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How to Get a FREE Covid Vaccination in NYC: Update

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Update: It's not easy to get a Covid vaccination in NYC, even with hubs open 24/7 in each borough and hundreds more locations in community centers and pharmacies.  Simply, demand is out-stripping supply, and some locations have run out. There are multiple websites where you can register, complicating things further.  Vaccinations are FREE. Appointments are … [Read more...] about How to Get a FREE Covid Vaccination in NYC: Update

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 18, 2021 | Updated January 18, 2021 Filed Under: Bronx · Brooklyn · Exploring NYC · Frugal Over Fifty · Health & Fitness · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: covid vaccinations

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

Take a Hike: Best NYC Parks for Fall Foliage

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NYC parks are great any time of year, but for many of us, fall foliage is the favorite season. Here's the annual NYCOTC guide to the best NYC parks in each borough for multi-colored magic, including white oak trees whose leaves turn purple, and maples whose reds, oranges and yellow epitomize fall color. Great places to start are Central Park’s Literary Walk and around the … [Read more...] about Take a Hike: Best NYC Parks for Fall Foliage

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Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 25, 2020 | Updated September 24, 2020 Filed Under: Autumn in New York · Best of NYC · Bronx · Brooklyn · Central Park · Exploring NYC · NYC Free · NYC Parks · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: fall foilage

National Lobster Day: Where to Eat in NYC

National Lobster Day is Friday, September 25, but anytime is a great time for enjoying these tasty crustaceans, especially locations celebrating Lobster Week through Sept. 27 with specials. Chow down at one of the many locally owned and operated lobster outposts in NYC and eat better and cheaper than at the national seafood chains. Whether you prefer your lobster steamed … [Read more...] about National Lobster Day: Where to Eat in NYC

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Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 23, 2020 | Updated September 24, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Bronx · Brooklyn · Cheap Eats · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: Burger & Lobster· National Lobster Day· North River Lobster Co.· NYC lobster restaurants· Red Hook Lobster Pound· Rockaway

NYC Parks Named for Women

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On this 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage, let's celebrate important NYC women and important women of history with connections to NYC by visiting the NYC parks, gardens, playgrounds and a reservoir named for women. The impressive list includes two First Ladies, a Revolutionary War heroine, an Olympic swimming champion, several social and science pioneers, the mother of a … [Read more...] about NYC Parks Named for Women

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Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 26, 2020 | Updated August 31, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Bronx · Brooklyn · Central Park · Hamilton · NYC for Visitors · NYC History · NYC Parks · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: American Museum of Natural History· Hamilton· Margaret Mead Film Festival· Morris-Jumel Mansion

Nathan’s 5 Cent Hot Dogs on Wednesday, July 22nd

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Nathan’s Famous is celebrating National Hot Dog Day on Wednesday, July 22nd with 5 cent hot dogs in Coney Island and other locations around NYC, Westchester and Long Island. The 5 cent hot dogs are the original price in 1916 when Nathan's opened its first hot dog stand, in Coney Island. Nathan's ran a similar 5 cent deal in 2016, celebrating its 100th anniversary, but … [Read more...] about Nathan’s 5 Cent Hot Dogs on Wednesday, July 22nd

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on July 21, 2020 | Updated July 21, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Bronx · Brooklyn · Cheap Eats · Daily Deals · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: Coney Island· Nathan's Famous

All Five NYC Zoos Reopen

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After more than four months of lockdown, New York City's five zoos reopen to the public next week, with timed entry, reduced capacity, new social distancing rules, and face coverings required for visitors. The Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo  open to members on July 20 and to the general public four days later, on July 24. The Staten … [Read more...] about All Five NYC Zoos Reopen

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on July 20, 2020 | Updated July 21, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Bronx · Brooklyn · Central Park · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: Bronx Zoo· Central Park Zoo· New York Aquarium· Prospect Park Zoo· Queens Zoo· Staten Island Zoo

Take a Hike: Best Parks & Trails for Social Distancing

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NYC parks are great any time of year, but especially in summer, when lush greenery provides cool shaded spots for secluded walks. Take a hike along 300 miles of trails through some of the oldest forests in the city, and past 10,000 acres of wild and untouched natural areas, glacial potholes, and bedrock you can see and touch. You'll come across all kinds of wildlife, from … [Read more...] about Take a Hike: Best Parks & Trails for Social Distancing

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on June 26, 2020 | Updated July 5, 2020 Filed Under: Autumn in New York · Best of NYC · Bronx · Brooklyn · Central Park · Exploring NYC · NYC Free · NYC Parks · Queens · Staten Island

40 Miles of NYC Streets Closed to Traffic in all 5 Boros

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NYC has closed more than 40 miles of streets to traffic, for strolling, power walking, jogging, bicycling, skateboarding. In my neighborhood, kids also are playing soccer, roller skate hockey and old-fashioned hopscotch in the roadbed, and grownups have brought out beach chairs and drinks for socializing. Open Streets are in all five boroughs, inside parks and close to … [Read more...] about 40 Miles of NYC Streets Closed to Traffic in all 5 Boros

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Posted by Evelyn Kanter on May 24, 2020 | Updated June 27, 2020 Filed Under: Bronx · Brooklyn · Coronavirus · Crisis Resources · Exploring NYC · NYC Free · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: Open Streets· Summer Streets

Best NYC Beaches by Subway in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island

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New York City has more than 14 miles of Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound beaches, and it's one of the few places in the world where you can take the subway to the sand, sea and surf. NYC beaches are FREE. There's no access fee, and there's nobody checking your ID, as Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties have been doing, to prevent non-residents from visiting. NYC … [Read more...] about Best NYC Beaches by Subway in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on May 22, 2020 | Updated June 25, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Brooklyn · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · Getting Around NYC · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks · NYC Summer Calendar · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: Brighton Beach· Coney Island· NYC beaches

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