Tour | All-in-One Downtown Tour

This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway* to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest! This tour takes place Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Lower Manhattan,

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Park Walk | Central Park Tour - Lower Section

Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park. This tour takes places Sundays and Mondays at 10am and Wednesdays at 4pm.

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Park Walk | Central Park Tour - Middle Section

This tour focuses on the middle of Central Park, starting in front of the beautiful American Museum of Natural History. From there enter the park and explore, seeing everything from a castle to the wild-looking Ramble. See an Ancient Egyptian obelisk and the place where Stuart Little raced his sailboat in the E.B. White children’s classic. Don’t forget to bring along your camera. There will be many wonderful photo opportunities throughout. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10am.

Upper East Side,

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Tour | Federal Hall National Memorial Guided Tour

Free Ranger-guided tours are available to the public. The schedule is subject to staff availability. Starts times are 10:00AM, 1:00PM, 2:00PM, and 3:00PM. Tours take place Monday through Friday until December 31.

Lower Manhattan, New York, NY

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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour

It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled 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. This tour takes place Mondays and Fridays at 10am.

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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour

You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central 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. This tour takes place every day at 10am, and Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 2pm.

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Park Walk | Heart of the Park Tour

On this east-west walk you will see some of the Park's most well-known landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Bethesda Terrace, the Lake, and Strawberry Fields. Route involves a few stairs. 90 minutes.

Upper East Side, New York, NY

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11:00 am
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park

Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. This workshop occurs every day through December 31.

Midtown,

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12:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography

Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition. This tour occurs every day except on Sundays and on December 24-27.

Midtown,

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12:30 pm
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour

Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international 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.

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1:00 pm
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Workshop | eBook Help Hour: Get Started with eBooks

Need help getting started with eBooks? Bring your laptop, eReader, tablet or smart phone to eBook Help Hour. Get assistance loading electronic library books on your Kindle, create your free Adobe ID, learn about 3M Cloud Library, and so much more. Make sure you bring your library card and any necessary access passwords for your devices so they can help you as quickly as possible.

Midtown,

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1:15 pm
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour

Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, 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. This tour takes place Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10am and Mondays and Fridays at 2pm.

Lower Manhattan,

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2:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography

Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition. This tour occurs every day except on Sundays and on December 24-27.

Midtown,

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3:30 pm
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Other | Ice Carving: Dinosaurs

Join renowned NYC-based artist collective Okamoto Studio as they return to transform ordinary blocks of ice into prehistoric creatures. Carving takes place on Dec. 14 and 15.

Midtown, New York, NY

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5:00 pm
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**Performance | Dante Behind Bars: Inmates Reimagine**

A performance by students from the Yale Divinity School's Institute of Sacred Music based on theatrical workshops in which incarcerated men reimagine Dante's Divine Comedy.

Lower Manhattan, New York, NY

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6:00 pm
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Tour | Chelsea and the High Line Tour

The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, 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. This tour takes place Monday and Fridays at 6pm.

Lower Manhattan,

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6:00 pm
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Concert | Holiday Songbook

A concert of new holiday music by Broadway composers and lyricists sung by Broadway vocalists, presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul and directed by John Znidarsic.

Lincoln Square,

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6:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recitals

Gabrielle Chou, Piano/Violin 6 p.m. Kathryn Felt, Collaborative Piano 8 p.m.

Lincoln Square, New York, NY

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6:00 pm
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Slide Lecture | James and Karla Murray sign copies of their book Store Front II - A History Preserved: The Disappearing Face of New York

This illustrated lecture captures impeccable photographs from the streets of New York City since the 1990s and documents a little-known but vitally important cross-section of New York’s “Mom and Pop” economy.

Midtown,

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6:30 pm
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Lecture | On Democratic Internationalism

Political theorist Michael Walzer’s lecture looks back at the Democratic Review, a short-lived but historically important journal from the 1840s as it foreshadows later developments in American politics. Walzer is professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study and was co-editor of Dissent for more than thirty years. His many books include Just and Unjust Wars, On Toleration, and most recently, The Paradox of Liberation.

Midtown, New York, NY

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6:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Gianina Carbunariu’s Mihaela, the Tiger of Our Town

Gianina Carbunariu is a playwright and director based in Bucharest, whose work has been presented around the world at international festivals such as, the Avignon Festival 2014, LIFT festival (London), Biennale of New Plays (Wiesbaden), TransAmerique Festival (Montreal), New Drama Festival (Moscow), Dialog (Wroclav), Kontakt Festival (Torun), Konfrontacje Festival (Lublin), and New Drama (Budapest).

Midtown, New York, NY

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6:30 pm
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**Performance | The Best but Not the Rest, an Interactive Play**

Theatre of the Oppressed NYC presents an original, interactive play addressing classism and the financial obstacles to getting medication. Based on the real-life experiences of the actors.

Lower Manhattan, New York, NY

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7:00 pm
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Performance | A Sound Performance by Daniel Neumann

Daniel Neumann responds to Anton Ginzburg's video End of Perspective, utilizing room recordings from previous events and live sound.

