The Cloisters Museum and Gardens
Free: All time Same-day admission to the Cloisters is included in your Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s admission. If not visiting the main building of the Met, know that the admission is a suggestion donation, which means you can pay $1 or nothing at all to enter (despite the suggested $25). The Cloisters museum and gardens,...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Free: All time Technically not “free,” the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s admission is a suggested donation of $25. But if you’re tight on budget, know that it is indeed a suggested donation and that you can pay $1 or nothing at all to enter this massive museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest...
Comedy Shows | Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
Free: See schedule The Upright Citizens Brigade is an improvisational comedy and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago’s ImprovOlympic in 1990. Due to its well-received popularity, the group were able to open its own theatres in New York and Hollywood. Serving as a training center for up and coming comedians, the Upright Citizens Brigade...
New York Hall of Science
Free: Fridays 2pm – 5pm & Sundays 10am – 11am (Sep – Jun) NYSCI was founded at the 1964–65 New York World’s Fair and has evolved into New York’s center for interactive science. It occupies one of the few remaining structures of the 1964 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadow-Corona Park in the borough...
The Unisphere & Observatory Towers | New York World’s Fair Site
Free: All time The Unisphere is a 12-story high, spherical stainless steel globe located in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park in the borough of Queens, New York City. It is one of the borough’s most iconic and enduring symbols. Commissioned to celebrate the beginning of the space age, the Unisphere was conceived and constructed as...
Guide to Free Drinks | Overtime NYC
Free: All time Take the guesswork out of finding the next happy hour spot. Overtime is your ultimate guide to bars and clubs in New York City – always featuring hottest venues and best deals. Many of the places waive cover-fee if you RSVP and offer a free drink or even open bar in certain...
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Free: All time Brooklyn Bridge Park is a waterfront park stretching 1.3 miles along Brooklyn’s East River shoreline. Besides having one of the best skyline view of Manhattan, the park is jam-packed with public activities especially in the summer. Expect to find seasonal festivals, outdoor yoga, make-shift pool and beach parties, stargazing session, outdoor movie...
Haircut, Styling & Coloring at Bumble & bumble. Model Project
Free: All time At Bumble and bumble. University Model Project, professional hairdressers visit from salons far and wide to hone their craft by offering free haircuts, styles and color. To be qualified, attend their Model Call where you’ll get determined for suitability. Model Call is held twice a month and is on an invitation-only basis....
Every Last Sunday Lower East Side (ELS LES) Gallery Crawl
Free: Every last Sunday of the month (Apr – Oct) 1pm; No tour in August Robotic sculptures, honeycomb hives, and outdoor installments are just some of the artistic treasures that regularly pepper the Lower East Side’s eclectic galleries. From summer to fall, urban art lovers and collectors are invited to explore these inventive works and...
Lower East Side Historic Tour
Free: Sundays (Apr – Nov) 11am Every Sunday, April through November at 11 a.m., meet in front of Katz’s Delicatessen (corner of East Houston and Ludlow Street) for a comprehensive historic tour. Free and open to the public. Take a historical three-hour journey through the Lower East Side and explore some of the rich history...
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Free: Thursday 3pm – 5pm; Third Thursday of the month 3pm – 7pm When founded in 1899, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum was the first museum in the United States and some believe, the world, to cater specifically to children. The museum’s collection and exhibitions reflect its long history as well as the changes in children’s...
The Morgan Library & Museum
Free: Fridays 7pm – 9pm A complex of buildings in the heart of New York City, The Morgan Library & Museum began as the private library of financier J.P. Morgan (1837–1913). Today the library is a complex of buildings which serve as a museum and scholarly research center. Morgan’s immense holdings ranged from Egyptian art...
