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New York City has more of everything delicious you want than any other place on the planet, including cheap vacation deals, weekend get away discount packages, and lots of free things to do daily. We're here to help you take an inexpensive bite out of Big Apple restaurants, theater, museums, shopping and more. Your New York City tour guide is Evelyn Kanter, a lifelong New Yorker and journalist who has been writing about her hometown forever.

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NYC Sales and Bargains: Daily Deals at Radio Shack

Radio Shack is trying a different spin on the traditional Labor Day sale — a different product steeply discounted each day. Here’s the deal:

Sunday — a Samsung t139 prepaid no-contract phone, half-price at $14.99
Monday — The Mio R403 touchscreen GPS for $69.99, save $60
Tuesday — Sony nine-inch portable DVD player, $154.99, safe $35
Wednesday — a 32-inch [...]

Bridezilla Alert: Kleinfeld’s Annual Bridal Gown Sample Sale

Kleinfeld’s is the largest bridal store in NYC, maybe even the world. And every year, they clear sample wedding dresses and bridal gown from the likes of designers including Nicole Miller, Reem Acra and Badgley Mischka. Plus shoes, because you gotta dance at your own wedding, and other items. It’s by appointment only, no free-for-all such [...]

Roundup of Labor Day Weekend Coupon Deals

There are sooooo many special disocunt deals this Labor Day Weekend. So grab a pencil to add up how much you’ll be saving.

Restaurant.com is offering $25 in delicious dining for just $3. Use the coupon code SAVORY. Offer good though Monday only.

Toys R US is giving 25 percent off new purchases if you trade in something [...]

NYC Weekend Planner: Rosh Hashanah Crafts for Kids

The Children’s Galleries for Jewish Culture is filed with interactive stations for children ages 5-12, where they can decode a new language while shopping at a supermarket, design a neighborhood and much more. There are special crafts activities and programs nearly every Sunday at 2 p.m. In September, those focus on Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot and Simchat Torah.

Sunday, Sept. 5th — Create pop-up Rosh Hashanah greeting cards; decorate and personalize a calendar for the new year; decorate honey jars using special markers.

See the next page for address and price information, and the rest of the September schedule.

Weekend Planner: Double Feature at Haydn Planetarium

Step inside the universe. See how it all began, in a double feature presentation every Friday night at the American Museum of Natural History. The shows are at the Hayden Planetarium Space Theater. It is a new after-hours series to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Rose Center for Earth and Space. The screening features the breathtaking Passport to the Universe, narrated by Tom Hanks, which takes viewers on an exhilarating flight through our universe, and The Search for Life: Are We Alone?, narrated by Harrison Ford, which explores a question that has always captivated the human imagination: does life exist beyond Earth?

Shows start at 7:30 and 8:30 pm every Friday and Saturday in the Hayden Planetarium. Admission is $15, $12 for Museum Members. Click here to purchase tickets.

Watch a preview video on the next page……….

NYC Cheap Shopping: Bloomingdale’s Furniture Half Off Sale

It’s the annual big Bloomingdale’s furniture and mattress sale. Up to 60% off furniture, and 20% off already-discounted prices on mattresses. This is the time to spruce up your nest for the [...]

NYC Parking on the Cheap: $10 in Theater District

We all know that parking in midtown and the theater district can cost almost as much as the theater ticket.

Icon Parking Systems comes to the rescue with $10-$15 parking after 6 p.m., with this coupon only from New York City on [...]

Back to School Bargains: Free Shipping at Oriental Trading

Oriental Trading is best known for cheap party supplies, but they are also a goldmine for cheap back to school supplies, including crayons, pencils, markets, child-safe scissors, and more. There’s even a special website page for teachers. And through Friday, August 31, Oriental Trading is offering $5 to $10 off orders, or free shipping on orders [...]

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