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101 FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week Jan. 25-31

There's never a dull moment in the greatest city on the planet, including this last week of January, with FREE Broadway shows and concerts online,  FREE museum admission, FREE financial seminars and trivia contests, and Holocaust Remembrance Day events so that we #NeverForget what hate and intolerance can do. Get more NYC for less money with NYC on the Cheap.  … [Read more...] about 101 FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week Jan. 25-31

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 25, 2021 | Updated January 26, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Central Park · Crisis Resources · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · Free and Cheap · Frugal Over Fifty · Jewish New York · Music · NYC Free · NYC Museums · Virtual Events Tagged With: Bryant Park Winter Village· Carnegie Hall· Central Park· Jewish Museum· Lincoln Center Film Society· Metropolitan Opera· NYPL· NYU Brennan Law Center· Rockefeller Center· Temple Emanu-el Streicker Center

NYC Free: Black Comic Book Festival 2021 is Virtual

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The annual Black Comic Book Festival returns in January, this time virtually, and expanded from two days to four, all celebrating the rich tradition of Black comix with FREE panel discussions, film screenings, exhibit tables with top comic creators, comic book giveaways for kids and more. The 9th Annual Black Comic Book Festival is January 13-16, it's FREE to attend, and … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Black Comic Book Festival 2021 is Virtual

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 7, 2021 | Updated January 8, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Entertainment · Family Fun · Festivals · NYC Free Tagged With: Black Comic Book Festival· NYPL

NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed

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Top News in NYC & Tri-State Update Dec. 28 The world's largest New Year's Eve party, in Times Square, also will be virtual. Brooklyn's famous Coney Island Polar Bear Club has cancelled its traditional New Year's Day plunge in the Atlantic Ocean. NYC holiday lights, windows and trees is will be lit through Jan. 3, some through Jan. 10. Visiting the Rockefeller … [Read more...] about NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 29, 2020 | Updated December 28, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Bronx · Brooklyn · Coronavirus · Crisis Resources · Entertainment · Frugal Over Fifty · Getting Around NYC · New York Auto Show · NYC Cheap Weekend · NYC for Visitors · NYC Museums · NYC Parks · NYC Theater · Queens · Sales & Bargains · Sports · Staten Island Tagged With: Brooklyn Botanical Garden· Brooklyn Library· Carnegie Hall· Coronavirus· Empire State Building· Lincoln Center· Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade· Metropolitan Museum of Art· Metropolitan Opera· New York Botanical Garden· NYPL· Open Streets· Queens Library· Staten Island Ferry

101 FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week

There's never a dull moment in the greatest city on the planet. Enjoy NYC with FREE holiday light shows, FREE museum admission, virtual ballet, a week of Pavorotti operas online from the Met, and New Year's Eve in Times Square, also virtual this year. Add these virtual and in-person events to your calendar for this holiday week, Monday, Dec. 28 to Sunday, January 3, … [Read more...] about 101 FREE & Cheap Things to Do This Week

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 28, 2020 | Updated January 3, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Central Park · Dance · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · Free and Cheap · Frugal Over Fifty · Jewish New York · Music · NYC Free · NYC Museums · NYC Parks · Virtual Events Tagged With: Bryant Park Winter Village· Carnegie Hall· Central Park· Jewish Museum· Metropolitan Opera· NYPL· NYU Brennan Law Center· Rockefeller Center· Temple Emanu-el Streicker Center

NYPL Opens 22 More Branches for Grab & Go Service

NYPL opens additional branches for Grab & Go service

As part of New York City’s reopening, the New York Public Library is opening an additional 22 branches on Monday, August 3, for a total of 30 open for Grab & Go.  Each branch has a limited area for returns and pick-up materials ordered online, including books and films on DVD. Patrons can place holds on physical materials for pickup at our open locations via … [Read more...] about NYPL Opens 22 More Branches for Grab & Go Service

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 2, 2020 | Updated July 31, 2020 Filed Under: NYC Free Tagged With: Brooklyn Library· NYPL· Queens Library

NYC Libraries Re-Open with Grab-and-Go Service

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New York City’s three library systems—The New York Public Library (NYPL), Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), and Queens Public Library (QPL) - are re-opening with grab-and-go service. Limited operations across 22 branches in all five boroughs are set to begin on Monday, July 13, with new rules for social distancing and wearing face masks.  Not all branches in all systems … [Read more...] about NYC Libraries Re-Open with Grab-and-Go Service

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on July 8, 2020 | Updated July 31, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Bronx · Brooklyn · Family Fun · NYC Free · Queens Tagged With: Brooklyn Library· NYPL· Queens Library

Where to Get Free & Discounted Books for Kids

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Times are tough these days. If you are stretched financially, with kids getting antsy from cabin fever, or both,  check out these resources for FREE and discounted books - both the real page-turning kind and virtual books, to encourage reading at all ages. Your Local  Library NYC has three library systems, and each offers FREE e-books for kids. Ask about the … [Read more...] about Where to Get Free & Discounted Books for Kids

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on June 3, 2020 | Updated June 3, 2020 Filed Under: Family Fun · Free and Cheap · NYC Free · Virtual Events Tagged With: Brooklyn Library· Dolly Parton Imagination Library· NYPL· Queens Library

NYC Free: IRS Tax Prep and Filing at NYPL

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April 15th will be here before you know it.   Once again in 2020, you can get FREE assistance with filing your taxes through April 15th at The New York Public Library (NYPL) neighborhood branches throughout Manhattan, Bronx and Staten Island, from AARP volunteers certified by the IRS. The FREE tax prep service is open to anybody, whether or not you are 50+ and … [Read more...] about NYC Free: IRS Tax Prep and Filing at NYPL

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on February 18, 2020 | Updated February 18, 2020 Filed Under: Bronx · Brooklyn · Frugal Over Fifty · NYC Free · Scam Alert Tagged With: FreeInNYC· NYPL· tax prep· Taxes

NYC Free & Cheap Things to Do January 2020

Your budget is busted from the holidays. But fear not, because NYC is filled with FREE things to do every month, and the firt month of 2020 is no different. Put these FREE and cheap events on your calendar in January and save your money for the next holiday. January also is special for the annual Broadway Week BOGO tickets for top shows, which is really three weeks, not … [Read more...] about NYC Free & Cheap Things to Do January 2020

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 3, 2020 | Updated January 6, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · NYC for Visitors · NYC Free Tagged With: Harlem· Lincoln Center· NYPL

Last Chance for These Broadway Shows & Exhibits

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All good things must come to an end.  That applies to holiday decorations and light shows as well as to Broadway shows and museum exhibits. This is your last chance for several things closing this weekend, so don't delay. Grouped in order of their closing date. Holiday Light Show Closing Friday, Jan. 3rd   Luminaries Luminaries is a FREE installation of … [Read more...] about Last Chance for These Broadway Shows & Exhibits

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 2, 2020 | Updated January 2, 2020 Filed Under: Entertainment · NYC Museums · NYC Theater · Staten Island Tagged With: Brooklyn Museum· NYPL· Radio City Rockettes· Rockefeller Center

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