42 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, August 14, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for ...
more >> over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World ...
more >> Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled ...
more >> and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
Brooklyn resident James Martinelli’s Cardio Dance and Range of Movement workout offers improved strength ...
more >> and increased flexibility. Set to swinging show tunes, this class is appropriate for anyone who wants a safe, effective and fun workout. Sneakers are a must. A few notes: - Registration begins at 9:30 am before each class. - Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. - All participants must sign a waiver each morning before participating. Mondays at 10 am, May 8 - August 14
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Learn the basics of Adobe's vector graphic creation program and how to create exciting digital art for ...
more >> print, video, and web Class is taught on Mac computers.
Learn how to enhance photos using the number 1 photo editing software in the world; Adobe Photoshop. ...
more >> In this class you learn the features of Photoshop and learn about layers and use them to manipulate images to your desire. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.
Stars: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly. Spike Lee's vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait ...
more >> of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973. 115 min.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Learn a new language in these standalone beginner classes. Classes are not cumulative, so you may attend ...
more >> any class throughout the season without needing to play catch up.
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome ...
more >> to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Deanna Witkowski has been heralded for her “consistently thrilling” playing and her “boundless ...
more >> imagination” (All Music Guide). Her five albums include Raindrop: Improvisations with Chopin, a solo piano session that seamlessly combines jazz, classical, and Brazilian music; and the liturgical jazz release, From This Place. Her brand new recording, Makes the Heart to Sing, features fourteen of her jazz hymn arrangements as performed by her trio.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Errol Morris: Interviews is an irreverent and humorous collection of conversations with the acclaimed ...
more >> documentary filmmaker. Morris (b. 1948) has created some of America's most innovative, lasting cinematic works.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international ...
more >> monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
Cathedral organists provide a 30-minute break for mind, body and spirit on Mondays at 1 pm with an entertaining ...
more >> and informative demonstration of the Cathedral’s unparalleled Great Organ.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Join this tour to learn more about the history, architecture, and sculpture of Columbia and the Morningside ...
more >> Heights campus. Whether you're an amateur New York City historian or visiting campus for the first time, you will leave the tour knowing more about our storied past. Given that the tour route is outdoors, please be aware that tours are occasionally suspended due to inclement weather.
Stars: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie. A family vacationing in Morocco accidentally stumble ...
more >> on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering. 120 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, ...
more >> however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, ...
more >> food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
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Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans. An adaptation of the fairy tale about a monstrous-looking ...
more >> prince and a young woman who fall in love. 129 min.
3:15 pm
free, no reservation required
Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2010. Topics include mail merge, tables, text boxes, ...
more >> headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes.
4:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Adults and kids aged 5+ learn how to fish while engaging with trained environmental educators about river ...
more >> science topics. Mondays from July 3 to August 21.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Adults and kids aged 5+ learn how to fish while engaging with trained environmental educators about river ...
more >> science topics. Mondays from July 3 to August 21.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Caring for a loved one is never easy. Caring for the Caregivers is dedicated to caretakers. Session led ...
more >> by a physician from Weill Medical Center.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Move your body to the beat. Have fun while you exercise. Bring a towel or an exercise mat. Come in comfortable ...
more >> clothing. Most of all bring a smile! Mondays in August.
From sculptures and murals to performances and videos, the park is filled with public art. Join Art Assistant ...
more >> Curator Melanie Kress for an insider's view of the current Mutations exhibition.
Pair a beverage with a new creative skill at weekly craft classes. Supplement your cocktail with a new ...
more >> skill! Join us for free adult craft classes to learn the basics of painting, embroidery, origami, and more! Hosted by CraftJam and Paint and Sip Studio New York. Please arrive by 6pm to receive full instruction. Accommodation of late arrivals (after 6:05pm) is at the discretion of the instructor. Supplies are limited. Alcoholic beverages are for purchase by those 21+.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, ...
more >> French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
Stars: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster. A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him ...
more >> to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth. 94 min.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Mah Jongg Socials, led by Linda Fisher, throughout the summer. Basic instruction included.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
With: Grace Betsy Booner, Jen Levitt, Nathan McClain, Ben Purkert, and Cortney Lamar Charleston.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Javier Sethness Castro presents an updated biography of the world-renowned critical theorist Herbert ...
