and our changing tastes that sent diners and drinkers elsewhere. It's a sad list, and hopefully does not include a favorite of yours. Say sayonara, auf … [Read more...]
Best Free & Cheap Things to Do April 15-30
No fooling, NYC is filled with FREE and cheap things to do every month, and April is no different, with lots of outdoor events. Take advantage of fine spring weather, including the annual Earth Day, Shred Fest free document shredding, the New York Auto Show and the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day gathering. As always, nothing on NYC on the Cheap is more than $25, and most are … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend April 12-14
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this mid-April weekend that includes Easter Egg hunts, a new museum exhibition about music icon Leonard Cohen, the first of NYC's cherry blossom festivals, NYC Record Store Day, and the annual Hot Sauce Expo. And now that the weather is nice, it's Street Fair season, too. Everything we suggest is $25 or less, … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend March 29-31
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this last weekend of March. 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. Let's hope the weather cooperates with outdoor events. And if it doesn't, here are some rainy day … [Read more...]
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