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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Barney's Big Warehouse Sale

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 [...]

Lord & Taylor Winter Clearance Discounts 65% to 80%

Lord & Taylor is clearing out winter coats, sweaters, and more at 65% to 80% off original prices.  There’s still more than a month left of cold, winter weather, so these are great prices to warm your closet and your wallet.  There’s also an additional 25% off some items with a coupon you can find [...]

Half Off Warm Winter Outerwear, More at Eastern Mountain Sports

Even if you aren’t a skier, snowboarder or winter camping enthusiast, the jackets and fleeces at Eastern Mountain Sports will keep you both warm and fashionable, and at half price.  The winter clearance sale at the EMS store in Soho includes such brands as Marmot and Patagonia, with free on your entire order from The North Face.  The half-off sale [...]

Help NYC Fashion Industry Aid to Haiti

The fashion industry charity group Fashion Delivers will be donating new clothes, blankets, and accessories to the Haiti effort.  Fashion Delivers is asking for donations of new — not used – lightweight clothing suitable for the Caribbean climate of Haiti in all sizes, for children and adults.  That means t-shirts, tops, shirts, jeans, shorts, slacks, sportswear, active wear, [...]

Coldwater Creek 60% Off Sale

Everything on the Coldwater Creek website is 60 percent off through Jan. 4, 2010, with a special promo coupon, you can get by clicking on the winter sale details link on the home page.  The sale applies to clothing, accessories, shoes, belts, even items for the home such as wall decor and throw pillows.  

Similar discounts are [...]

Huge Sale at The Children's Place

It’s stock up time for clothes for the kids at a monster sale at  The Childrens Place, with further reductions on special sale-priced items. Shop online or in stores for great deals such as girls’ jeans and boys’ cargo pants for under $10 long-sleeved tops for boys and girls for under $5.   The website  says shipping [...]

Mink, Shearling, More on Sale

The rest of the year, The Fur Source is a wholesaler on West 29th Street, in the fur district.  Through Sunday, Jan. 10th, they are selling top quality furs to the public at wholesale prices.  Mink, shearlings, rabbit and other warm and stylish coats, jackets, hats, mufflers and more are at three midtown locations.  When [...]

After Christmas Sales and Bargains

The day after Christmas is usually the best day of the year for sales and bargains, and this year the discounts last for the entire weekend.  Saturday, Dec. 26 and Sunday, Dec. 27, Lord & Taylor is selling winter coats for women and children at 60% off, cashmere sweaters for men and women at $49.99, and more. 

The sale [...]