The popular NYC Summer Streets program returns for the first two Saturdays of August, closing seven miles of Manhattan streets to motorized traffic. It turns the car free streets into one long street fair, with music, dance, circus performers, fitness classes and more at rest stops along the route. From the Brooklyn Bridge to the Central Park, Lafayette Streets, Park Avenue … [Read more...] about NYC Car Free Weekends: Summer Streets Aug. 7 & 14
Summer Streets
40 Miles of NYC Streets Closed to Traffic in all 5 Boros
NYC has closed more than 40 miles of streets to traffic, for strolling, power walking, jogging, bicycling, skateboarding. In my neighborhood, kids also are playing soccer, roller skate hockey and old-fashioned hopscotch in the roadbed, and grownups have brought out beach chairs and drinks for socializing. Open Streets are in all five boroughs, inside parks and close to … [Read more...] about 40 Miles of NYC Streets Closed to Traffic in all 5 Boros
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend August 2-4
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this first weekend of August, including FREE outdoor music and dance performances at Lincoln Center, NYC Restaurant Week, car-free Summer Streets and more. There's so much to see and do in NYC and never enough time to see and do it all. All events are FREE and family-friendly, unless … [Read more...] about NYC Free & Cheap Weekend August 2-4
NYC Free & Cheap This Week August 13-17
So much to do, so little time. Here are some of the best FREE events and cheap things to see and do this week in NYC, including an outdoor dance festival in the Battery and an outdoor film festival in Central Park. Put these on your calendar for the week, and get more NYC for less money with NYC on the Cheap. Let's Dance Battery Dance Festival - NYC’s longest-running … [Read more...] about NYC Free & Cheap This Week August 13-17
Free & Cheap Weekend Things to Do Aug. 10-12
Your free and cheap weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen things to do this middle of August weekend. Events include Summer Streets car-free Saturdays, the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, the wrap-up of the three-week Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival with the blockbuster Roots of American Music Weekend, and the start of the Battery Dance … [Read more...] about Free & Cheap Weekend Things to Do Aug. 10-12
NYC Free & Cheap August Calendar
So much to do, so little time. Here are some of the best NYC FREE events and cheap things to see and do in August. Add them to your calendar now before you forget. Through August 17 NYC Restaurant Week - There's still time to make a reservation and take advantage of this annual good deal for great dining, when nearly 400 top NYC restaurants serve specially priced three-course … [Read more...] about NYC Free & Cheap August Calendar
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Things to Do Aug.3-5
Your free and cheap weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen things to do this first weekend of August, including Summer Streets car-free Saturdays, Harlem Week events, and the EcoFest of eco-friendly products and services in Times Square. Let's hope the weather cooperates for all the outdoor events. Where to Cool Off in NYC Best FREE NYC outdoor pools in … [Read more...] about NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Things to Do Aug.3-5
NYC Car-Fee Day 2018 is Earth Day Weekend
Save the date for New York City's 3rd annual Car-Free Day on Sat., April 21, the day before Earth Day 2018. Two sections of Manhattan will be car-free zones between 9am and 3pm, as part of an initiative called “Car Free NYC”. The car-free zones will be along Broadway between Union Square and Times Square, and in Washington Heights, along St. Nicholas Avenue, between 181st … [Read more...] about NYC Car-Fee Day 2018 is Earth Day Weekend
