Now that my hometown is back on top of the must visit destination list, here’s how to enjoy NYC on the cheap.
Current deals and must-see events include hundreds of FREE outdoor summer concerts, cherry blossoms, Holocaust Remembrance Day events, the return of Manhattanhenge, FREE Black Comic Book Festival and World Literature Festival at NYPL, Cinco de Mayo music and dance, FREE outdoor dancing to live bands, and so much more, which help make New York City the greatest city on the planet year-round, not just in May/June.
Nearly everything here is FREE, and nothing is more than $20 per person unless it is a free program with museum admission, supports a charity, or otherwise is a noteworthy special event. Some free events require registration to manage space.
Pick one, some or all and enjoy the best of New York City FREE or cheap.
This best things to do in NYC on the cheap guide is updated at the beginning and middle of each month, with at least six weeks of events to help you plan how to enjoy the greatest city on the planet.
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EarthFest at AMNH
Saturday, April 27 – Nature enthusiasts of all ages are invited to join the annual EarthFest to commemorate Earth Month, with a full day of family-friendly activities and performances celebrating our planet.
The schedule includes hands-on science and art activities, engagements with Museum scientists, and a “bioblitz,” where participants will join scientists in Central Park to discover the amazing variety of local insects.
All events are FREE with museum admission, and some are outside the museum in adjoining Central Park. See the AMNH website for precise times and other information.
Events at the Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life –
- In Search of Earth’s Secrets – The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) is an international marine research collaboration that explores Earth’s history and dynamics. Learn about the real science that happens on the IODP ship through the pop-up science experiment “In Search of Earth’s Secrets.”
- Our Earth’s Ecosystems -The Museum’s Science Visualization Group in collaboration with teams from Columbia University’s LEAP and Brown Institute have produced a smartphone-based augmented reality experience to learn about the vital role that ocean ecosystems play in Earth’s climate system. In addition to bringing some of the hall’s most beloved dioramas to life, the experience will demonstrate how animals help plants grow faster, slow the release of greenhouse gases, and store carbon in their bodies.
- Microscopic Marvels: Exploring NYC’s Urban Ecosystem – Meet our tiny neighbors! Use a variety of microscopes to get a sparkling introduction to plankton swimming in NYC’s ponds and winged critters that glide on the breezes of our urban habitats.
- Become Part of Nature with InHerBeauty – At this marine-themed station, attendees can immerse themselves in hair, makeup, and nail art, drawing inspiration from the vibrant hues and intricate patterns found in oceanic species.
- EarthFest Myth-Busting Workshops From Climate Exchange and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science – Engage with dynamic activities focused on climate science communication and improvisational theater. Using techniques from improv, role-playing, and other theater games, participate in hands-on exercises designed to foster understanding and action on climate issues.
Events at the Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation
- Performance: Bees by Polyglot Theatre 10:30 am, noon, 2:15 pm, and 3:30 pm – Life-sized bees take over the Museum’s galleries, inviting children to explore their dynamic world through movement, sound, and play. This performance creates community through exploration and encourages young audiences to discover the fascinating life of these tiny insects.
- Build Your Own Solar Car with Solar One – Curious about how solar power works? Join environmental STEM educator Solar One for a workshop to build your own solar car. Become a solar technician and install solar panels on your vehicle, which will move at different speeds depending on how the panel is positioned on the car.
- City Nature Challenge: InsectBlitz – This interactive event The City Nature Challenge invites participants to document urban biodiversity through citizen science, fostering a deeper appreciation for the natural world thriving amidst bustling cityscapes, including those thriving just outside the museum. Then sign up for a 4 pm InsectBlitz excursion into Central Park and compete with other cities for the most observations.
- Ask An Expert – Engage with knowledgeable scientists and educators to satisfy your curiosity about the wonders of the Earth.
- BEEcome Part of the Hive – Join the hive by crafting your own antenna, wings, or bee stripes in this hands-on art-making activity.
- Screening for Solar Rays – In this activity, learn about the importance of sunscreen through interactive experiments, like using UV rays and special camera lenses to reveal the invisible protection it provides while you’re having fun in the Sun.
Holocaust Remembrance Day Events
#Never Forget. Again this year, there are multiple events in New York City marking Yom Hashoah.
