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.
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.
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Learn the the difference between Johnnie Walker Red and Johnnie Walker Black and lots more about the history and mystique of Scotch whisky at a free Johnnie Walker tasting event. Master blenders take you though the process, and since there’s sampling and sipping, you have to be at least 21 years old to attend. The tastings [...]
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 [...]
Fleet Week in New York City begins today, Wednesday, May 26th with the largest parade of the year, as dozens of U.S. Navy ships sail up the Hudson River. There are Fleet Week 2010 events every day through Wednesday, June 2nd, including the opportunity to tour the ships [...]
Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford in "All the President's Men", 1976
The Hollywood version of news and the newspaper business ranges from screwball comedies to serious films that document real headlines. The entire range — from the craziness of the 1928 “The Front Page” to the insider look at the scandal that brought down the Nixon White House in [...]
Barney’s New York Warehouse Sale is an annual event, and a big one. Top designer clothing and accessories for men and women, 50% to 75% off original prices. If you like to wear black, this is the sale for you. The sale is through Sunday, Feb. 28, but don’t wait until the last days because it will be all picked through by then. Hours vary, mostly from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and until 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The Barney’s Warehouse Annual Sale is at 255 West 17th St., between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.
Indulge your Valentine’s Day chocolate cravings at what’s being billed as a Chocolate Discovery event in Chelsea. No, you won’t be dipped in chocolate, but you’ll be able to look and taste and buy all manner of chocolate goodies. The event — called Chocolate and New York – ends Sunday, Feb. 14, so get your chocoholic [...]
It’s enough to make you hungry. The Big Apple’s famous NYC Restaurant Week begins Monday, Jan. 25, and luckily for us, runs for two weeks, not one, through Sunday, Feb. 7. It’s a spectacular opportunity to have a three-course lunch in 266 of the city’s best restaurants for $24.07 or dinner for $35.00. Plus beverages and tips, of course. [...]
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.
