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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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NYC Weekend Planner: Rosh Hashanah Crafts for Kids

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.

See the next page for address and price information, and the rest of the September schedule.

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NYC on the Cheap: Free Recipes for Jewish New Year

A representative  from Cuisinart shares recipes and cooking tips for the Jewish New Year, at Broadway Panhandler on Thursday, Sept. 2.  The recipes are Honey Spice Loaf Cake & Browned Onion Kugel. She will be preparing both in a space saving Cuisinart Toaster Oven.  The recipes will be handed out after the demonstration, which starts promptly  at 5:30 [...]

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Free Museum Admission for Military and Families

Through Labor Day weekend 2010, active duty U.S. military and their families receive free admission to more than 700 museums throughout the United States, including more than one dozen in the Big Apple, thanks to a new program called Blue Star Museums.  The list includes children’s museums, art museums and history museums, so take the kids.  Museums are air [...]

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Deal: Weekend Getaway to Philadelphia Marriott for $179 or Less

The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown is offering a “beat the heat” weekend discount that melts prices to $179 a night or less.  What makes this travel deal unusual is that Labor Day Weekend is included — hotels normally put holiday weekend on the black-out list.  Even better, the Saturday night rate drops to whatever the temperature is [...]

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BOGO Sale on Batteries for July Fourth Weekend

It seems that everything runs on batteries these days, including my new wireless mouse for my new iMac computer.  Stock up at the CVS battery BOGO sale before the July Fourth holiday to keep your cameras and  the kids’ toys working properly.  Also flashlights — always a good idea to have a working flashlight around in [...]

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NYC July Fourth Fireworks Cruise is Family Friendly

The annual Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks is a Big Apple tradition. One of the best views anybody can have is from a boat in New York Harbor. That’s exactly what Statue Cruises is offering. You will enjoy a stunning sunset framing the Statue of Liberty, a DJ and dinner before the real main [...]

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Be a Judge at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest July Fourth at Coney Island

The Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest at Coney Island has become an annual Fourth of July tradition, along with the Macy’s fireworks.  Nathan’s is running a Be the Judge Contest win a trip to New York City and be a judge at the contest, where big eaters compete to see who can eat the most [...]

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Mother's Day Brunch Cruise on Hudson

Celebrate Mother’s Day on the Hudson River with cool breezes, cool jazz, chilled champagne and beautiful views of the Big Apple.  It’s all aboard the annual Mother’s Day Brunch Cruise in New York Harbor on the 125 foot John James Audobon.  It’s a three-hour cruise that will both spoil and honor Mom with free-flowing champagne, mimosas and bellinis, live [...]

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