Take a Bite

New York City has more of everything than any other place on the planet, including deals, discounts and freebies. We're here to help you take an inexpensive bite out of Big Apple restaurants, theater, museums, shopping and more. Your guide is Evelyn Kanter, a lifelong New Yorker and journalist who has been writing about her hometown forever. Email us at info@thebigappleonthecheap.com

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Manhattan Bridge is 100 Years Old

Some of the best bargains in The Big Apple are the city’s famous bridges.  The Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge, Queensboro Bridge, also called the 59th St. Bridge — FREE.  So when one of these NYC icons celebrates its 100th birthday, it’s worth writing about.

Today, December 31, 2009, marks the 100th anniversary of the [...]

Last Minute New Year's Eve Celebrations $50 or Less

There’s no reason to spend $150 or more for a champagne dinner in a fancy restaurant on New Year’s Eve when plenty of  places are offering open bars and nibbles for $50 or less per person.  Here are three affordable last minute suggestions from   New York Magazine  for partying your way into 2010: 

Bondi Road, Lower Manhattan,  has a three [...]

Free Books from Crowne Publishing

Here’s your chance to read a book for free before it’s published.   Crown Publishing, a division of Random House, has an website called Read it Forward, which lets you request three soon-to-be-published books each month, read it when it arrives in the mailbox, and then generate some buzz for the book by passing it on to a [...]

Taxi Carpooling on New Year's Eve

This New Year’s Eve, let your designated driver be a taxi.  And since taxis are hard to find on New Year’s Eve, a good deal is taxi-sharing, through Cab Corner.   Just sign into the website where you are and where you want to go, and Cab Corner matches you with a ride that fits your needs.  You [...]

Free Music Downloads from New Site

A new website launches in January offering free music downloads.  But there’s a price for free.  Instead of paying 99 cents for an iTunes download, you get your music for free from Free All Music – but only after you watch a 15 second or 30 second commercial from one of the website’s sponsors, such as [...]

Swing Dance Your Way into 2010

The sweet swinging sounds of the 30s and 40s are a great way to welcome in the newest decade.  Head to Brooklyn’s Montauk Club for a New Year’s Eve Formal Ball to swing dance to the live music of Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Septet, and the Minsky Sisters join in the fun at midnight. 

The [...]

Weekly Deals at Walgreens

I just picked up the bonus book of the Walgreens near me, and it’s full of great discounts and deals.  Here’s just some of what’s on sale through Sunday, Jan. 2, 2010:

Look your best for New Year’s Eve with Clairol Nice ‘n’ Easy hair color at $4.99 without a copuon and Garnier Nutrisse, the same [...]

Mink, Shearling, More on Sale

The rest of the year, The Fur Source is a wholesaler on West 29th Street, in the fur district.  Through Sunday, Jan. 10th, they are selling top quality furs to the public at wholesale prices.  Mink, shearlings, rabbit and other warm and stylish coats, jackets, hats, mufflers and more are at three midtown locations.  When [...]