Money Matters: Get FREE financial advice from top NYC and NY State officials, certified accountants and other experts in consumer protection, unemployment, housing, retirement and more at the annual Financial Planning Day program at the NY Public Library branch known as SIBL, in Midtown Manhattan. This annual FREE event gives us all the opportunity to meet with credentialed, professional … [Read more...]
ICYMI: NYC News You Missed in August
ICYMI - Here is our monthly recap of recent NYC news you might have missed during the last few weeks. As usual, our list is heavy on real estate and gentrification, including businesses going out of business because of it, restaurant and shopping news, the growing tech corridors in New York City, and other tidbits including important news about all three NYC area airports. We identify our … [Read more...]
NYPL Rolls Out New Bookmobile
Look for the new, bright red NYPL Bookmobile on the streets of the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island. The New York Public Library has a long history with bookmobiles, and a new chapter is beginning with the arrival of the new NYPL Bookmobile. It's a mobile library with many roles, including providing FREE library service in neighborhoods where the local branch is closed for renovation, … [Read more...]
NYC Free: IRS Tax Prep and Filing at NYPL
April 15th is just two weeks away. Reminder that 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 assistance is first come, first served - there are no appointments. Most returns are filed … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend March 29-31
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this last weekend of March. As always, everything NYC on the Cheap suggests is $25 or less, and most things are FREE, so you can enjoy more NYC for less money. So much to see and do and so little time. Let's hope the weather cooperates with outdoor events. And if it doesn't, here are some rainy day … [Read more...]
Best Free & Cheap Things to Do in NYC Jan. 14-31
Since your budget is recovering slowly from the holidays, put these FREE and dirt cheap events on your calendar for the second half of January and save your money for the next holiday, which includes the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. NYC is filled with inexpensive things to do every month, and the last two weeks of January 2019 is no different, including several events about … [Read more...]
Free Things to Do in NYC in January 2019
Your budget is busted from the holidays. But fear not, because NYC is filled with FREE things to do every month, and the first month of 2019 is no different. Put these FREE events on your calendar in January and save your money for the next holiday. Free Museum Admission Admission to many NYC museums is FREE the first weekend of the month. See the list here. SEE ALSO Get FREE … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Black Comic Book Festival 2019
The annual Black Comic Book Festival returns in January, again as a two-day event, 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. This year's topics include diversity and social justice in comics, black comics in digital spaces, black masculinity in comic books, and more, … [Read more...]
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