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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Weekday Ski Discounts at Belleayre

There’s still nearly two months left to the ski and snowboard season in the Catskills, but Belleayre already has started its end-of-season discounts.  For the rest of the season, Bellayre is offering $20 lift tickets and $10 rentals, on  Wednesdays only, and $25 lift tickets on Fridays. Two-For-Tuesdays returns, with two lift tickets for the [...]

Free Heart Screenings at NYU

February is American Heart Month, a good time to make sure your heart is healthy.  NYU is sponsoring a FREE Heart Health Fair, with screenings, lectures and other information on heart healthy eating, heart healthy exercise and fitness, risk factors to be aware of, and more, including giveaways and door prizes.  The Heart Health Fair [...]

Ski Free Mondays at Stratton, Vermont

Spend the weekend skiing or riding at Stratton, Vermont, and the resort will throw in Monday for free.  You have to book a Friday, Saturday, Sunday three-night weekend lodging and lifts package, and the third day of skiing is free.  Prices start at $68 per night per person.  SKI Magazine has rated Stratton in the top ten [...]

Spa Specials for Valentine's Day

Lia Schorr is one of the leading day spas in The Big Apple, and for Valentine’s Day and through the end of March, the spa is offering up to half off treatments for men and women.  A seaweed facial, regularly $130 is now $65.  A hot stone massage with reflexology, regularly $145,  is now $70.  And [...]

Free Yoga Classes on Sat. Jan 23

It’s called Yoga Day USA, and there are FREE yoga classes all over the United States, including right here in the Big Apple, on Saturday, Jan. 23.  The free yoga day is sponsored by the national Yoga Alliance, whose  mantra is ‘find upward bliss with downward dog’.   The two New York City yoga studios offering [...]

Free Skating at Bryant Park Ends Soon

The ice skating rink in Bryant Park is only FREE  ice skating in The Big Apple.  And like all good things, it doesn’t last forever.  The ice skating rink is closing on Sunday, Jan. 24th to make way for the spring fashion shows.  So grab your skates and go.  The rink is open daily from 8 a.m.  [...]

2010 Winter Olympics skin care kit is discounted

Protect your skin from frostbite, windburn and winter dryness, and support the U.S. Ski Team and the U. S. Snowboarding Team at the same time.  Dermatone is the official sunscreen and frostbite fighter of both teams, and is discounting a kit of products that usually sells for $19.99 for $15.99 for the holidays.   The Detmatone kit contains [...]

CVS fined for sellilng out-dated food, drugs

Expiration dates are printed on foods, baby fomula, and medicines for a good reason.  And you should check them when you are shopping to be sure you are buying safe and healthy items for yourself and your family.

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has fined CVS $875,000 for selling expired food, medicine and baby food.  It’s [...]