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War Memorials to Visit FREE on Veterans Day or Any Day

The price of freedom is high. Here are seven top memorial sites in NYC where you can honor American war heroes any day of the year, including on Veterans Day. These war memorials are FREE to visit and reflect on the true cost of freedom and independence. Never forget those who served to keep us free. World War Two Memorial, Battery Park This outdoor memorial is a … [Read more...] about War Memorials to Visit FREE on Veterans Day or Any Day

NYC War Memorials to Visit FREE on 9/11 or Any Day

Never forget. The price of freedom is high. Here are seven top memorial sites in NYC where you can honor American war heroes any day of the year, including on September 11. These NYC 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 marble slabs … [Read more...] about NYC War Memorials to Visit FREE on 9/11 or Any Day

NYC Free: 7 War Memorials to Visit Memorial Day Weekend

The price of freedom is high. Here are 7 memorial sites in NYC where you can honor American war heroes any day of the year, not just on the three-day Memorial Day weekend. Each of these NYC war memorials is 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 marble slabs … [Read more...] about NYC Free: 7 War Memorials to Visit Memorial Day Weekend

Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival 2019

Sakura Matsuri is the annual cherry blossom festival is celebrated both in Japan and in NYC, where the largest annual festival is in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. It's two days of music and dance performances, including Taiko drumming, martial arts demonstrations, activities for the kids including a parade, flower arranging, a tea ceremony, and a marketplace for Japanese … [Read more...] about Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival 2019

Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival 2017

Sakura Matsuri is the annual cherry blossom festival is celebrated both in Japan and in NYC, where the largest annual festival is in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, with two days of music, dance and martial arts performances, activities for the kids, and more. Advance tickets are required for the festival, this weekend, April 29/30. Get tickets now to celebrate the blossoms … [Read more...] about Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival 2017

Mardi Gras Crawfish Boil in Brooklyn

The Big Easy is back in he Big Apple. Let the good times roll at the New Orleans Mardi Gras Madness Crawfish Boil with great food and great music. Get FREE admission now for this Carnival celebration with live bands and authentic Cajun food and drink for purchase. In addition to chowing down on crawfish, you can sink your teeth into shrimp, fried oyster po' boys, andouille … [Read more...] about Mardi Gras Crawfish Boil in Brooklyn

NYC free & cheap Labor Day Weekend

There's a couple of dozen FREE and frugal things to do in NYC this three-day Labor Day weekend. That makes the NYCOTC free and cheap weekend list different from all the other "what to do" lists with expensive ideas, because we're here to help you enjoy NYC on the cheap with no apologies. Unless a price is noted, our NYC cheap weekend list is FREE. Unless otherwise noted, … [Read more...] about NYC free & cheap Labor Day Weekend

Apple Store and Whole Foods open in Williamsburg

Brooklyn gets its first Apple Store this week. The long-awaited Williamsburg location opens Saturday, July 30th at 10AM. On its website, Apple promises "something special in store for you", but isn't saying what. Certainly Apple won't be giving away any free iPhones or iPads, but maybe cleaning cloths or a special appearance by a local Brooklyn celebrity. Or, maybe even … [Read more...] about Apple Store and Whole Foods open in Williamsburg

7 NYC war memorials to visit FREE

The price of freedom is high. Here are seven top memorial sites in NYC where you can honor American war heroes any day of the year, not just on the three-day Memorial Day weekend. Each of these NYC war memorials is 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 marble … [Read more...] about 7 NYC war memorials to visit FREE

Beer Week at Black Forest Brooklyn

Celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Bavarian Beer Purity Law at Black Forest Brooklyn restaurant, with different German draft beers featured daily at discount. Black Forest Beer Week starts at 7pm today with tapping a keg of the limited-edition Radeberger Zwickl unfiltered, with FREE beer from the first keg, and a mug holding contest with a $100 BFB gift certificate … [Read more...] about Beer Week at Black Forest Brooklyn