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 museum restaurants and cafes that exhibit great taste on your plate. Cafe Sabarsky The cafe at Neue Galerie … [Read more...]
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 Eve via NORAD or … [Read more...]
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 goes with … [Read more...]
Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018 in NYC
Never forget. The Annual Gathering of Remembrance, New York’s largest Holocaust commemoration event, is Sunday, April 8, at Temple Emanu-El, in observance of Yom HaShoah, honoring the six million souls lost in Europe's WWII concentration camps and Jewish ghettos. FREE tickets to this important annual remembrance are still available. Because we must never forget, and we must work together to … [Read more...]
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 NYC. Sunday, March … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap MLK Weekend
Your weekend plans begin here, with more than a dozen FREE and cheap things to do this first three-day holiday weekend of 2018. The NYCOTC weekend guide is $25 or less so you can take bites out of the Big Apple without eating up your budget, plus a few occasional splurges worth the money. And everything is family-friendly. NYC isn't expensive when you know where to go and what to do, and we … [Read more...]
NYC Must-See Exhibits Closing Soon
Procrastinators alert: These must-see exhibits, including FREE holiday lights, trees and store windows exhibits, are closing soon, along with some important museum exhibits. So there's no more time to waste to visit, or revisit, some of the things that make NYC the best city on the planet. Closing This Weekend Department store holiday windows generally are on display through the first … [Read more...]
NYC Free and Cheap on Christmas Day
There's always plenty to do in NYC on holidays, including Christmas Day. New York City's three Jewish museums are open and not likely to be crowded, and all three have special family programs and must-see exhibits. Also, there are some great vintage films to see. SEE ALSO How to track Santa on Christmas Eve via NORAD or Google Best NYC Department Store Holiday Windows Did Santa … [Read more...]
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