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CBS announced recently that the popular and multi-award-winning The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is being cancelled in May 2026. Here’s how to get tickets before the show goes off the air. Tickets to shows taped in NYC are FREE. Anybody who wants to sell you tickets to a late night TV show is scamming
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The best late night TV shows are taped in New York City, and tickets are FREE. Here’s how to get tickets to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, including for standby tickets.
NYC has some of the best museums in the world, and they have some of the best exhibits in the world. Here’s what’s happening now at NYC museums, including FREE or pay-what-you-wish admission on some days.
The lottery for tickets to the new season of Saturday Night Live is open only August 1-31. Here’s how to snag a free seat in the studio for the 51st season of shows which begins in September.
Most visitors to NYC take a ride on the Staten Island Ferry, between Lower Manhattan and St. George. This is an invitation to explore more of Staten Island beyond the ferry terminal, including beaches and breweries, museums and historic sites, one of the NYC’s largest parks, great dining and shopping. Staten Island offers something for
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Jon Stewart is back on the The Daily Show, rotating among other regular hosts including Jordan Klepper, Desi Lydic, Ronny Chieng and guest hosts. The best late night TV shows are taped in NYC. Here’s how to get FREE tickets. Stewart hosts on Mondays, and as Executive Producer of the series, even on the days
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This Fourth of July holiday weekend is a good time to be reminded of NYC presidential history and consider visiting one of the official NYC places connected to US Presidents and First Ladies, including George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, FDR and Jackie Kennedy.
This July Fourth week is one of the busiest of the year for my hometown, with visitors from around the world flocking here for the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks extravaganza, Broadway shows, free outdoor concerts and movies, and more. Here’s everything you need to know to enjoy NYC on the cheap.
The Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks returns to the East River in 2025. Here are the best viewing spots in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, intel about street closures, and more.
There’s a bounty of the Bard in NYC this summer, with multiple local theater groups performing Shakespeare dramas and comedies in multiple NYC parks, including such favorites as Hamlet and All’s Well that Ends Well. It’s all FREE and outdoors.