The two largest are similar Gathering of Remembrance events, bringing together Holocaust survivors, their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, to honor the memory of the Six Million murdered by the evil of Nazi Germany, and say prayers for the future of peace everywhere.
Both events are both in-person and virtual, both sponsored jointly by the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan and Temple Emanu-El on the Upper East Side.
Sunday, April 16 at 2pm at Museum of Jewish Heritage
- Register here for in-person or livestream
Sunday, May 5 at 4pm at Temple Emanu-El.
- Register here for in-person or livestream
Also –
Friday, May 3 at 8pm – Cantata for Yom Hashoah
The Actors Temple adds to its regular Sabbath service with a musical tribute, The Grip of Evil/The Endurance of Hope, composed and performed by professional musicians who are members of the congregation.
- 8pm at The Actors Temple, 339 West 47th St., in the Theater District
- Register here for in-person
- Click here for Zoom link
Monday, May 6 at 7pm – Downtown Jewish Life is having a Yom Hashoah obseervance with music and prayer.
- 7pm at Brotherhood Synagogue, 28 Park Avenue South
- FREE, register here to manage space.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Collars at the Jewish Museum
See this collection of collars and photos of collars worn by the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She wore different collars to honor news events, such as this rainbow Pride Collar.
The exhibit was to end on May 25th, but has been extended indefinitely.
The exhibit also includes jewelry and Jewish religious items. This description is from the museum website description of the exhibit – the photo is the collar she wears in her official portrait.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020), who was the second-ever woman to sit on the US Supreme Court, wore collars not just to emphasize the long overdue feminine energy she brought to the court, but also to encode meaning into her dress—a sartorial strategy practiced by powerful women throughout history. Her early penchant for traditional lace jabots was later joined by necklaces made of beads, shells, and metalwork from around the world, many of them gifts from colleagues and admirers.
- Seen as a whole, these collars offer a collective portrait of the late Justice through these objects imbued with her personal style, values, and relationships. While Ginsburg often chose them on a whim, she occasionally used them as a form of wordless communication; in every instance, they served as a reminder that her august responsibilities were carried out by a particular human being.
- Towards the end of her life, Ginsburg’s style helped to make her a feminist pop culture icon: collared and bespectacled, she adorned tote bags, t-shirts, and tattoos as “the Notorious RBG.”
The Jewish Museum is at Fifth Avenue and 91st Street. There is FREE admission on Saturday.
FREE Summer Concerts at Hudson Yards
It’s a long list. Your best bet is to check the daily schedule on the website.
FREE Summer Concerts at The Wells Fargo Stage
Every Wednesday at 6pm, June 19- August 7 in the Public Square & Gardens.
- June 19: Chayce Beckham
- June 26: David Archuleta
- July 10: Brynn Cartelli
- July 17: Ray Bull
- August 7: Keke Palmer
FREE Public Theater Performances
The Public Theater presents Shakespeare in 10 free performances of the bilingual musical adaptation (in English and Spanish) of The Comedy of Errors.
It’s a twist on the classic tale with contemporary Latin rhythms.
Performance dates are June 6-9, 13-14, 20-21.
Final Exhibition at the Rubin Museum
The home of Himalayan and East Asian art is closing permanently in October, to become a “museum without walls”, offering virtual tours and workshops and loaning its treasures to other museums around the world.
Fittingly, the final exhibition is a look ahead, focusing on current artwork by modern Himalayan and East Asian artists, all focusing on their cultural heritage in new ways, including some artists born here in New York City.
Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now is a Museum-wide exhibition featuring artworks by 32 contemporary artists, many from the Himalayan region and diaspora. Explore all six floors of the Museum, which have been transformed with new commissions and recent works in dialogue with objects from the Rubin’s collection, inviting new ways of encountering traditional Himalayan art.
I attended a media preview, and was most impressed by the new exhibit, which is dominated by a six-floor fabric sculpture blazing with color and dotted with traditional symbols and animals.
The building – with an architecturally-significant five-story circular staircase – was previously a department store. A museum spokesperson told me the building would be sold, probably in 2024. I told her I hope the sale contract requires that the building NOT be razed for a high-rise condo.
- The Rubin Museum is at 150 W. 17th St. in Chelsea.
Manhattanhenge
Monday/Tuesday, May 29-30 – It may not be a solar eclipse, but New Yorkers will have another reason to gather in the streets and admire the sky in May.
