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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 11, 2015?

41 free events take place on Friday, December 11 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out December 11 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of December . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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41 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, December 11, 2015

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Chinese Cinema: Kar Wai Wong's In the Mood for Love (2000)
free events nyc German Cinema: Frauke Finsterwalder's Finsterworld (2013)
free events nyc New York Holiday Lights Tour
free events nyc An Evening of Opera and Christmas Delights
free events nyc New Visions Directing Festival: Tango Palace
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for 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. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Other | Open Studios: Process Space Artists-in-Residence


Being able to visit the island during the off-season is a unique treat that is further enhanced by the multitude of exciting art projects that one can experience. Once on the island, you are welcome to wander around the Studios and meet 20 Process Space artists-in-residence, viewing a variety of completed and in-progress projects that have been in the works since August. The works span many disciplines and include themes such as feminist art, contemporary culture, perceptions of reality, endangered species, queer materialism, physical material-based poetry, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 15, 2015 to May 26, 2016.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate. This tour takes place every Friday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick. This tour takes place Thursdays through Sundays at 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Chinese Cinema: Kar Wai Wong's In the Mood for Love (2000)


Two neighbors, a woman and a man, form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs. 98 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Jack Conway's The Girl from Missouri (1934): The Showgirl and the Scion


Stars: Jean Harlow, Franchot Tone, Lionel Barrymore. Chorus girl Eadie is determined to marry a millionaire without sacrificing her virtue. 72 Minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | Northern Park Welcome Tour


See the Park’s northernmost highlights on this walk from Conservatory Garden along the Harlem Meer and past the North Woods. Route easy to negotiate, a few stairs. 45 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Book Signing | Artist Mateo López presents his book XYZ


XYZ, an artist book published by S/W Ediciones in a limited edition of 150 and a deluxe edition of 30, all signed and numbered by the artist, operates in part as an archive of plans and diagrams applied in the construction of the artist’s paper sculptures, and as insight into the inner-workings of the logic applied within each tactful maneuver.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recitals


Matthew Swenson, Tenor 4 p.m. Double Vision XXI 6 p.m. Hyeung Won Oh, Bassoon 6 p.m. Hyung Suk Bae, Cello 8 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Discussion | Speculation in City Government


Alternative Unknowns began with a meeting between the curators, designers, and specialists from the New York City Emergency Management to discuss potential intersections between speculative design and emergency management. Now it is time for the group to reconvene, and for emergency preparedness professionals to consider and evaluate the role of speculative thinking, and what has been proposed for the exhibition. Participants: Justin Bennett, NYC Emergency Management Iskra Gencheva, NYC Emergency Management Ben Krakauer, NYC Emergency Management Elliott P. Montgomery, Alternative Unknowns Chris Woebken, Alternative Unknowns select contributing artists and designers
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Concert | 3 Folk Music Acts


Features folk rock performances from Hartwell Littlejohn, Lara Herscovitch, and Dina Regine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | German Cinema: Frauke Finsterwalder's Finsterworld (2013)


A number of individuals in Germany whose lives are connected in some ways, and all of them have dark sides which may shock us to the core. 91 min. In German with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Screening | New Italian Short Films from the Imola Festival


A selection of high quality short films that have gained international attention and have participated in major film festivals. This event features 9 Italian works of different genres: from documentaries to animation to experimental fiction. All films are in ITALIAN with ENGLISH subtitles. Program running time: 113 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Open Book Night


They are having a book social! They hope you’ll come and share a book you loved reading! What to expect at Open Book Night: 1. Introduce your book with its title, author, publication date and genre (mystery, memoir, play, etc.). One book per person. 2. Tell what it’s about and why you loved it in 2 minutes or less. 3. They want to have fun, so no negative criticism please. 4. Learn about titles of books that you may enjoy and share with your friends. This month's theme is food and cooking. Whether it's a novel that deploys sumptuous food imagery, a journalistic examination of what and how we eat, or where our food comes, or your favorite cookbook or foodie memoir, they'd love to hear about it!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Pre-Theatre Friday Organ Concert


With Stephen Buzard, organ.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Discussion | Seis Plus: An Evening with the Bronx Photo League


The landscape may have changed, but the South Bronx is still home to photographers committed to documenting their neighborhoods from the inside. Chief among them are the members of the Bronx Photo League, a group whose recent Jerome Avenue Workers Project looks at a blue-collar community facing development and gentrification. Join a conversation with shooters David "Dee" Delgado, Nina Robinson, Rhynna Santos and Edwin Torres as they explore changing neighborhoods, technologies and audiences.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Student Recitals


6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Er-Hsuan Li, piano 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Grace Ho, cello
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Concert: Schubert in the Shadow of Beethoven?


