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National Parks Lifetime Pass Price Increase

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  Act now to avoid a significant increase in the cost of a Lifetime Pass to National Park Service sites. The price of a pass for Seniors 62 and over jumps from $10 to $80 on August 27, 2017. You can purchase the pass in person with no service fee at one of the many NPS sites in New York City, including the Statue of Liberty, Federal Hall and Hamilton Grange. If … [Read more...] about National Parks Lifetime Pass Price Increase

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on July 22, 2017 | Updated March 22, 2019 Filed Under: Brooklyn · Family Fun · Frugal Over Fifty · Hamilton · NYC Daytrips · NYC Parks · Queens · Travel Deals Tagged With: discounts for seniors· Grant's Tomb· NYC History· Statue of Liberty· Stonewall National Monument

NYC Mad Men bars in 2015

NYC Mad Men bars

There are plenty of bars and lounges in NYC where Don Draper and the rest of the AMC Mad Men crew would feel comfortable today, in 2015.  As the iconic series finishes with its final episode on Sunday, you can still find 50s and 60s ambiance and classic cocktails at these bars and bistros, but without the haze of cigarette smoke that was legal back then. The Campbell … [Read more...] about NYC Mad Men bars in 2015

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on May 17, 2015 | Updated April 4, 2020 Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: best happy hours· NYC History

NYC Mad Men bars in 2015

NYC Mad Men bars

There are plenty of bars and lounges in NYC where Don Draper and the rest of the AMC Mad Men crew would feel comfortable today, in 2015.  Here are my four top choices to find 50s and 60s ambiance and classic cocktails, but without the haze of cigarette smoke that was legal back then. The Campbell Apartment -  inside Grand Central Station, this gem has absolutely no relation … [Read more...] about NYC Mad Men bars in 2015

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 6, 2015 | Updated April 4, 2020 Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: best happy hours· NYC History

Celebrating NYC Woolworth Building 100 years old

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Celebrate one of New York City's most beautiful and famous buildings, on its 100th birthday. When it opened in April 1913, the Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan was the world's tallest skyscraper, at a whopping 792 feet.  Celebrate the Woolworth Buliding @100 at NYC's Skyscraper Museum, which is located a short walk from the fabulously ornate skyscraper, and has an … [Read more...] about Celebrating NYC Woolworth Building 100 years old

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 26, 2013 | Updated April 26, 2013 Filed Under: Free and Cheap · NYC Museums Tagged With: NYC History· vintage NYC

NYC lecture on celebrities of the 60s

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A new book explores how celebrities like entertainers Barbra Streisand, Lenny Bruce and Bob Dylan, and baseball stars Sandy Koufax, helped redefine both popular culture and Jewish fame. The author of "Jewhooing the Sixties", is speaking about being a Jewish celebrity when the word superstar really meant something.  The program is 7 PM, Wednesday, February 13th, at the Center … [Read more...] about NYC lecture on celebrities of the 60s

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on February 11, 2013 | Updated February 8, 2013 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Free and Cheap Tagged With: NYC free events· NYC History

Free NYPL lecture Why Hitler Lost

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One of the world's top WWII historians is giving a FREE lecture at the New York Public Library examining why Hitler lost and the Allies won. Dr. Andrew Robert is the author or editor of a dozen books, including the recent best-seller The Storm of War, and has received Britain's two top military history prizes, among other awards. His lecture examines whether different decisions … [Read more...] about Free NYPL lecture Why Hitler Lost

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 7, 2013 | Updated January 7, 2013 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · NYC for Visitors · NYC Free · NYC Museums Tagged With: NYC History· NYPL

Vanishing NYC: photos from Mad Men 60s

The ongoing popularity of the AMC mega-hit Mad Men is helping bring back skinny ties and old-fashioned cocktails. But it can't bring back Pennsylvania Station, Ebbetts Field, where the Brooklyn Dodgers played, the Polo Grounds, where the New York Giants played, or other beloved landmarks of the NYC that has vanished. The NY Daily News has collected 50 historic photos from … [Read more...] about Vanishing NYC: photos from Mad Men 60s

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 1, 2012 | Updated June 15, 2018 Filed Under: Grab Bag · NYC Free · Vanishing NYC Tagged With: NYC History· Vanishing NYC

NYC Family Weekend Planner: Spring Sheep Shearing at Philipsburg Manor

Take the kids to the farm this weekend for the annual spring sheep shearing.  It's at Philipsburg Manor in Tarrytown, a historic farm in historic Hudson Valley, Saturday, April 16th and Sunday, April 17th.  Watch as Scottish border collies demonstrate their sheep-herding skills, while sweet little newborn lambs frolic.   There also are demonstrations of each step in the process … [Read more...] about NYC Family Weekend Planner: Spring Sheep Shearing at Philipsburg Manor

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 12, 2011 | Updated April 25, 2016 Filed Under: Cheap Urban Escapes · Family Fun · Festivals · NYC for Visitors · Weekend Getaways Tagged With: Cheap Fun With Kids· New York City· NYC History· NYC Tourist Info· Tarrytown

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