Manhattanhenge is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs when the sun sets in perfect alignment with Manhattan’s rectangular grid, radiating both sides of the street from 14th Street north to the 80 and 90s.
It happens just four times a year – two nights in May and again in July.
To see it, park yourself on a numbered east-west street between 14th and 96th with unhindered views of the Hudson River.
One of the most popular spots is the 42nd St. overpass near the United Nations – you’ll need to be there early to get a spot that isn’t already snagged by professional photographers with tripods and long-range lenses.
Or, join the crowd blocking the intersection at Times Square.
Let’s hope the weather cooperates with a clear sky.
The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the NYPL
This is a must-see an exhibition of narrative accounts, prints, photographs and ephemera from the New York Public Library’s collection documenting Arctic depictions from the 16th century to the present.
FREE through July 13 at the NYPL main building on Fifth Avenue – you know the one – with the lions out front.
There also are FREE talks connected with this new exhibit. Check the website for event schedule.
Frick Madison Closed Permanently
After three years at its temporary space called Frick Madison at 945 Madison Ave. while Henry Clay Frick’s historic and ornate Fifth Avenue mansion underwent a massive renovation, the artwork is returning “home” to East 70th Street, and reopens before the end of 2024.
It will take that long for curators and designers to re-install the precious items, which includes works by Fragonard, Holbein, Rembrandt, Turner, Vermeer, and Whistler, as well as significant sculptures, Chinese porcelain, Oriental carpets, bronzes, and other decorative arts objects.
I really enjoyed seeing the luscious historic collection in the stark, modernist setting of Marcel Breuer’s iconic building, formerly home of the Whitney Museum of American Art, before it moved downtown to new digs in Chelsea. The “brutalist” architecture made the romantic, ethereal artworks feel so much more romantic and ethereal.
The building has been purchased by Sotheby’s, to become an exhibit area for auctions and offices.
ICYMI – News Worth Noting
Loeb Boathouse in Central Park has reopened, for lunch, brunch and dinner, and for weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and other celebrations.
The grand dame of Central Park (at East 72nd Street and Park Drive North) is now run by Legends Hospitality, the food and beverage behemoth responsible for the menu at Yankee Stadium
Loab Boathouse is open Monday-Saturday 11am to 9pm and Sundays 11am to 8pm.
- The new menu features such continental classics as oysters Rockefeller, clam chowder, prime rib, chicken Milanese and Trout Almandine.
- Entrées are $22 to $64, and desserts are all $14.
- There’s also a full bar with everything from champagne to Cosmos.
Shakespeare in the Park moves to multiple parks this summer.
Shakespeare on the move: The Delacorte Theater in Central Park is being renovated, so the Public Theater, which presents the iconic FREE performances, plans to send a smaller production of “The Comedy of Errors” to several parks and plazas around the city between Memorial Day and the end of June.
That will be followed by outdoor screenings of a filmed production of “Much Ado About Nothing” in July, August and early September
Bow Bridge in Central Park has re-opened after repairs that included replacing its wood decking.
- Designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould, the cast iron bridge’s name comes from its signature bow shape.
- A popular spot for photographs, the bridge was constructed by the Bronx-based iron foundry Janes, Kirtland & Co., which also built the dome of the U.S. Capitol Building.
- The Bow Bridge is featured on the cover photo of one of my NYC guidebooks.
The program FREE NYC busses in all five boroughs will be ending soon, probably in September 2024, one year after it launched.
The program was designed to boost ridership – and it did – one the one route in each borough which offered FREE ridership.
So act quickly to get your free rides on –
- Bx18 in the Bronx
- B60 in Brooklyn
- Q4 in Queens
- M116 (crosstown) in Manhattan
- S46/96 in Staten Island
Brooklyn Public Library locations are no longer be open on Sundays, due to NYC budget cuts in response to the billions being spent to support more than 100,000 recent asylum seekers and other migrants
These NYPL branches also are now closed on Sundays for the same reason:
- The main branch on Fifth Ave., officially known as the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
- Also in Manhattan – Jefferson Market, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) m Washington Heights
- Bronx – Bronx Library Center, Grand Concourse, Parkchester
- Staten Island – Todt Hill–Westerleigh
Viselka, the iconic Ukranian restaurant on the Lower East Side, has opened an outpost in the downstairs Dining Concourse at Grand Central Terminal.
