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40 Miles of NYC Streets Closed to Traffic in all 5 Boros

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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

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Posted by Evelyn Kanter on May 24, 2020 | Updated June 27, 2020 Filed Under: Bronx · Brooklyn · Coronavirus · Crisis Resources · Exploring NYC · NYC Free · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: Open Streets· Summer Streets

NYC Free & Cheap Weekend August 2-4

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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

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Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 2, 2019 | Updated August 2, 2019 Filed Under: NYC Free Tagged With: Summer Streets· SummerStage

NYC Free & Cheap This Week August 13-17

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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

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 13, 2018 | Updated August 27, 2018 Filed Under: Best of NYC · NYC Free · NYC Museums · NYC Summer Calendar Tagged With: Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival· Summer Streets· Uptown Bounce

Free & Cheap Weekend Things to Do Aug. 10-12

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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

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 9, 2018 | Updated August 14, 2018 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Festivals · Getting Around NYC · NYC Cheap Weekend · NYC for Visitors · NYC Free · NYC Summer Calendar Tagged With: Battery Dance Festival· Harlem Week· Lincoln Center Out of Doors· Summer Streets· SummerStage· Tribeca Film Festival

NYC Free & Cheap August Calendar

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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

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 6, 2018 | Updated August 8, 2018 Filed Under: Best of NYC · NYC Free · NYC Museums · NYC Summer Calendar Tagged With: Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival· Summer Streets· Uptown Bounce

NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Things to Do Aug.3-5

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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

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 2, 2018 | Updated August 3, 2018 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Festivals · Getting Around NYC · NYC Cheap Weekend · NYC for Visitors · NYC Free · NYC Summer Calendar Tagged With: Harlem Week· Lincoln Center Out of Doors· Summer Streets· SummerStage

NYC Car-Fee Day 2018 is Earth Day Weekend

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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

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on March 17, 2018 | Updated April 14, 2018 Filed Under: Getting Around NYC · NYC Free Tagged With: Car-Free Day· Earth Day· Summer Streets

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