more >> Marcuse (1898-1979). Investigating the development of Marcuse’s dialectical approach vis-à-vis Hegel, Marx, Fourier, Heidegger, Freud, and the Frankfurt School figures, the author chronicles Marcuse’s activism in favor of anti-capitalism, anti-fascism, and anti-authoritarianism together with the philosopher’s revindication of global libertarian-socialist revolution. The author will also contemplate Marcuse’s relevance to contemporary struggle with regard to ecology, feminism, and anarchism.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The Bard's tragedy of power and treacherous ambition comes to life in a panoramic outdoor professional ...
more >> production.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Established by Battery Dance in 1982 as the Downtown Dance Festival, today the Battery Dance Festival ...
more >> is New York City’s longest-running free public dance festival. Audiences are traditionally drawn from the large downtown working population and residents, families, tourists, senior citizens and dance fans from the greater NYC metropolitan area. Each year, the Festival draws a combined audience of over 12,000 people. The Battery Dance Festival provides a unique opportunity for outstanding dancers and choreographers to present original works of high artistic merit in a free public forum. BDF revels in the panoply of dance that our city offers, with strong emphasis on the inclusion of diverse dance styles and an international roster of performers. American choreographers such as Michelle Dorrance, Paul Taylor, Mary Anthony, Elizabeth Streb and Darrell Moultrie have all presented their works alongside pre-eminent companies from Asia, Europe, South America, Africa and the Caribbean.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Use the pier for your workout. Based on ballet techniques and movements, this class will engage muscles ...
more >> in focused exercises for a complete body workout.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Jenny Zhang, already well-loved as a poet, is poised to the astound with her first story collection, ...
more >> Sour Heart, the inaugural publication of Lena Dunham’s Lenny imprint at Penguin Random House. Alissa Nutting’s second novel, Made for Love, is a tale of sex dolls and technology, and Nutting’s humor is a mirror to our current American insanity. Together, Zhang and Nutting’s singular voices will make six-foot waves across the East River.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
For some performers, the show must go on… even after death! The Ghosts on Broadway Tour, led by a veteran ...
more >> New York City talent agent, will introduce you to these notorious theater legends who appear after the lights go dim. You’ll hear about the Broadway impresario who haunts the theater that bears his name. His apparition shows up on opening nights to congratulate the cast or “pinch” the leading ladies’ bottom. Jazz age parties are heard almost nightly from his long abandoned apartment over his theater.
Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason. A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken ...
more >> for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. 136 min. Bring a blanket and sit on the lawn to enjoy great food, friends, and a classic Warner Brothers cartoon before the start of each film. Lawn opens 5pm, pre-show entertainment presented by WeWork starts at 6pm, film begins at sunset.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the ...
more >> sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline. NOTE** THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. Please note they do utilize the subway on this tour so you will need $5 for subway.
On his way to school, Bastian (Barret Oliver) ducks into a bookstore to avoid bullies. Sneaking away ...
more >> with a book called "The Neverending Story," Bastian begins reading it in the school attic. The novel is about Fantasia, a fantasy land threatened by "The Nothing," a darkness that destroys everything it touches. The kingdom needs the help of a human child to survive. When Bastian reads a description of himself in the book, he begins to wonder if Fantasia is real and needs him to survive. Some seating available – and lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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More Art premieres NYsferatu: Symphony of a Century by Andrea Mastrovito, a spectacular, hand-animated, ...
more >> silent film that combines music and community engagement to create a powerful and poignant statement about the horrors of the unknown and the inspiring search for liberty. Resetting Friedrich W. Murnau’s classic 1922 film Nosferatu in contemporary New York City, Mastrovito and his team of 12 artists have created over 35,000 original drawings to replicate the beautifully eerie flickering shutter effect of early cinema. The reimagined storyline and title-cards of NYsferatu were made in collaboration with recent immigrants and English as new language learners. The film is accompanied by musical improvisations by The Dick Valentine Vampyre Jamboree featuring Dick Valentine of Electric Six and James Wells and Quinn English of The Gay Blades. Free popcorn. Beverages and snacks available for purchase.
8:15 pm
free, no reservation required
Hosted by D'Ambrose Boyd with David Pearl at the piano. Where New York's finest professional and aspiring ...
more >> singers come to sing their favorites and hear their peers perform before an intimate audience.
9:00 pm
free, no reservation required