- The LES location plans to return to 24/7 operation soon. It was halted by the Pandemic.
Junior’s, the iconic cheesecake (and more) restaurant in Brooklyn and Times Square has opened an outpost in Las Vegas.
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World Literature Festival at NYPL
April 15 to 30 – The New York Public Library’s World Literature Festival celebrates books and writers from around the world and reflects the languages spoken in our communities. Discover what NYPL patrons are reading in different languages, resources the offers, free events, book recommendations, and more.
This FREE celebration of books and their authors kicks off with Written Work: Poetry, Labor, and the Global City, a book party “unpacking the pleasures and pain of working in the city,” plus multiple other FREE events over the two-week celebration.
- From 6:30 p.m. online and in-person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library.
If you have a NYPL library card, you can borrow the authors’ books for free with the NYPL e-reader app SimplyE, available for iOS and Android devices.
Don’t have a New York Public Library card? Get one here.
Jazzmobile’s Duke Ellington Birthday Celebration
Sunday, April 28 – Celebrate the 125th birthday of one of the greatest musicians in American history, Duke Ellington, with a FREE concert.
Celebrate Duke Ellington’s 125th Birthday with Paul West & The Bethune Big Band. It’s National Jazz Appreciation Month, so enjoy this performance curated by NYC’s Jazzmobile—the nation’s first nonprofit dedicated to jazz as an art form.
- General admission; first-come, first-serve. Details under “events” at the link.
- Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, 263 W. 86th St., between Broadway and West End Ave.
I Love My Park Day
Saturday, May 4 – This is your chance to volunteer and help clean up and beautify parks, historic sites, greenway trails and other public lands in NYC and NYState.
I Love My Park Day is the he largest single-day volunteer event in NYS. It is the perfect opportunity to clean up parks and shorelines, plant trees and gardens, restore trails and wildlife habitat, remove invasive species, and work on various site improvement projects, all which help to prepare the NYC and NY state park systems and public lands for the start of the season.
- Locations and volunteer signup are at the link
- Questions can be emailed to ilovemypark@ptny.org.
Cinco de Mayo Festival in Queens
Saturday, May 4 – Celebrate the culture of Mexico, with music and dance performances, at this annual celebration at the Kupferberg Center.
- Tickets are on sale for just $20 – and no service charge.
Designing Women Market
Saturday, May 11 – This is no ordinary crafts fair. It’s at a museum- the New York Historical Society – and everything is museum quality. Items include jewelry, clothing and accessories.
The seventh annual shopping marketplace showcases exceptional products by women makers, designers, and entrepreneurs whose products exemplify the creative spirit of New York City. They are among a select number of women designers the museum respects and admires for both their success and for the quality of the products they bring to the marketplace.
The Designing Women Market is FREE to attend. Market visitors will need tickets to visit the galleries. Get 2-for-1 admission if you spend $25 at the market.
Meet the Spring 2024 Designing Women
Click Here to Register to Attend
- 11am to 5pm at the New York Historical Society
SummerStage FREE Concerts in NYC Parks
SummerStage returns with nearly 100 FREE concerts in parks in all five boroughs, including Central Park, the Coney Island Ampitheater and Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens.
The music varies from the Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series to Jazz, Hip-Hop, Latin, and Golden Oldies, plus some ticketed benefit performances.
With 85 FREE concerts, we’re not listing them all.
Carnegie Hall Citywide FREE Concerts
Starting in May, Carnegie Hall Citywide offers free concerts in all five boroughs, mostly in NYC museums and parks, and also one in Times Square.
The concerts a variety of music, from opera to Jazz, Latin and Indian.
Concerts are through July.
Broadway Bridges $10 Theater Tickets for Students
The Broadway League also sponsors a program for NYC public high school students to attend a Broadway show for just $10.
As with Kid’s Night on Broadway, the goal of Broadway Bridges is to make Broadway more accessible to young people.
A teacher or administrator at the High School must also be registered as a chaperone with the Broadway League.
