Normally, the Museum Mile Festival is a huge block party along the stretch of Fifth Avenue dotted with museums, giving Museum Mile its name, with FREE museum admission, entertainment, events for the kids and more. Since 2020 is not a normal year, the Museum Mile Festival goes virtual this year, from 9am to 9pm on Tuesday, June 9. That means that culture … [Read more...] about Virtual Museum Mile Festival on Tues., June 9
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Free & Cheap Things to Do on Christmas Day
There's always plenty to do in NYC on holidays, including on Christmas Day. New York City's multiple Jewish museums are open and all have special family programs, concerts and must-see exhibits. The Big Apple Circus has several performances each day this week, and NYC zoos and the aquarium are open, too. Here's what to do FREE and cheap in NYC on Christmas Day, and … [Read more...] about Free & Cheap Things to Do on Christmas Day
Best Restaurants Inside NYC Museums
Sometimes art and culture makes you hungry, especially if you spend a chunk of the day exploring one or more of NYC's world-class museums. So it's good to know that NYC museum restaurants are becoming serious draws of their own, even earning Michelin stars. Here's our list of a dozen museum restaurants and cafes that exhibit great taste on your plate. Maxim's at The … [Read more...] about Best Restaurants Inside NYC Museums
NYC Free: Museum Mile Festival 2019
Save the date for the 41st Annual Museum Mile Festival, next Tuesday, June 11th, when Fifth Avenue from 82nd St. to 103rd Streets becomes NYC's biggest street fair, with music, food, activities for the kids, and FREE admission to the world-class museums that give Museum Mile its name. This year's participating institutions include: El Museo Del Barrio, Museum of the City of … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Museum Mile Festival 2019
NYC Free & Cheap on Christmas Day
There's always plenty to do in NYC on holidays, including on Christmas Day. New York City's multiple Jewish museums are open and all have special family programs, concerts and must-see exhibits. The Big Apple Circus has two performances, there are some great vintage films to see, and NYC zoos and the aquarium are open, too. SEE ALSO How to track Santa on Christmas … [Read more...] about NYC Free & Cheap on Christmas Day
Best Hanukkah Events for Families
Let there be light! Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is eight days, from sundown on Sunday, Dec. 2 to sundown on Monday, Dec. 10. Whether you are lighting a Menorah or waiting for Santa, put these these Hanukkah events on your calendar. You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy these family-friendly lighting ceremonies, and other celebrations, and the food and music that … [Read more...] about Best Hanukkah Events for Families
NYC Free: Museum Mile Festival 2018
The 40th Annual Museum Mile Festival is tomorrow, turning Fifth Avenue from 82nd St. to 105th Streets into New York City's biggest block party, with music, food, activities for the kids, and more. The street fair is FREE, and so is FREE museum admission to ten world-class museums that give Museum Mile its name, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Jewish Museum, … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Museum Mile Festival 2018
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Mar. 23-25, 2018
Your weekend plans begin here, with more than a dozen FREE and cheap things to do this first weekend of Spring and final weekend of March, including the March For Our Lives to protest gun violence in our schools, a panel of writers and educators discussing the tremendous achievements of feminist activism in New York City, and Luna Park opens for the season in Coney Island with … [Read more...] about NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Mar. 23-25, 2018
Passover 2018 Events in NYC
It's time to polish Grandma's silver, buy the Matzohs and unpack the Seder plate. Passover - or Pesach - 2018 is sundown Friday, March 30 through Saturday, April 7, commemorating the Exodus from slavery in Egypt, following Moses through the parting of the Red Sea into the Promised Land. You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy these family-friendly Passover festivities in … [Read more...] about Passover 2018 Events in NYC
NYC Free: How to Become a Wikipedia Editor
Celebrate Women's History Month and learn how to become a Wikipedia editor at a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for women, who represent just 10% of editors at Wikipedia, the world's largest source of free knowldge online. Learn how to become a Wikipedia editor at this special FREE event on Sunday, March 11, at the Jewish Museum. The are three hours of Wikipedia Training and … [Read more...] about NYC Free: How to Become a Wikipedia Editor
