Enjoy NYC on the cheap by taking advantage of FREE or pay-as-you-wish admission at museums, zoos, gardens and cultural institutions. We are lucky there are dozens of deals on different days and hours during the week and on weekends Here's the list for Monday. Be sure to make your ticket reservation in advance, where required, since museums are still requiring social … [Read more...] about Free Museum Admission Every Monday
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NYC Libraries Return to Full Service
Yet another sign that NYC is back in business - NYC libraries in all five boroughs re-open to full service today, July 6. That means you can borrow books and CDs, use the FREE computers, and more, at all three NYC library systems, NYPL, Brooklyn Library and Queens Library. NYPL With Branches in Manhattan, Bronx & Staten Island Beginning July 6, all … [Read more...] about NYC Libraries Return to Full Service
NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed
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
NYPL Opens 22 More 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
FREE Virtual Health & Wellness Programs with Elmhurst Hospital Doctors
We're all under stress these days, not eating or sleeping well, including the kids. That's why you should listen in on this series of FREE health and wellness discussions with nutrition experts, heart doctors, pediatricians, child psychiatrists and more, from the NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst. The program is in partnership with the Queens Public Library. The … [Read more...] about FREE Virtual Health & Wellness Programs with Elmhurst Hospital Doctors
NYC Libraries Re-Open with Grab-and-Go Service
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
Where to Get Free & Discounted Books for Kids
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
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Things to Do July 27-29
Your free and cheap weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen things to do this final weekend of July, including a FREE day of family-friendly concerts and dance performances at Lincoln Center and the start of Harlem Week events. You now get FREE admission to more than 30 NYC museums and cultural institutions with the new CulturePass. It's a new perk to use with your … [Read more...] about NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Things to Do July 27-29
NYC Free: Museum Admission With Library Card
Use your library card to get FREE admission to more than 30 museums, botanical gardens and other cultural institutions throughout the five boroughs with the new Culture Pass. It's a joint initiative by the Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library and Queens Library. Culture Pass gives you FREE admission to such top institutions as the Whitney Museum of American … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Museum Admission With Library Card
NYC Free: Libraries Waive Fines on Overdue Books
Any overdue books, CDs and DVDs around the house? Reminder that kids and teens age 17 and under are getting amnesty from late fines at NYC's three FREE public library systems, the New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Library. Get a New Start at NYC Libraries is a special one-time amnesty that clears overdue fines charged on loans before Oct. 19, … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Libraries Waive Fines on Overdue Books