Twenty shows are partnering with the Broadway League and the United Federation of Teachers to make the $10 tickets possible. They are
- Aladdin,
- & Juliet,
- A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical,
- Back to the Future: The Musical,
- Chicago,
- Hadestown,
- Harmony,
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,
- How to Dance in Ohio,
- Kimberly Akimbo,
- Merrily We Roll Along,
- MJ,
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical,
- SIX,
- Spamalot,
- Sweeney Todd,
- The Lion King,
- The Outsiders,
- Water for Elephants and
- Wicked.
Find out more about Broadway Bridges $10 tickets at https://www.broadwaybridges.org/
Bargemusic FREE Concerts
NYC’s floating concert hall, moored under the Brooklyn Bridge is back for the 2024 season, with FREE weekend concerts.
Walk across the gangplank of a renovated coffee barge into a “wonderfully intimate wood-paneled room with thrilling views of lower Manhattan and excellent acoustics.”
This is the Spring performance schedule – the day’s program is announced at the beginning of the program.
There are no reservations, so arrive early enough to get a seat. FREE, but contributions are welcomed. There also are ticketed concerts – check the link for the schedule.
- Saturday, April 6 at 2 pm
- Saturday, April 13 at 2 pm / Sunday, April 14 at 2 pm
- Saturday, April 20 at 2 pm / Sunday, April 21 at 2 pm
- Saturday, May 11 at 2 pm / Sunday, May 12 at 2 pm
- Saturday, May 25 at 2 pm
12th Annual Black Comic Book Festival
Friday/Saturday, April 26/27 – Get ready to cosplay, discover the newest names in graphic novels, meet groundbreaking artists, designers and writers, at the 12th Annual Black Comic Book Festival.
It’s FREE to attend, but registration is required both for in-person and for virtual events.
Friday, April 26
- 11 AM–12 Noon | Graphic Histories & Comics in the Classroom
- 1–2 PM | How to Draw Black Superheroes & Comics with Tim Fielder of Diesel/Funk Studios
- 3:30–4:30 PM | Say It Proud: Amplifying LGBTQ+ Voices in Comics
- 5:30–6:30 PM | Black Comics Trivia Challenge
Saturday, April 27
- 10:30 AM–11:30 AM | The Little Heroes of Color Musical
- 12:30 PM–1:30 PM | “IYANU: Weaving West African Wonder into Animation” Presented by Lion Forge Entertainment
- 2:15 PM–3:15 PM | Free Writing: Finding Liberation Through Literature
- 3:50 PM–4:50 PM | She’s Out There Screaming: Women & the New Golden Age of Black Horror
- 5:30 PM–6:30 PM | A Very Black Cosplay Showcase
Guests: ChibiT Cosplay, Sir Julius Cosplay, DJ Gregory Wilson, and Kadiatou Tubman (SchomCom Curator and Executive Producer)
SchomCom Exhibitors will be onsite at the Schomburg Center on Friday from 10 AM- 7 PM & Saturday from 10 AM- 6 PM.
You can find a complete list of vendors here: www.schomcom.org.
You can also purchase featured titles and merchandise from the Schomburg Shop: https://schomburgshop.com.
- The Schomburg Center is a branch of the NYPL, at 135th St. and Malcolm X Blvd.
African American Burial Ground
Join Ranger Emily every day of National Park Week (April 20th, 23rd-27th) at 2 pm for her “Ask a Ranger” presentation.
Ranger Emily will explain the organization, function, and benefits of the National Park Service in her program.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to ask a ranger questions about the National Park Service.
https://www.nps.gov/afbg/planyourvisit/calendar.htm
Bryant Park Dance Party
It doesn’t matter if you have two left feet. These dance parties will get you organized and dancing.
Dance Party celebrates its 10th anniversary season with ten styles of dance over six nights in May. And it’s FREE.
Every Wednesday and Thursday from May 1 to May 16 learn the basics of a different dance from top instructors, and then use what you learned to dance, dance, dance.
Meet at the iconic Bryant Park fountain to learn basic steps with expert instructors at 6pm. Afterwards, participants can test out their new moves to live music performed by a diverse selection of bands from 7pm-8:30pm.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase – snacks and light bites crafted by local vendors curated by Hester Street Fair, as well as a selection of beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages by Stout NYC.
- May 1 – This year’s series kicks off with New York City’s signature brand of Salsa and R&B – as well as Dance Party’s 50th all-time performance – served up by Uptown Royalty.