Lower Manhattan, New York, NY

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7:00 pm
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**Party | Listening Party: Anatomy of a Popular Song with Bill Charlap**

At these free Listening Parties, musicians and scholars play for you legendary records that shaped the course of Jazz history. Hear from some of today’s greatest artists as they share with you the albums and artists that inspired them. This event takes place September 5 and December 14, 2015.

Lincoln Square, New York, NY

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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Naivo reads from his book Beyond the Rice Fields

Naivo and Allison Charette read from Charette’s translation of Naivo’s work and discuss the translation of Beyond the Rice Fields, the first novel from Madagascar ever translated into English, followed by a discussion of Naivo’s work moderated by Eric M.B. Becker.

Upper East Side, New York, NY

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7:00 pm
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Tour | New York Holiday Lights Tour

It’s time to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year as Midtown Manhattan lights up like no other place in the world. Mechanical window displays, synchronized light and sound shows, not to mention Santa Claus and toy soldiers surely await you in this winter wonderland. Check them all our on the New York Holiday Lights Tour. Experience the holidays in the city as only New York can offer. Take advantage of the subway to beat the street traffic, keep warm and catch some underground holiday music. Learn about the artists and backgrounds to these wonderful displays. This tour takes place daily at 7pm and Fridays through Mondays at 7:30pm from December 3 to January 3.

Reservations info at www.freetoursbyfoot.com.

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7:00 pm
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Tour | New York Holiday Lights Tour

It’s time to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year as Midtown Manhattan lights up like no other place in the world. Mechanical window displays, synchronized light and sound shows, not to mention Santa Claus and toy soldiers surely await you in this winter wonderland. Check them all our on the New York Holiday Lights Tour. Experience the holidays in the city as only New York can offer. Take advantage of the subway to beat the street traffic, keep warm and catch some underground holiday music. Learn about the artists and backgrounds to these wonderful displays. This tour takes place daily at 7pm and Fridays through Mondays at 7:30pm from December 3 to January 3.

Reservations info at www.freetoursbyfoot.com.

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7:30 pm
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Concert | Piano Cantabile: Ravel, Gershwin, Taaffe

Program: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (1924) with Michael Stewart, solo, and Reed Tetzloff, orchestra reduction Ellen Taaffe: Zwilich Peanuts Gallery (1996) with Juliann Ma, solo, and Chi Wei Lo, orchestra reduction Maurice Ravel: Concerto for the Left Hand (1929-30) with Isabella Ma, solo, and Ziang Xu, orchestra reduction Maurice Ravel: Concerto in G major (1929-31) with Reed Tetzloff, solo, and Michael Stewart, orchestra reduction

Lower Manhattan, New York, NY

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7:30 pm
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Concert | Student Marimba Recital

She-e Wu, Director

Upper Manhattan, New York, NY

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7:30 pm
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Concert | NYU Philharmonia performs works by Ravel, Elgar, Schubert

Program: Elgar: Serenade for String Orchestra in E minor, Op. 20 Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D. 417, “Tragic” Ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye

Lower Manhattan, New York, NY

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8:00 pm
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Concert | Singers Space

Hosted by D'Ambrose Boyd with David Pearl at the piano. Where New York's finest professional and aspiring singers come to sing their favorites and hear their peers perform before an intimate audience. Singers Space takes place Mondays November 2, November 9, November 16, and November 30.

Upper West Side, New York, NY

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9:00 pm
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December 2015

31 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, December 14, 2015

Editor's Picks

Tour | All-in-One Downtown Tour

Park Walk | Central Park Tour - Lower Section

Park Walk | Central Park Tour - Middle Section

Tour | Federal Hall National Memorial Guided Tour

Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour

Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour

Park Walk | Heart of the Park Tour

Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park

Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography

Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour

Workshop | eBook Help Hour: Get Started with eBooks

Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour

Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography

Other | Ice Carving: Dinosaurs

**Performance | Dante Behind Bars: Inmates Reimagine**

Tour | Chelsea and the High Line Tour

Concert | Holiday Songbook

Concert | Student Recitals

Slide Lecture | James and Karla Murray sign copies of their book Store Front II - A History Preserved: The Disappearing Face of New York

Lecture | On Democratic Internationalism

Staged Reading | Play Reading: Gianina Carbunariu’s Mihaela, the Tiger of Our Town

**Performance | The Best but Not the Rest, an Interactive Play**

Performance | A Sound Performance by Daniel Neumann

**Party | Listening Party: Anatomy of a Popular Song with Bill Charlap**

Author Reading | Naivo reads from his book Beyond the Rice Fields

Tour | New York Holiday Lights Tour

Tour | New York Holiday Lights Tour

Concert | Piano Cantabile: Ravel, Gershwin, Taaffe

Concert | Student Marimba Recital

Concert | NYU Philharmonia performs works by Ravel, Elgar, Schubert

Concert | Singers Space