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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ Free Event

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Attend a FREE concert of Christmas music followed by a reading of the classic poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore. After the family-friendly concert and reading, everybody follows folk dressed in Victorian costume for a lantern procession two blocks to Moore's grave for a wreath-laying ceremony, and then back to the Church of the Intercession, … [Read more...] about ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ Free Event

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 12, 2018 | Updated December 12, 2018 Filed Under: Christmas in NYC · Family Fun · NYC for Visitors · NYC Free Tagged With: Cheap Fun With Kids· Free and Cheap· Holidays· New York City· NYC Tourist Info· Washington Heights

Best places to view NYC cherry blossoms

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Spring in New York City means thousands of Japanese cherry trees are in bloom, turning NYC into a garden of fragrant and delicate pink and white blossoms.  Here are the two best places to enjoy the cherry blossoms in Manhattan and Brooklyn - Manhattan: Cherry Walk, Riverside Park,  -- The walkway along the Hudson River, between 100th Street and 125th Street, is known as … [Read more...] about Best places to view NYC cherry blossoms

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on March 18, 2016 | Updated May 11, 2016 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Family Fun · Health & Fitness · NYC Parks Tagged With: Brooklyn Botanical Garden· Cheap Fun With Kids· cherry blossoms· Cherry Walk· Gardens· Riverside Park· Upper West Side

Blues BBQ 2015 in Hudson River Park

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The annual NYC Blues BBQ festival combines two of the best things in life - great blues music and great BBQ. Live blues music by top performers is free, but not the BBQ from top NYC finger licking good restaurants. It's next Saturday, August 22nd, and it's the 16th annual Blues & BBQ bash, in a new, larger location in Hudson River Park, at Pier 26 in Tribeca. Live … [Read more...] about Blues BBQ 2015 in Hudson River Park

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 15, 2015 | Updated June 16, 2016 Filed Under: Expired Tagged With: Cheap Fun With Kids· Free and Cheap· Hudson River Park· New York City

Send a free Hanukah e-card

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Hanukah begins one week from today, at sundown Tuesday, December 16, 2014, for eight nights of special holiday foods, small gifts, and the all-important lighting of Menorah candles, through Dec. 24th, also known as Christmas Eve. Send a free Hanukah e-Card. The Chabad website also has Hanukkah recipes, including for lowfat latkes and Hanukkah cookies and treats to make … [Read more...] about Send a free Hanukah e-card

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 9, 2014 | Updated December 6, 2014 Filed Under: Family Fun · Festivals · Free and Cheap Tagged With: Chanukah· Cheap Fun With Kids· Christmas· Free and Cheap· Holidays

Kids Night on Broadway: free theater tickets for ages 6-18

Kids and teens can see a Broadway show  FREE during the annual Kids’ Night on Broadway. Tickets for Kids Night on Broadway 2014 are on sale now for shows between Feb. 24th and Mar. 2nd. Kids age 6-18 get a free ticket when accompanied by an adult paying full price, at participating Broadway shows. Participating Broadway and Off Broadway shows include Beautiful - The Carole … [Read more...] about Kids Night on Broadway: free theater tickets for ages 6-18

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 23, 2014 | Updated January 23, 2014 Filed Under: NYC Free · NYC Theater Tagged With: Cheap Fun With Kids

Best places to view NYC cherry blossoms in Manhattan and Brooklyn

Spring in New York City means thousands of Japanese cherry trees are in bloom, turning New York City into a garden of fragrant and delicate pink and white blossoms.  Here are the best places to enjoy the cherry blossoms in Manhattan and Brooklyn - Cherry Walk, Riverside Park, Manhattan -- The walkway along the Hudson River, from 100th Street to 125th Street, is known as … [Read more...] about Best places to view NYC cherry blossoms in Manhattan and Brooklyn

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on March 21, 2013 | Updated April 21, 2016 Filed Under: Family Fun · Free and Cheap · Grab Bag · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks Tagged With: Brooklyn Botanical Garden· Cheap Fun With Kids· cherry blossoms· Cherry Walk· Gardens· Riverside Park· Upper West Side

NYC free and frugal app for cheap eats, shopping, more

Even if you are a devoted follower of NYC on the Cheap, you'll find additional places to eat and shop for less, and more free events, on my iPhone/iPad/iTouch app, NYC Free and Frugal.  Check out the sections on Cheap Eats and Never Pay Retail for some of my favorite secret spots. It's $2.99, and includes FREE updates. … [Read more...] about NYC free and frugal app for cheap eats, shopping, more

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on July 17, 2011 | Updated April 4, 2020 Filed Under: Cheap Eats · Cheap Urban Escapes · Family Fun · Free and Cheap · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks · NYC Theater · Sales & Bargains Tagged With: Cheap Fun With Kids· Free and Cheap· New York City· NYC Tourist Info

Take the kids camping overnight in NYC parks

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Sleeping in the park overnight is not recommended, unless you are part of the annual Urban Rangers family camping program.  On Friday and Saturday nights in July and August, families can sleep under the stars in NYC parks in all five boroughs, including Central Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Prospect Park, Inwood Hill Park and Wolf's Pond Park.  It's a FREE program that starts … [Read more...] about Take the kids camping overnight in NYC parks

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on June 12, 2011 | Updated June 12, 2011 Filed Under: Family Fun · Festivals · NYC Parks Tagged With: Bronx· Brooklyn· Cheap Fun With Kids· Free and Cheap· New York City· NYC Tourist Info· Queens· Staten Island· Urban Park Rangers

NYC guidebook “Peaceful Places NYC” now available as an ‘app’

posted by Evelyn Kanter Okay, I admit this is shameless self-promotion, but I just have to share the news that my travel guidebook, Peaceful Places NYC, is now available as an App on the iTunes store. For just $1.99, you get more than 100 tranquil, restorative escapes in the palm of your hand.  The book and the app feature hidden gardens, such as the one tucked behind the … [Read more...] about NYC guidebook “Peaceful Places NYC” now available as an ‘app’

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on May 20, 2011 | Updated May 22, 2011 Filed Under: Cheap Urban Escapes · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks Tagged With: Books· Cheap Fun With Kids· New York City· NYC Tourist Info

NY Public Library on Fifth Ave. celebrates 100th birthday with three days of special events

posted by Evelyn Kanter NYC weekend planner -- The iconic New York Public Library building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd St. turns 100 years old this weekend, and the NYPL is celebrating with dozens of events and activities, nearly all of them FREE, between Friday, May 22nd and Sunday, May 24th.  The partial list includes a magic show, behind-the-scenes tours of the stacks of … [Read more...] about NY Public Library on Fifth Ave. celebrates 100th birthday with three days of special events

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on May 19, 2011 | Updated May 15, 2011 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Family Fun · Festivals · Free and Cheap · Grab Bag · NYC for Visitors · NYC Theater Tagged With: Books· Cheap Fun With Kids· Free and Cheap· Lectures· Midtown· New York City· New York Public Library· NYC Tourist Info· NYPL

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