52 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, April 18, 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.
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.
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9:30 am
free, no reservation required
Don't have enough time to take all of the tours? Prefer to experience Manhattan with a smaller group, ...
more >> but a private booking is out of reach? Then consider our All-in-One New York 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, the World Trade Center, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown, Little Italy, Chelsea Market and the Highline Park.
In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend ...
more >> in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” Tours take place every Tuesday at 10am, 11am, 2pm, and 3pm until Dec. 12, 2017.
Stars: Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway. The film chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon ...
more >> when the future President of the United States Barack Obama wooed his future First Lady Michelle Obama on a first date across Chicago's South Side. 84 min.
11:30 am
free, no reservation required
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
Since the end of World War II, South Korea's foreign policy has been largely shaped by security concerns ...
more >> triggered by North Korea and the struggle among the powers surrounding the Korean Peninsula. Today, the growing nuclear threat posed by the Kim Jong-un regime has increased tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The near future outlook for peace and stability is far from certain. His Excellency Cho Tae-yul, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, will address these issues, and during an extended Q&A will open the discussion to include, among others, the North Korean nuclear issue, the autocratic regime of Kim Jong-un, the future of the US-Korea alliance, the triangular relationship between the US, China and Korea, the deployment of THAAD, and Japan-Korea relations.
The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of ...
more >> choristers, and Mary Pan, organ scholar. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 13, 2016 to May 25, 2017.
12:20 pm
free, no reservation required
Nick Gogerty, co-founder and CTO of Healthcoin and co-founder of SolarCoin, will explore how Bitcoin ...
more >> can be valued as a currency using a Network Theory of Currency Value. Examples of this theory are now being applied to improving global health and renewable energy. Healthcoin and SolarCoin cases will be presented. Talk will be followed by Q&A.
12:30 pm
Free-will offering
Take a pause in the middle of your day and come to the quiet experience of an urban oasis in midtown ...
more >> to relax, reset and recharge with the sounds and vibrations of the ancient instruments: Tibetan singing bowls, crystal bowls, gongs, voice, flutes, and tuning forks. Immerse yourself in a sound bath! A sound bath is an improvised meditative “concert” to support states of deep relaxation, to release stress and allow healing of all body systems. A gentle yet powerful experience for the mind and body. Basia Blonska is a classically trained flautist and has been a professional musician for over 20 years. As a member of philharmonic orchestras and various chamber ensembles she has performed throughout the world. Since moving to New York she has performed at Carnegie Hall, Jazz @ Lincoln Center, the DiMenna Center and elsewhere. Basia has studied different modalities of sound healing and earned a sound practitioner certification from New York’s Open Center. She is very passionate and committed to bringing sound healing and its therapeutic effects to a broader audience.
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.
Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city ...
more >> life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
Speakers include Earth Institute Fellows: Xiaohui Feng Alexandra Karambelas Ding Ma Justin Mankin
New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Need help getting started with eBooks? Bring your laptop, eReader, tablet or smart phone to eBook Help ...
more >> 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.
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. This tour takes place daily.
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.
Learn the basic features of Microsoft Word 2010, a word processing program you can use to create documents. ...
more >> Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
In this class you will use Photoshop to clean up and modify digital images. Learn how to minimize blemishes, ...
more >> use the clone stamp tool, alter backgrounds, recolor images, and more. This class is taught on Mac computers.
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.
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Come and bring a single page of poetry by a known poet with the theme of Poetry and Silence—with copies ...
more >> for others, if you can.
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Native and Indigenous communities across the country are leading a resistance movement focused on climate ...
more >> change, decolonization, and cultural appropriation. In celebration of Earth Week, join Native and Indigenous artists, activists, and thought leaders underscoring the value of traditional ecological knowledge and the necessity of transcending the imposed boundaries of thought, borders, and mediums as we advance socially just approaches to environmental issues. Featuring: -- JoAnn Kay Chase (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation) Former Director, American Indian Environmental Office, U.S. EPA & Visiting Scholar, Tishman Environment and Design Center -- Gail Small (Northern Cheyenne Tribe) Director, Native Action & Professor of Native American Studies, Montana State University -- Patrick Rogers Senior Advisor for Native American Affairs, U.S. EPA Region 8 -- Jaskiran Dhillon, Assistant Professor of Global Studies and Anthropology -- Cecilia Martinez, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management -- Maya Lazzaro (Quechua Boliva) Culture and Media student -- Michelle DePass, Director and Tishman Professor of Environmental Policy and Management, Tishman Environment and Design Center, & Dean, Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy With performances by: -- Martha Redbone (Choctaw and Cherokee) -- Soni Moreno (Mayan/Apache/Yaqui)
Learn how current economic events and trends will impact global and domestic markets in 2017 and beyond. ...
