The Big Apple on the Cheap

Free Financial Planning for Boomers

evelynkanter — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:28:45 +0000

The financial landscape has changed enormously in the last few years of economic upheaval, and there a lot new to know before you can retire. MetLife is offering a FREE financial planning lecture for Boomers. It’s being given by two of their financial planning experts, including one who is a Certified Financial Planner. The free program is [...]

Free Lecture on Coney Island History

evelynkanter — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:37:20 +0000

Coney Island has an amazing history, with ups and downs, much like its world famous Cyclone roller coaster. From it’s heyday a century ago, to a sad relic of its past, to the center of a major real estate and urban planning battle, Coney Island has had “An Amazing Ride” — which just happens to [...]

Free Lecture on Yorkville History

evelynkanter — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:26:03 +0000

The part of the Upper East Side known as Yorkville has a long and interesting history that includes its role in rescuing survivors of the worst accidents in New York City history. That would be the fire aboard the steamship General Slocum in 1904, in which some 1,000 people perished. A FREE lecture and exhibit [...]

Free Broadway Show Tunes Concert

evelynkanter — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:37:49 +0000

Free Music Friday is a new series at the American Folk Art Museum. The first performance is A Musical Tribute to Broadway, featuring both classic and contemporary favorites, plus behind-the-scenes stories from actors and singers who have appeared in shows including Phantom of the Opera; Wicked, Mamma Mia, West Side Story, The Producers and Shrek.

The FREE performance is 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 [...]

Lincoln Center Celebrates the Oscars

evelynkanter — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:07:30 +0000

The Oscars may be at home in Los Angeles, but The Big Apple is the star of dozens of Oscar-winning films. The Film Society of Lincoln Center celebates the Oscars all weekend with showings of award-winning films set right here, in New York City.

Saturday, Mar. 6, Oscar-winning movies set in New York City are:

Klute (1971) – Jane Fonda, [...]

Exhibit of Charles Addams Cartoons

evelynkanter — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:57:10 +0000

Cartoonist Charles Addams may be most famous for his Addams Family characters, including Morticia and Fester. They are part of the new exhibit “Charles Addams’s New York”, at the Museum of the City of New York, of course. But just part of the exhibit, which also features hundreds of Addams cartoons, many from covers and pages of the New [...]

Brooklyn’s Finest the Movie

evelynkanter — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:40 +0000

The blockbuster movie for spring is Brooklyn’s Finest, a fast-paced cop drama pitting good guys against bad guys. From the looks of the movie trailer, some of those bad guys are wearing NYPD uniforms. Brooklyn’s Finest is from the same director as Training Day, the blockbuster police drama from a few years ago starring Denzel [...]

One Day University on Sunday, Mar. 7

evelynkanter — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:51:35 +0000

Go back to college for the day on Sunday, March 7, for the annual One Day University program. There are lectures on music, art, history, the environment, and more, delivered by top professors from top universities and colleges, including Columbia, Princeton, Harvard and Yale. And best of all, there’s no homework and no exams. Just learning. [...]

Half Off at Lenny’s Clam Bar in Queens

evelynkanter — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:19:06 +0000

Lenny’s Clam Bar has been serving up the freshest seafood in Queens for more than 30 years, from its location in Howard Beach. This week, it’s offering a half-off discount on your favorite clams, mussels, calamari and other seafood and shellfish favorites, as well as the restaurant’s famous homemade Italian dishes. Buy a $25 coupon through [...]

Weekday Ski Discounts at Belleayre

evelynkanter — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:57:25 +0000

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 [...]