26 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, January 9, 2018
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.
Kundalini Yoga is also called the Yoga of Awareness. It combines the physical practice of Asanas with ...
more >> Pranayama (breathing) and Meditation/Chanting – it targets the whole body system (nervous system, glands, mental faculties, chakras) to develop awareness and consciousness, strength and flexibility. Everybody is welcome, no previous knowledge of Yoga is necessary. Please bring a Yoga mat and possibly a blanket and a shawl.
9:30 am
free, no reservation required
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The former slum district of NYC’s Lower East Side is one of the most iconic and historically significant ...
more >> neighborhoods in the world. Even though times have changed, this one time immigrant haven still boasts the character and charm of yore — if you know where to look. This unique walking tour compares images and stories of yesterday with today and offers unparalleled insight into the evolution of a neighborhood now popular for its trendy boutiques, hotels and restaurants.
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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 at 10am, 11am, 2pm, and 3pm.
This lecture-concert series where we will investigate the history, construction, and repertoire of the ...
more >> instruments of the classical orchestra. From strings to woodwinds, from brass to percussion, from the organ to the conductor who brings it all together. This event will focus on the viola, led by Turtle Bay Music School faculty member Nora Krohn.
The Gotham Jazzmen bring their take on Dixieland Jazz. The band features: Ed Bonoff on drums; James Collier ...
more >> on trombone; Lee Lorenz on cornet; Pete Sokolow on piano; Dick Waldburger on bass; Ernie Lumer on clarinet; and Bill Wurtzel on guitar.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan. After the death of his girlfriend at the hands of ...
more >> terrorists, Mitch Rapp is drawn into the world of counterterrorism, mentored by tough-as-nails former U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. Stan Hurley. 112 min.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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
Organist Sergio Orabona studied music at a very young age. Born in Naples in 1978, in 1998 he graduated ...
more >> in Organ and Composition with highest honors under the guidance of Maestro Vincenzo De Gregorio. He then continued his studies with Arturo Sacchetti, Daniel Roth, Harald Vogel, and at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome with Giancarlo Parodi. In 2000 he obtained diplomas in Piano and Choral music and Choral Conducting . Since 2012 he is organist at St. Nikolaus Kirche in Stuttgart, and artistic director of the Internationales Stuttgarter Orgelfestival. He is also a member of the Organ Association “Giovanni Maria Trabaci”.
12:30 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.
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
Learn how to find financial statements for any public company and about the ratios most frequently used ...
more >> to interpret them.
1:15 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
A look at the protests, demonstrations, and prominent figures of the Civil Rights Movement that finally ...
more >> ended segregation in the United States. 50 min
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Program: Schoenberg String Quartet No. 2 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 10, with soprano Jessica Niles, violinists ...
more >> Leerone Hakami and Jieming Tang, violist Lauren Siess, and cellist Chloe Hong Schubert String Quintet in C Major, D. 956, with violinists Ariel Seunghyun Lee and Elaine Qianru He, violist Ao Peng, and cellists Drew Cone and Shangwen Liao.
Discuss the book by Lauren Elkin. In this memoir, Elkin takes us to all the cities in which she has lived ...
more >> and creates a rich, cultural mosaic of what these cities have meant to women who have lived in them through literature, art, history and film.
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Data science and analytics is one sector of the job market that bucked the great recession. CEOs everywhere ...
more >> are urgently building data and analytics teams to cope with the world of Big Data. A leading jobs website estimated that the number of data analytics jobs quadrupled in the last six years. Kaiser Fung provides insights, tips, and educational recommendations to help you break into these fast-growing career paths.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
With: Eric A. Newman of the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota and co-curator ...
more >> of the exhibition The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramon y Cajal.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his ...
more >> existence. 91 min.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
This is a great opportunity to mingle with other Tribeca businesses on a chilly winter evening. If you ...
more >> have never attended a Tribeca Meet & Greet, now’s the time. They have been meeting in a different Tribeca restaurant or business about once a month. They've been able to exchange some ideas, do some networking and have a drink with the neighbors. Some people show up for the full evening, some just drop by to say hello.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
The show (at the New Museum) investigates gender's place in contemporary art and culture at a moment ...
more >> of political upheaval and renewed culture wars. The exhibition features an intergenerational group of artists who explore gender beyond the binary to usher in more fluid and inclusive expressions of identity. Johanna Burton is the curator of this fabulously reviewed show. She will discuss the show with a slide show and talk with several of the artists in the show.
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. Featuring: Ella Dawn W-S Jessica Gaynor Dance Beau Hancock
7:00 pm
$3 suggested donation
Twisted and deliciously chilling, The Wife Between Us exposes the secret complexities of an enviable ...
more >> marriage - and the dangerous truths we ignore in the name of love.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
According to producer Eric Vetter, some of NYC's best established and emerging comics, storytellers, ...
more >> writers and performers 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
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Program: Mozart's Quintet in A Major for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581, with clarinetist Ning Zhang, violinists ...
more >> Choi Tung Yeung and Jason Moon, violist Sarah Sung, and cellist Ayoun Kim Arensky's Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 32, with violinist Elli Choi, cellist Heechan Ales Ku, and pianist Coco Ma Brahms' String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36, with violinists Stella Chen and Hannah Tarley, violists Hsin-Yun Huang (faculty coach) and Jordan Bak, and cellists Connor Kim and Matthew Chen
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required