more >> Presented by the Financial Planning Association of New York.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A lecture by Alan F. Greene, Visiting Research Scholarr. He is an anthropological archaeologist and co-director ...
more >> of the Project for the Archaeology and Geography of Ancient Transcaucasian Societies, where his research focuses on questions of mass social inequality and political institutionalization in the Bronze and Early Iron Age South Caucasus. In particular, he examines the ways habitual production chains, spheres of exchange, and consumption patterns are implicated in the macro-scale (re)production of the region’s earliest polities.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Sahaja Meditation is a holistic approach to living in balance. The simple technique gives the experience ...
more >> of inner silence, calm, and contentment. Sahaja Meditation is an inner yoga (connection), meaning no mental or physical effort is required. Whatever the issue facing us—frustration, anger, anxiety, bad habits, loneliness—Sahaja Meditation awakens a vibrant energy within each of us that empowers us to achieve our genuine self-expression and fulfillment .
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Alexandra Chasin is the author of several books of fiction and nonfiction. She is Associate Professor ...
more >> of Literary Studies at Eugene Lang College, The New School, and Artistic Director of Writing On It All, a public participatory writing project.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
This book explores the life of the first lady, looking through the window of 1939 – 1962, carrying ...
more >> audience through WWII, the death of FDR, and the formation of the UN, as well as Eleanor’s continued work to mend the shaken nation up until her death in 1962.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, British culture saw a surge in the interest in Dante ...
more >> and his Divina Commedia. Writers, artists, translators and critics engaged with his figure and work with unprecedented intensity, thereby stimulating a widespread fascination with Dante that also inspired an increasing number of original works of fiction based on episodes from the Commedia. The talk discusses some of these rewritings by focusing on poems by liberal and radical authors such as Lord Byron, Leigh Hunt and Felicia Hemans, who remade Dante to promote ideas of political and social freedom and in the process confirmed his status as a crucial figure of modernity. A lecture by Diego Saglia (Università di Parma).
Today’s fertile atmosphere provides a novel condition for the specific relationship between architects ...
more >> and structural engineers as both try breathlessly to keep up with the pace of change driven by technological advancement, economic and ecological challenges. The combination of the brute forces of computation and intuition have encouraged new innovations in processes and methods of design allowing a freer movement between disciplines and binding design as well as fabrication and construction more coherently. Professor Hanif Kara will try to share the impact of these expanded opportunities through a series of built projects. The presentation will show examples of “design research” that can be realized as projects from the use of new materials through to bespoke computation and inversion of the most familiar processes that have been routinized at the expense of creativity and innovation. The presentation will speculate about the need to banish the perception of the polarizing characterization of the Architect and Engineer that is prevalent in practice, by adapting a new behavior of interaction, deep appreciation of the design disciplines that the presenter has labeled as “The Pink Noise Of Design Engineering.”
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Mr. Untouchable follows the story of the legendary Leroy “Nicky” Barnes, who "ruled" Harlem for the ...
more >> first half of the 1970s, rising from a common drug dealer to the leader of a criminal empire dubbed the Council, trading largely in heroin and cocaine, brokered through close ties with the Mafia. As ironically suggested by his nickname, borrowed for the film’s title, his hubris ultimately led to his fall from power.. Q&A with Joseph 'Jazz' Hayden (former Nicky Barnes associate, Mr. Untouchable subject).
