21 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, December 20, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
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This is not like a kickboxing class at a gym. This is real kickboxing. It’s a one-hour, 10-round workout ...
more >> like a real kickboxer training for a fight, only you’ll be punching and kicking bags not people. You will be learning real kickboxing while you burn between 800-1200 calories an hour. Tiger Schulmann’s kickboxing class will not only teach you kickboxing for fitness, but proper technique to prevent injury and provide a higher quality, professional workout. Techniques focus on strikes with hands, feet, elbows, knees, and blocking, while you burn fat and build muscle, gain energy, increase flexibility and endurance. PLEASE NOTE: You should wear sweatpants and a t-shirt, no jewelry, please. Gloves will be provided for your session. Bring a small towel and a bottle of water. Lockers are provided, so bring a lock for your valuables.
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.
Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded ...
more >> 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.
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.
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.
Join an enjoyable walking tour of the park, and discover how they successfully transformed "Needle Park" ...
more >> of the 1970s into Manhattan's Town Square of today. The guides are loaded with expertise on the park's rich history, award-winning design, distinct amenities, and ongoing maintenance efforts.
The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays ...
more >> through Fridays, from September 12, 2017 to May 23, 2018.
12:20 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.
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Midday Jazz Midtown is an ongoing jazz program for the midtown community. Featuring: David Silliman ...
more >> Saundra Silliman Boots Maleson Ronny Whyte Gabrielle Stravelli Eric Comstock Barbara Fasano Daryl Sherman
1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
The lecture will examine how Croatia’s Jewish community was transformed in the postwar period. Four-fifths ...
more >> of Croatia’s Jewish population perished in the Holocaust and most of the prewar Jewish organizations did not resume their activities after 1945. The lecture will discuss the important role played by international Jewish organizations, such as the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), in the survival of the small and weakened community. Dr. Naida Michal Brandl is an Assistant Professor at the Chair of Judaic Studies, Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Zagreb in Croatia and the recipient of the 2017 Fred and Ellen Lewis / JDC Archives Fellowship.
Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan ...
more >> is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
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.
With Bill Zavatsky. No experience necessary. Just bring your pen or pencil, and your love for poetry.
New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
All jobs interviews address three key questions: Can you do the job? Will you love the job? Do I really ...
more >> want to work with you? How do you address those unspoken questions during the course of an interview? Celia Currin, executive and career coach, covers these questions and gives you a way to think through the interview before you get there, the research and preparation that can help calm your nerves and boost your confidence. The key to success is often how you develop rapport and outshine your competition. People like to hire people they like. The real goal of that first interview is to be invited back for the next one!!
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor. In the year leading up to the 1904 St. Louis World's ...
more >> Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York. 113 min.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
It's time to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year as Midtown Manhattan lights up like no other ...
more >> 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 our 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.
7:00 pm
$2 donation to...
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Adults reveal stories about their lives by sharing their most mortifying childhood artifacts (diaries, ...
more >> letters, lyrics, poems, home movies…) in front of complete strangers.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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New Jersey natives Soulful Sounds consist of college-educated young males having a passion for playing ...
more >> music. The group started out as a duo of the saxophonist and the keyboardist. However, over the years the band has expanded into a five-piece smooth ensemble. Soulful Sounds focuses on providing smooth live entertainment.
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required