Take a Bite

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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Free Seven Day Membership to Gold’s Gym

Get a free seven day VIP membership to Gold’s Gym, only for readers and fans of New York City on the Cheap.  Get in shape for fall and the upcoming holidays.  Work out for free for a week at Gold’s gym.  Click here for this special [...]

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NYC on the Cheap Deal: NY Yankees Tickets Half Off

Take me out to the ballgame for half-price.  Same day tickets to NY Yankees games at the new Yankee Stadium are up to 50% off  off at a special NY Yankees ticket booth inside Modell’s sporting goods store at 1567 Broadway in Times Square.  These are tickets provided by the NY Yankees — these are not [...]

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Bowl Free on National Bowling Day, August 7

Hundreds of bowling centers around the country are participating in National Bowling Day this Saturday, August 7. It’s called World Record Day, and trying to set a record for the number of bowlers.   Bowl one free game with coupon at participating locations.   More than one dozen participating bowling centers in the Big Apple are participating.  Check [...]

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Join Britain's Prince Harry on Governors Island

Britain’s Prince Harry is in New York City this weekend.  He’s playing polo on Governors Island on Sunday, June, 27th.  It’s the third annual Veuve Cliquot Polo Classic,  a fund-raiser for the American Friends of Sentebale, a charity which he founded with the prince of Lesotho to support at-risk children in the tiny African nation.  Prince Harry led [...]

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Prince Harry Polo Match at Governors Island

The third annual Veuve Cliquot Polo Classic is Sunday, June 27 at Governors Island.  It’s a fund-raiser for the American Friends of Sentebale, a charity founded by Britain’s Prince Harry and Lesotho’s Prince Seeiso to support at-risk children in the tiny African nation.  Prince Harry attended the event and led his team to victory last year, [...]

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Sample Sale: Catherine Malandrino

The Catherine Malandrino sample sale is underway through Wednesday, June 23rd.  Stock up on the celebrity designer’s colorful and playful Spring Summer 2010 collection.  You’ll pay a lot less than celebrities such as Beyonce, Madonna, Eva Mendes and Sarah Jessica Parker, Halle Berry and Heidi Klum.  The Catherine Malandrino sample sale is hosted by shopping event [...]

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Celebrity Expo at Yankee Stadium is Just $5

Meet sports stars, your favorite radio DJs and announcers, and performances by top pop artists for just $5, this Saturday, June 26, at Yankee Stadium.  It’s the annual CBS Radio New York Expo, sponsored also by WFAN sports radio, CBS FM 101 golden oldies radio, and the Big Apple’s two news radio stations, WCBS Newsradio 88 [...]

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Best New NYC Travel Guidebook

Peaceful Places NYC travel guidebook by Evelyn Kanter for residents, visitors

It’s mine.  Just published.  Peaceful Places New York City is your guide to more than 100 of the most tranquil, serene spots in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island.  Most of the sites mentioned are free, and each and every one of them is [...]

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