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NYC Free: Art Gallery Receptions

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The growing art scene in Chelsea has organized itself into weekly FREE gallery shows that often include free wine and cheese, and always the chance to socialize and maybe even make a down payment on one of the artworks. Many smaller, independent galleries in Chelsea host free events for their new exhibitions or to celebrate an existing exhibition or artist. The free art … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Art Gallery Receptions

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on February 6, 2020 | Updated February 5, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · Brooklyn · NYC Free Tagged With: Chelsea· NYC free

NYC Free: Art Gallery Events in Chelsea

The growing art scene in Chelsea has organized itself into weekly FREE gallery shows that often include free wine and cheese, and always the chance to socialize and maybe even make a down payment on one of the artworks. Many smaller, independent galleries in Chelsea now host free events for their new exhibitions or to celebrate an existing exhibition or artist. The free … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Art Gallery Events in Chelsea

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on March 29, 2017 | Updated December 20, 2018 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · NYC Free Tagged With: Chelsea· NYC free

NYC cheap eats: Chock Full o’ Nuts all-day breakfast

The demise of Prime Burger, mid-Manhattan's classic and award-winning coffee shop -- because the building's new owner kicked them out -- is making us all feel nostalgic for the classic luncheonettes and burger joints that remain. Lucky for us, Chock Full o' Nuts has returned, with the first of several planned locations in Chelsea. And it's still a bargain. Check out the … [Read more...] about NYC cheap eats: Chock Full o’ Nuts all-day breakfast

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on May 29, 2012 | Updated April 21, 2019 Filed Under: Cheap Eats · Grab Bag · NYC for Visitors · Vanishing NYC Tagged With: Chelsea· Chock Full o' Nuts· New York City· NYC Tourist Info

Best NYC happy hours: Hill Country BBQ

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The best thing about happy hour at Hill Country BBQ is that you don't need to wear cowboy boots or talk in a Texas twang to enjoy it.  Every day, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and again 10 p.m. to closing, there are  2 for 1 PBR, $2 well shots, $5 well drinks, and $5 house margaritas.  Hill Country also has meal deals, including all you can eat ribs or brisket on Mondays for $25, and a live … [Read more...] about Best NYC happy hours: Hill Country BBQ

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 9, 2011 | Updated September 4, 2012 Filed Under: Best NYC Happy Hours · Cheap Eats · NYC for Visitors Tagged With: Chelsea· Happy Hours· New York City· NYC Tourist Info

Best happy hour: Tequila Chitos in Chelsea

Family-owned Tequila Chitos is a Chelsea favorite, and not just for its traditional guacamole, prepared at your table.  Its also got one of the best happy hours in town, with $3 frozen Margaritas, pina coladas and beers.  There's also a free buffet of Mexican favs.  The Tequila Chitos happy hour is 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday, at 358 West 23rd St., between Eighth and … [Read more...] about Best happy hour: Tequila Chitos in Chelsea

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on June 15, 2011 | Updated July 28, 2012 Filed Under: Best NYC Happy Hours · Cheap Eats · NYC for Visitors Tagged With: Chelsea· Free and Cheap· Happy Hours· New York City

NYC Free and Frugal iPhone iPad iTouch app

It may be the best $1.99 bargain on the planet.  NYC Free and Frugal is the newest app for the iPhone, iPad and iTouch, just pubished and avialable for download on the iTunes store. NYC Free and Frugal information on more than 100 cheap eats and shopping, plus free museums, theater, street festivals and other attractions in all five boroughs -- Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, … [Read more...] about NYC Free and Frugal iPhone iPad iTouch app

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on October 16, 2010 | Updated April 4, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Cheap Eats · Cheap Urban Escapes · Entertainment · Family Fun · Festivals · Free and Cheap · Health & Fitness · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks · NYC Theater · Sales & Bargains · Sports · Travel Deals · Weekend Getaways Tagged With: Books· Bronx· Brooklyn· Charities· Cheap Fun With Kids· Chelsea· Clothing· Concerts· Coney Island· Crafts· Dance· East Side· Electronics· Free and Cheap· Gifts· Greenwich Village· Harlem· Holidays· Kids· Lectures· Lincoln Center· Lower Manhattan· Midtown· Movies· Museums· Music· New York City· NYC Tourist Info· Queens· Self-Improvement· Soho· Staten Island· Times Square· Union Square· Upper East Side· Upper West Side

Bridezilla Alert: Kleinfeld’s Annual Bridal Gown Sample Sale

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Kleinfeld's is the largest bridal store in NYC, maybe even the world.  And every year, they clear sample wedding dresses and bridal gown from the likes of designers including Nicole Miller, Reem Acra and Badgley Mischka.  Plus shoes, because you gotta dance at your own wedding, and other items.  It's by appointment only, no free-for-all such as at the annual Filene's Basement … [Read more...] about Bridezilla Alert: Kleinfeld’s Annual Bridal Gown Sample Sale

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 6, 2010 | Updated September 17, 2017 Filed Under: Grab Bag · Sales & Bargains Tagged With: Chelsea· Sample Sales

Movies About Newspapers Headline Film Forum Retrospective

The Hollywood version of news and the newspaper business ranges from screwball comedies to serious films that document real headlines.  The entire range -- from the craziness of  the 1928 "The Front Page" to the insider look at the scandal that brought down the Nixon White House in the 1976 "All the President's Men" -- is being featured in a special retrospective at the Film … [Read more...] about Movies About Newspapers Headline Film Forum Retrospective

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 13, 2010 | Updated April 21, 2016 Filed Under: Entertainment · Scam Alert Tagged With: Chelsea· Movies· New York City

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