What to do in NYC on Monday. Watch NYC on the Cheap Editor Evelyn Kanter on Metro Focus on the PBS stations in NYC, talking about my new guidebook and the great things to do in NYC any time of the year. The segment is scheduled for broadcast on Monday, Sept. 9th on WNET Thirteen, WLIW and NJTV. Watch live, or set your DVR. And if you miss it, we'll have the online link after the … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend July 11-14
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this mid-July weekend, including the final days of dancing under the stars at Midsummer Night Swing, the Bastille Day fair celebrating the French Revolution, City of Water Day celebrating the city's shoreline, and your last chance to experience Manhattanhenge. There's so much to see and do in NYC and never enough … [Read more...]
Midsummer Night Swing Final Week
This is the third and final week of the annual Midsummer Night Swing, with dancing to live bands outdoors under the stars in Lincoln Center. It's another blockbuster week including Big Band, Tango and New Orleans Blues, and a FREE dance lesson for people with limited mobility, including seated versions of dances. As always, Midsummer Night Swing winds up with a special FREE dance for kids on … [Read more...]
Midsummer Night Swing Week Two
Get those dancing shoes shined up and ready. This is the second week of the annual three-week Midsummer Night Swing, with dancing to live bands outdoors under the stars in Lincoln Center. This is the 30th anniversary of Midsummer Night Swing, with another great rotating roster of local and international Swing, Salsa, Disco, Pop and R&B bands. Advance tickets are $18 with tickets at … [Read more...]
Midsummer Night Swing Week One
Get those dancing shoes ready. Midsummer Night Swing begins this week, with three weeks of dancing to live bands outdoors under the stars in Lincoln Center. This is the 30th anniversary of Midsummer Night Swing, with another great rotating roster of local and international Swing, Salsa, Disco, Pop and R&B bands. Week One includes Formell y Los Van Van, the legendary Cuban band … [Read more...]
Meet Me at FAD Market This Weekend
100 Things to Do in New York City Before You Die is the newest guidebook by NYC on the Cheap Editor Evelyn Kanter. Meet me at the FAD Market at City Point in Downtown Brooklyn, on Sat., June 22nd, where I'm joining the best local crafts makers and talking about the greatest city on the planet. I'll be autographing books, too. FAD Market is FREE, of course, and this weekend is the biggest … [Read more...]
Midsummer Night Swing 2019 Tickets on Sale
Get discount tickets now for Midsummer Night Swing 2019, the fabulous annual three-week outdoor dance festival at Lincoln Center with live dance bands and FREE dance instruction. As always, there's a star studded roster including big band swing, honky tonk, blues, salsa, funk, Motown, calypso, tango, Brazilian forro and a Saturday afternoon dance for kids. Also as always, Midsummer Night … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Things to Do July 6-8
Your free and cheap weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen things to do this weekend after the 4th of July, including lots of street fairs, free outdoor concerts, a free Silent Disco, free hot dogs in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and more. Whew. We're exhausted already, and the weekend hasn't even begun yet. NYC isn't expensive when you know where to go and what to do, and we do. And we … [Read more...]
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