28 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, August 28, 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.
You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central ...
more >> Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
Stars: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty. Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league ...
more >> and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry. 128 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.
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
Stars: Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin. In London, a newly wed American woman's sanity comes into ...
more >> question when she claims to be the victim of a stalker. 103 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.
Winner of 6 Academy Awards® including Best Director for writer/director Damien Chazelle, and winner ...
more >> of a record-breaking 7 Golden Globe® Awards, LA LA LAND is more than the most acclaimed movie of the year — it’s a cinematic treasure for the ages that you’ll fall in love with again and again. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling star as Mia and Sebastian, an actress and a jazz musician pursuing their Hollywood dreams — and finding each other — in a vibrant celebration of hope, dreams, and love.
3:15 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn the basics of coding using the languages HTML and CSS to create your own basic webpage.
New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn how to create a database from scratch using Microsoft Access 2010. Topics include tables, queries, ...
more >> forms, and reports.
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.
Stars: Hayden Christensen, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Zahn. The story of a young journalist who fell from ...
more >> grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine. 94 min.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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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
Bring your own hand drum and follow the guidance of our professional drumming teacher. Djembes, ashikos, ...
more >> congas, bongos, frame drums, doumbeks, tamborines or any hand drum you might have around. The teacher will also bring some extra drums for folks that would like to try the class but don’t have a drum.
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.
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
Play Like a Girl is the inspirational story of the Kibera Girls Soccer Academy, a free school and soccer ...
more >> program for girls in the Kibera settlement/slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Author, Ellie Roscher, pieces together the school’s history within the personal stories of the school’s founder and earliest staff and students. Join KGSA’s (Foundation that combats poverty and gender inequalities within the Kibera slum outside of Nairobi, Kenya) director, Richard Teka, and alumna, Asha Jaffar, to learn more about this incredible school and story of grassroots development.
7:00 pm
free, donations welcome
7:30 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.
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Susanna Phillips, Tamara Mumford, and Eric Owens star in the Met premiere production of Kaija Saariaho’s ...
more >> 21st-century masterpiece, brought to life in a spellbinding staging by Robert Lepage. Maestro Susanna Mälkki conducts this mesmerizing score. Original transmission: December 10, 2016 Approximate running time: 2 hours 15 minutes
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 $5 for subway.
Performers: - Liana Bank$, boundary-pushing pop-R&B artist, on “Best of 2016” and “Artist To Watch” ...
more >> list - Dounia, singer/songwriter with a smooth flow and sultry voice - Pineapple Citi, emerging artist with a sick pen game to write catchy and melodic records - Rob Scott, blend of impressive, classic vocals and raw, gritty verses over an eclectic soundscape, from tribal drums and 808's to electric and acoustic instruments For ages 21+. First-come, first-served.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites ...
more >> with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror. Some seating available – and lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged.
8:00 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