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NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed

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Top News in NYC & Tri-State Update Dec. 28 The world's largest New Year's Eve party, in Times Square, also will be virtual. Brooklyn's famous Coney Island Polar Bear Club has cancelled its traditional New Year's Day plunge in the Atlantic Ocean. NYC holiday lights, windows and trees is will be lit through Jan. 3, some through Jan. 10. Visiting the Rockefeller … [Read more...] about NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 29, 2020 | Updated December 28, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Bronx · Brooklyn · Coronavirus · Crisis Resources · Entertainment · Frugal Over Fifty · Getting Around NYC · New York Auto Show · NYC Cheap Weekend · NYC for Visitors · NYC Museums · NYC Parks · NYC Theater · Queens · Sales & Bargains · Sports · Staten Island Tagged With: Brooklyn Botanical Garden· Brooklyn Library· Carnegie Hall· Coronavirus· Empire State Building· Lincoln Center· Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade· Metropolitan Museum of Art· Metropolitan Opera· New York Botanical Garden· NYPL· Open Streets· Queens Library· Staten Island Ferry

New York Cares Winter Coat Drive 2020 is Underway

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Reminder that if holiday shopping earns you or the kids a new, warm winter coat or jacket, donate your old one to the poor and homeless in NYC. 2020 is the 32nd annual New York Cares Winter Coat Drive, which has delivered more than two million warm winter coats to NYC needy over the years.  This year more than ever, New Yorkers are counting on acts of warmth make it … [Read more...] about New York Cares Winter Coat Drive 2020 is Underway

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 21, 2020 | Updated December 21, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Christmas in NYC · Sales & Bargains Tagged With: Black Friday· Christmas· CyberMonday· Thanksgiving

Best Christmas Tree Farms Near NYC

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Find your perfect holiday tree at a Christmas tree farm in the Hudson Valley or Southern Connecticut. These cut-your-own farms are within 90 minutes of Times Square. Several of these family-owned tree farms have been in the same family for generations, and make it a family event with hay rides, hot chocolate, petting zoos, even live reindeer and visits with Santa. Be … [Read more...] about Best Christmas Tree Farms Near NYC

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 4, 2020 | Updated December 6, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Christmas in NYC · Family Fun · NYC Daytrips · Sales & Bargains Tagged With: Hudson Valley

Cyber Monday Deals: Amazon, Hulu, Starbucks, More

Cyber Monday is the busiest day of the year for online shopping, and some merchants have extended the bargains through the week. You'll be avoiding crowds at stores, but with so many of us clicking the keyboards, some websites may be super slow. Here are some deals we like from online merchants for today - Cyber Monday - and beyond. See also - Things Not to Buy on … [Read more...] about Cyber Monday Deals: Amazon, Hulu, Starbucks, More

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on November 30, 2020 | Updated November 30, 2020 Filed Under: Sales & Bargains Tagged With: Amazon· Black Friday· Cyber Monday

NYC Adds Sidewalk Stores to Sidewalk Restaurants

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Until the end of the year, NYC retail stores may use the sidewalks in front of their stores for outdoor sales, the same way NYC restaurants use sidewalk space for outdoor dining. The new Open Storefronts program is designed to help small local businesses generate sales and stay in business by increasing their display and sales space on the sidewalks in front of their … [Read more...] about NYC Adds Sidewalk Stores to Sidewalk Restaurants

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on October 30, 2020 | Updated October 30, 2020 Filed Under: ICYMI · Sales & Bargains Tagged With: NYC Open Restaurants· NYC Open Storefronts· NYC Open Streets

Ice Skating and Holiday Shops Return to Bryant Park

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One of New York City's favorite holiday traditions returns on Friday, Oct. 30.  The Bryant Park Winter Village includes the famous and popular FREE ice skating rink, European-style holiday markets and festive decorations. Things are different this year to keep us all safe and socially-distanced.  There are fewer shops - around 60, instead of the usual 200 - … [Read more...] about Ice Skating and Holiday Shops Return to Bryant Park

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on October 29, 2020 | Updated November 10, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Family Fun · NYC for Visitors · NYC Free · NYC Parks · Sales & Bargains Tagged With: Bryant Park Winter Village· holiday shops· ice skating

Best NYC Candy Stores

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For Halloween or any time, these NYC candy shops are a treat for inexpensive choices, including such vintage favorites as Cracker Jacks, Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, Mallo Cups and Chuckles, and wax fangs. The selection is far more interesting and less expensive than those pre-packaged supermarket and drugstore bags. Even better, these old-fashioned candy stores are small, … [Read more...] about Best NYC Candy Stores

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on October 13, 2020 | Updated October 12, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Brooklyn · Sales & Bargains Tagged With: Halloween

Amazon Prime Day Deals & Money-Back Credits to Get Now

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Amazon Prime Day is two days this year, Oct. 13 and 14, but you can score discount deals and money-back credits now to start saving money now and get a head start now on your holiday shopping. Forget Black Friday. Check out these deals available now, before Amazon Prime Day: Through October 12, Amazon will offer Prime members a $10 credit to use on Prime Day when members … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Day Deals & Money-Back Credits to Get Now

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on October 11, 2020 | Updated October 11, 2020 Filed Under: Daily Deals · Frugal Over Fifty · Sales & Bargains Tagged With: 100 Things to Do in NYC Before You Die· Amazon Prime Day

Century 21 Declares Bankruptcy and Closing All 13 Stores

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End of an era: NYC-based department store chain Century 21 has filed for bankruptcy and is shutting down all its stores, putting nearly 1,400 employees out of work, and many thousands of bargain-hunters out of luck. Going Out of Business sales start soon, and the stores will close by the end of October. The announcement comes just days after Lord & Taylor, founded in … [Read more...] about Century 21 Declares Bankruptcy and Closing All 13 Stores

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 11, 2020 | Updated September 11, 2020 Filed Under: Sales & Bargains · Vanishing NYC Tagged With: Century 21· Lord & Taylor

NYC Sales Tax Rules for Back to School Shopping

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Hard to believe, but it's time for back to school shopping. Here's what you need to know about NYC and New York State sales taxes, to help plan your shopping and not get cheated by paying tax on something that's exempt from tax. The total sales tax rate in New York City is 8.875%, but many things are excluded, including clothing or footwear less than $110. School … [Read more...] about NYC Sales Tax Rules for Back to School Shopping

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 23, 2020 | Updated August 24, 2020 Filed Under: Frugal Over Fifty · Sales & Bargains Tagged With: back to school· NYC sales tax

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