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NYC Food Truck Fest on UWS

We New Yorkers love food trucks and flea markets - and this festival combines both, plus the bonus that 100 percent of profits support local public schools. The NYC Food Truck Fest 2018 is Sunday, March 25, at the Grand Bazaar, the weekly market featuring 100+ vendors offering everything from furniture to funky fashions, along with limited-edition art and artisanal … [Read more...] about NYC Food Truck Fest on UWS

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on March 22, 2018 | Updated March 20, 2018 Filed Under: Cheap Eats · NYC Free Tagged With: Flea Markets· Food trucks· Grand Bazaar· Upper West Side

Best places to view NYC cherry blossoms

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Spring in New York City means thousands of Japanese cherry trees are in bloom, turning NYC into a garden of fragrant and delicate pink and white blossoms. Here are the two best places to enjoy the cherry blossoms in Manhattan and Brooklyn - Manhattan: Cherry Walk, Riverside Park, -- The walkway along the Hudson River, between 100th Street and 125th Street, is known as … [Read more...] about Best places to view NYC cherry blossoms

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on March 18, 2016 | Updated May 11, 2016 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Family Fun · Health & Fitness · NYC Parks Tagged With: Brooklyn Botanical Garden· Cheap Fun With Kids· cherry blossoms· Cherry Walk· Gardens· Riverside Park· Upper West Side

Best places to view NYC cherry blossoms in Manhattan and Brooklyn

Spring in New York City means thousands of Japanese cherry trees are in bloom, turning New York City into a garden of fragrant and delicate pink and white blossoms. Here are the best places to enjoy the cherry blossoms in Manhattan and Brooklyn - Cherry Walk, Riverside Park, Manhattan -- The walkway along the Hudson River, from 100th Street to 125th Street, is known as … [Read more...] about Best places to view NYC cherry blossoms in Manhattan and Brooklyn

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on March 21, 2013 | Updated April 21, 2016 Filed Under: Family Fun · Free and Cheap · Grab Bag · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks Tagged With: Brooklyn Botanical Garden· Cheap Fun With Kids· cherry blossoms· Cherry Walk· Gardens· Riverside Park· Upper West Side

9/11: volunteer for the day in memory of Sept. 11, 2001

Any day is a good day to volunteer to help those less fortunate than you. On Sunday, September 11, 2011, the tenth anniversary of that awful day, is an especially good day to join others in a day of service to the community. You could help out at JCC, packing food bags for the homeless, for a non-profit group called Midnight Run, which distributes meals in the evenings. … [Read more...] about 9/11: volunteer for the day in memory of Sept. 11, 2001

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 9, 2011 | Updated September 8, 2011 Filed Under: Free and Cheap · Grab Bag Tagged With: 9/11 Anniversary events· New York City· Upper West Side· volunteer

Vanishing New York: H&H Bagels is closing

New York City is losing another icon. H&H Bagels is shutting down after 39 years in business on the corner of 80th Street and Broadway. The reasons include rising costs of everything, including wheat and rent, and the owner's tax troubles. It is unclear whether the H&H bakery and store on 46th St. and 12th Avenue, at the Hudson River, will remain open, or if H&H … [Read more...] about Vanishing New York: H&H Bagels is closing

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on June 22, 2011 | Updated July 6, 2014 Filed Under: Cheap Eats · Vanishing NYC Tagged With: New York City· Upper West Side

Free Lecture Explores the Legacy of JFK 50 Years Later

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President John F. Kennedy served only a thousand days, but his speeches, his policies and his image continue to loom large in American history. It's been fifty years since the JFK inauguration, so historians have had plenty of time to explore the legacy of JFK's short presidency and why he remains a powerful presence in American politics and culture. Three of those … [Read more...] about Free Lecture Explores the Legacy of JFK 50 Years Later

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on April 10, 2011 | Updated April 7, 2019 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Free and Cheap · NYC for Visitors Tagged With: Free and Cheap· Lectures· Lincoln Center· Upper West Side

Today: Filene’s Basement “Running of the Brides” Wedding Gown Sale

Get the wedding gown of your dreams at the famous -- or infamous -- Filene's Basement Running of the Brides bridal gown sale, today, Friday, February 18th, when top designer gowns are on sale for as little as 10% of their original price. Prices are as low as $249 for wedding gowns that retailed originally for as much as $9,000. Filene's Basement does not advertise which … [Read more...] about Today: Filene’s Basement “Running of the Brides” Wedding Gown Sale

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Posted by Evelyn Kanter on February 18, 2011 | Updated February 9, 2019 Filed Under: Grab Bag · Sales & Bargains · Scam Alert Tagged With: Clothing· Filene's Basement· New York City· NYC Tourist Info· Running of the Brides· Upper West Side· Wedding Gowns

Where to Recycle Clothing, Sheets, Towels, Shoes in NYC

Make room for the holiday gifts you'll be getting by bringing clean and dry textiles such as clothing, sheets and towels, scarves and hats, even sneakers, to the special recycling centers in our wonderful NYC Parks. Here's the schedule for the next few days, including Christmas Day -- Friday, December 24th -- 97th St. Greenmarket, 97th St. and Columbus Ave. on the … [Read more...] about Where to Recycle Clothing, Sheets, Towels, Shoes in NYC

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 22, 2010 | Updated April 21, 2016 Filed Under: Free and Cheap · Grab Bag · Sales & Bargains Tagged With: Brooklyn· Inwood· Prospect Park· Recycling· Union Square· Upper West Side

Best NYC Happy Hour Cheap Drinks: Village Pourhouse

Happy hour is a daily tradition at Village Pourhouse, with a selection of drink deals from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday. $2 Bud and Bud Light Drafts $10 Pitchers of Bud Light 2 for 1 Vision Vodka cocktails, 901 Tequila shots and PH Bombs/Car Bombs There's also a daily $5.95 burger and fries lunch special, with $1 drafts. Despite its name, Village Pourhouse … [Read more...] about Best NYC Happy Hour Cheap Drinks: Village Pourhouse

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 21, 2010 | Updated December 19, 2010 Filed Under: Cheap Eats · Entertainment · NYC for Visitors Tagged With: Flatiron· Happy Hour· Lower East Side· New Jersey· New York City· Upper West Side

NYC Free and Frugal iPhone iPad iTouch app

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It may be the best $1.99 bargain on the planet. NYC Free and Frugal is the newest app for the iPhone, iPad and iTouch, just pubished and avialable for download on the iTunes store. NYC Free and Frugal information on more than 100 cheap eats and shopping, plus free museums, theater, street festivals and other attractions in all five boroughs -- Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, … [Read more...] about NYC Free and Frugal iPhone iPad iTouch app

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on October 16, 2010 | Updated April 4, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Cheap Eats · Cheap Urban Escapes · Entertainment · Family Fun · Festivals · Free and Cheap · Health & Fitness · NYC for Visitors · NYC Parks · NYC Theater · Sales & Bargains · Sports · Travel Deals · Weekend Getaways Tagged With: Books· Bronx· Brooklyn· Charities· Cheap Fun With Kids· Chelsea· Clothing· Concerts· Coney Island· Crafts· Dance· East Side· Electronics· Free and Cheap· Gifts· Greenwich Village· Harlem· Holidays· Kids· Lectures· Lincoln Center· Lower Manhattan· Midtown· Movies· Museums· Music· New York City· NYC Tourist Info· Queens· Self-Improvement· Soho· Staten Island· Times Square· Union Square· Upper East Side· Upper West Side

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