Faculty artist Anna Khanina presents the intimacy, tragedy, and lightness of Schubert’s Piano Sonatas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | Jim Chuchu's Stories of Our Lives (2014): Gay in Kenya


An anthology film based on true stories about queer life in Kenya that are often not heard. 60 min. A discussion afterwards will be moderated by Akua Gyamerah.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Performance | No Name Comedy/Variety Show


The multicultural mix of music, comedy and fun will feature the annual Winter Reading Show featuring the city's best established and emerging authors and storytellers including: Thomas R. Pryor ("I Hate the Dallas Cowboys") and Anne Born ("Prayer Beads on the Train"), author/musician Michael Lydon ("Ray Charles: Man and Music")and writer/storyteller/comedian Harmon Leon (This American Life). The No Name Comedy/Variety Show takes place December 11th and 18th.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Screening: The AlpenKammerMusik Festival


AlpenKammerMusik, now in its 10th season, is a festival in the spectacularly beautiful setting of the Austrian Alps that seeks to unite the global musical community through the intimate study of chamber music, with dynamic musical instruction and the opportunity for participants to play together with world-class faculty. This couples with the festival’s humanitarian initiative of inviting a group of talented musicians from socially and economically difficult backgrounds to perform chamber music in a supportive and uplifting cultural environment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | An Evening of Opera and Christmas Delights


The program will offer a variety of musical genres, including operatic arias, Broadway hits, Neapolitan songs, Sacred Arias and Christmas classics in new interpretations. Amine J. Hachem is a Lebanese-American operatic and crossover tenor who has thrilled audiences across the United States, Europe and the Middle East.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | Ike Sturm and Evergreen Jazz Christmas


List of artists on the bill, from headliner to opener: Chanda Rule, voice Misty Ann Sturm, voice Melissa Stylianou, voice Loren Stillman, alto saxophone Fabian Almazan, piano Chris Dingman, vibraphone Jesse Lewis, guitar Ike Sturm, basses Jared Schonig, drums The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra celebrates the holiday season with a free jazz Christmas concert featuring bassist Ike Sturm and his nine-piece ensemble, Evergreen. Soulful, lyrical, and downright joyful, Evergreen’s music will elevate your Holiday spirits.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Reading | Lamprophonic Emerging Writers Series


The mission of Lamprophonic is to present and promote new voices in the New York writing community. They prepare a diverse and entertaining reading each month that demonstrates the quality and variety of emerging New York writers. In a typical reading, you'll hear poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, and are open to anything that thoughtfully engages listeners. This event recurs Fridays Oct. 16, Nov. 13, and Dec. 11, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | New Visions Directing Festival: Tango Palace


Tango Palace by Maria Irene Fornes is an exploration of the bounds and bonds of an ambiguously intimate relationship. Isidore is a clown: a flamboyant horror, bewigged, lipsticked, half-man/half-woman; Leopold is an earnest youth, dressed in a business suit. Mind games, object lessons, and tender encounters that erupt into outbursts of escalating violence set the tone, as these two eccentrics go from strangers to partners – so agonizingly enmeshed that their separation could mean their destruction. This production occurs December 8-12.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Student Voice Recital


Schadrack Pierre comes from a place where music that pulls at the heartstrings reigns supreme. He explores a mix of soul, gospel, and rhythm and blues, infused with jazz and his Afro-Caribbean heritage. His sultry vocals move his audiences.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Jazz | Antoinette Montague, Brassy Jazz Vocalist


Antoinette Montague breathes new life into jazz standards and unexpected covers alike with her bold, brassy voice. An old-school chanteuse in the vein of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, Montague is adept at uptempo swing and slow-burn blues numbers alike. She takes the stage fresh from the release of her third album, World Peace in the Key of Jazz.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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