6:30 pm
free, RSVP required
Novelist Min Jin Lee, author of the critically acclaimed Free Food for Millionaires, speaks with best-selling ...
more >> author Simon Winchester about her latest novel. Pachinko traces multiple generations of a Korean family living in exile in Japan between the 1930s and 1980s, encountering the spectum of struggle and opportunity. “History has failed us,” Lee writes in the novel’s opening line. “But no matter.” For those unacquainted with the story of Koreans in Japan—a story that is still unfolding today—Pachinko will open your eyes to a difficult history that will at once seem completely new and deeply familiar.
Why did American campuses burst into protest in November 2015? And how have our universities responded? ...
more >> Building on Campus Politics, a recent book by Jonathan Zimmerman, this panel will examine diversity, sexual assault, trigger warnings, and the wide range of other issues that have sparked campus controversy in recent years. Panelists include: Juan M. Calero C. — Bachelors of Arts Candidate, Latino Studies and Religious Studies, Class of 2018 Robert Cohen — Professor of Social Studies Education Michael Funk — Clinical Assistant Professor of Higher Education Crystal Parikh — Associate Professor of English and Social & Cultural Analysis Jonathan Zimmerman — Professor of History of Education, University of Pennsylvania
The lecture examines the nature and origins of freedom in socio-historical terms. Parallels are drawn ...
more >> between Ancient Athens and the U.S. South in the role of large-scale slavery and race as constitutive forces in the emergence of Herrenvolk and broader democracy, as well as the commitment to freedom as supreme value. The lecture explores the consequences for, and tragic engagement of African Americans in this central paradox of American history and political culture. Lecturer Orlando Patterson, a historical and cultural sociologist, is the John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University.
Since 2013, Faustine has gained widespread acclaim for her photographic work that examines historical ...
more >> narratives haunted by the black female body. Through self-portraiture, she at once reclaims sites in New York City where the history of slavery is built over while at the same time psychologically bringing forth this buried hidden past to the present. .
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This seminar will examine which platforms and practices work best in different contexts, what dangers ...
more >> still exist for digital users, and just what encryption is. With the safety of journalists and activists becoming less certain, and international cyber-attacks on the rise, the priority of digital security is increasing. Yet, encryption is poorly understood by most people, despite its ever-more central role in our lives. The Digital Humanities Initiative and Global Studies Department are teaming up to present a seminar on understanding what encryption is and how encryption can help citizens, activists, and scholars protect their work, their communications, and their identities when digital privacy is not a given. Questions to be addressed: How secure is "secure"? What's the point of encrypting? Who can encrypt? Are third-parties to be trusted? Featured speakers: Rosario Gennaro, Director of the Center for Algorithms and Interactive Scientific Software at City College of New York Trebor Scholz, Associate Professor of Culture & Media at Lang College, who introduced the concept of platform cooperativism Moderated by: Claire Potter, Director of Digital Humanities and Initiative Jonathan Bach, Chair of Global Studies Program
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-progress, for artists at all ...
more >> stages of their development. The events are centered around an audience discussion moderated by a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence or an occasional guest, where we will experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists’ process. With: Suzan D Polat Meghan Schardt Candace Tabbs
7:00 pm
$3 suggested donation
Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, whose 2016 debut The Nest was a breakout hit and New York Times bestseller, ...
more >> will be joined by Jami Attenberg (The Middlesteins, All Grown Up) to talk about their novels' portrayals of the trials and tribulations of family life. In The Nest, four dysfunctional siblings vie for the eponymous nest egg, which, if won, will solve their respective problems. Attenberg's All Grown Up explores how one defines sucess beyond societal benchmarks like marriage and parenthood. Both writers skilfully depict the complexities of adulthood with insight and humor.
Every week, some of NYC's best established and emerging comics, storytellers, writers and performers ...
more >> try out new material followed up by the OPEN STAGE-- the place where ANYONE can get up and do ANYTHING!