- May 2 – Disco’s golden era from The Disco Nights
- May 8 – Bachata Traditional with Bachata sensation Judy Santos (5/8);
- May 9 – Lindy Hop from award-winning vocalist and bandleader Charles Turner & Uptown Swing
- May 15 – Motown-inspired dance music from KD Browne ;
- May 16 – The four-hour Latin Festival closing night features four different dance genres – Charanga, Cuban Salsa, Cha Cha Cha, and Salsa Dura – with the help of two legendary Latin dance bands, La Charanga Pacha and Jimmy Bosch Salsa Masters
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Free Admission to Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Friday, May 3
UNIQLO NYC Nights are the first Friday of each month, 4–8 pm.
New York City residents get free admission courtesy of UNIQLO, but everyone can enjoy an evening out in our galleries with paid admission.
See new art in the galleries, enjoy music by DJs from The Lot Radio, grab a drink at the pop-up bar, get creative with drop-in drawing sessions, see a film in the theaters, and enjoy the spring weather in the lovely outdoor sculpture garden.
Free First Fridays at Neue Galerie, Friday, Fri., May 3
First Fridays at Neue Galerie offer free admission and extra hours to closing, the first Friday of the month.
Visitors are admitted free at 5 p.m. and the galleries remain open until 8 p.m. No registration is required, and admission is first-come, first-served.
The Book Store and Design Shop stay open late, too.
Free First Fridays at Poster House, Friday, Fri., May 3
Poster House is the first museum in the United States dedicated to the global history of posters. First Fridays free admission is all day, 10am to 9pm
Every First Friday is different, with tours, workshops, performances, and activities, to further engage visitors with the exhibitions.
- Poster House is at 119 West 23 St. in Chelsea. tel. 617-447-7453
Free Fridays & Sundays at The Whitney Museum of American Art
The Meatpacking District art museum has dropped its “pay-what-you-wish” system on Fridays from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on the second Sunday of every month, when admission will be free for all visitors.
Second Sundays offers free all-day admission to visitors and special programming for families. On the second Sunday of every month, guests can enjoy all-ages arts & crafts activities, tours, classes, and other special events connected to exhibitions on view at the Whitney or significant community events like Earth Day or Pride Month.
The inaugural installment on Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend celebrates Black artists whose work is featured in the Whitney’s collections and current exhibitions, like “Henry Taylor: B Side.”
Other programs on view during the launch of both Free Fridays and Second Sundays include “Fragments of a Faith Forgotten: The Art of Harry Smith, Inheritance, Ruth Asawa Through Line,” and“Natalie Ball: bilwi naats Ga’niipci.” Also on view will be the museum’s permanent collection exhibitions, featuring artists such as Edward Hopper, Kara Walker, Georgia O’Keeffe, Kevin Beasley, Faith Ringgold, Lee Krasner, Jasper Johns, Alexander Calder, Jacob Lawrence, Carrie Mae Weems, Andrea Carlson, and Clarissa Tossin.
The Whitney hopes free admission will make the museum more enticing to potential visitors and open the doors to a wider audience.
Tickets during the free admission periods must be reserved in advance.
Free Saturdays at the Jewish Museum
There is FREE admission every Saturday.
My personal favorite is the ongoing “Scenes from the Collection” exhibit, with the delightful yellow sculpture shown here. From one side, it spells OY, the German and Yiddish phrase for “uh-oh”. From the other side, it spells YO, now used by multiple cultures in NYC as a greeting. Which one do you use – OY, or YO, or both?
- The Jewish Museum is at 1109 Fifth Ave. at 92nd St.
Free Tours of Hart Island
Hart Island is now open to the public. Since 1869, more than 1 million New Yorkers have been laid to rest on the island.
NYC Parks is now offering visits twice per month so New Yorkers can learn about its important history and see the beauty of the island and enjoy picture postcard views of the city.
You can put your name in the lottery for a free walking tour here.
- Tours are Tuesdays, 10am to 1pm
This NYC Best Things to Do Calendar is updated at the beginning and middle of each month.
ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is a journalist with 20+ years of experience as a newspaper and magazine writer, radio & TV news producer & reporter – all focusing on travel, automotive, the environment and your rights as a consumer.
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Nancie Steinberg says
This is great! I love exploring my city and being made aware of what’s going on and where to go!