7:00 pm
Free, donations welcome
For Scott Simon, author, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday and a lifelong Cubs fan, the World Series ...
more >> win was a moment he never thought he'd see. From theories and curses to jinxes and myths, Simon chronicles how a team of "loveable losers" inspired such fervor and dedication from their fans and how their 2016 win transcended sports to become an underdog narrative for the whole nation.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Since graduating from the Eastman School of Music, James Saporito has enjoyed a flourishing career as ...
more >> a freelance drummer/percussionist in New York City. He has recorded over 60 major motion picture soundtracks and 150 albums, collaborating with such diverse artists as Marilyn Horne, Gladys Knight, Billy Joel, Barbara Cook and Tony Bennett. He has played on more than 10 Broadway cast albums, from the original La Cage aux Folles to The Wedding Singer. He has toured with Peter Allen, Ben Vereen, Debbie Boone, Michael Feinstein, Karen Akers and the New York Philharmonic.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Vote First or Die reveals the inner workings of American politics through the unforgettable characters ...
more >> who populate the influential state of New Hampshire. For a year and a half leading up to Primary Day, Scott Conroy followed the often absurd 2016 campaign in New Hampshire, a state which can be the graveyard of political ambitions for those candidates who can't figure out how to win it.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
This introductory meditation class was featured as a New York Magazine top pick. Room is set up with ...
more >> both meditation floor mats and traditional western chairs with back support. No special clothing or equipment is necessary.
7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
Born in Mendoza, Argentina, Federico Díaz began to study guitar at the age of 12 with Cristina Cuitiño ...
more >> at the National University of Cuyo. After receiving his Bachelor of Music degree in Guitar Performance (2006), he entered the prestigious University Mozarteum Salzburg. There he completed his Master of Arts degree in Guitar Performance (Summa cum Laude 2010) under the tutelage of the world-renowned professors Eliot Fisk and Ricardo Gallén. He has taken part in guitar Master Classes with Victor Viladangos, Raúl Funes, Franz Haläsz and Alvaro Pierri, among others. His performances have taken him to important Festivals and Concerts Halls of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, USA, Spain, France, England, Belgium, Norway, Finland, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and Poland. He has been soloist with the National University of Cuyo Symphony Orchestra, with the Mozarteum University Chamber Orchestra and the Polish Chamber Orchestra Sopot. In adittion to his solo career, Federico is an avid chamber musician concertizing regularly with Emilio Argento (viola), Linda Zanetti (flute), Silvia Spinnato (soprano), Ada Meinich (viola), Lionel Cottet (cello), string quartets and string ensembles. He has the great opportunity to work with this groups under the guidance of renowned professors such as Veronika Hagen, Clemens Hagen and Irena Grafenauer.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
This first novel is about generations of women in Brooklyn, connected by the firefighters in their family.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Scenes Through the Cinema Lens is a film retrospective focusing on the performing arts curated by Krin ...
more >> Gabbard, professor of Jazz Studies at Columbia University. This program features great jazz trumpet soloists such as Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and Lee Morgan. They will also sample the strange history of the trumpet as represented in Hollywood films such as Young Man With a Horn (starring Kirk Douglas), Mo’ Better Blues (with Denzel Washington), Born to Be Blue (with Ethan Hawke), and Miles Ahead (with Don Cheadle).
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Program: BEETHOVEN: Fidelio, Act I, Scene I BELLINI: I Capuleti e I Montecchi, Act II, Final Duet BERLIOZ: ...
more >> Beatrice et Benedict, Act I, Nocturne DONIZETTI: La Fille du Regiment, Act I, No. 4 GLUCK: Paride ed Elena, Act V, Trio HANDEL: Rodelinda, Act II, Scene VII MASSENET: Cendrillon, Act I, Scene VI MESSAGER: Veronique, Act I, No. 2, No. 6, Act II No. 12 MOZART: La Clemenza di Tito, Act I, Scene 5 MOZART: Cosi Fan Tutte, Act II No. 23 MOZART: Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene IX MOZART: Il Re Pastore, Act I, Scene VIIi
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
The program features great jazz trumpet soloists such as Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Lee Morgan, Wynton ...
more >> Marsalis and more as well as history of the trumpet as represented in Hollywood films such as Young Man With a Horn (starring Kirk Douglas), Mo’ Better Blues (with Denzel Washington), and Born to Be Blue (with Ethan Hawke). “Scenes Through the Cinema Lens” is a film retrospective focusing on the performing arts curated by Krin Gabbard, professor of Jazz Studies at Columbia University. He is also the author of Better Git It in Your Soul: An Interpretive Biography of Charles Mingus and Hotter than That: The Trumpet, Jazz, and American Culture.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required