43 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, July 9, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Learn about the park’s wildlife by joining knowledgeable naturalists on guided nature walks along the ...
more >> park’s esplanade. Sundays, June 4 to September 24, 2017.
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.
Join a three hour journey through some of New York City's most historic areas. Begin in Greenwich Village, ...
more >> one of the cultural centers of America. From there, make your way through the Gansevoort Market and the Meatpacking Historic Districts and then onto the extraordinary High Line. Then relive the bygone days of a thriving cruise ship and industrial waterfront along the Hudson; we'll see where trains ran along "death avenue", where the New York harbor along the Hudson was perhaps the most significant waterfront in the world at one time.
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.
For over 100 years, the Beaux-Arts beauty known as Grand Central Terminal (a.k.a Station) has been a ...
more >> testament to the ingenuity and ambition of a great city, impressing both travelers and visitors with its wonderful architecture and pulsating vibe. Its history is a story of immense wealth, great engineering, a few accidents, a planned sabotage and one terrific ceiling, but most importantly a story of survival and rebirth.
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
About 5 miles. West side shore walk north. Bring lunch and water. Walk will be on a path used by both ...
more >> bicycles and pedestrians from 72nd Street to 180th Street. Call to confirm.
This interactive workshop will educate participants in the fundamentals of resilient empowerment, and ...
more >> have them apply these principles to the conception of their own public design workshops. Operation Resilient Living & Innovation (ORLI+) will present attendees with a suite of community engagement strategies, designed to maximize collaboration with underserved populations and leverage local assets to grow a resilient society. The following activities will be conducted:
ice-breaker to illustrate deficiencies of standard community design workshops
presentation of model community workshop objectives and strategies
presentation of case-study workshop scenarios by local/regional community leaders
break-out case study analysis and workshop design by participants
presentation and discussion of proposed methodologies
10:30 am
free, RSVP required
Adults and kids aged 5+ learn how to fish while engaging with trained environmental educators about river ...
more >> science topics. Sundays from June 4 to October 15 (no program on June 25th and September 17th).
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Adults and kids aged 5+ learn how to fish while engaging with trained environmental educators about river ...
more >> science topics. Sundays from July 2 to August 27.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the ...
more >> city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building. This tour repeats every Sunday.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
What is kayak polo? It’s a mix of basketball, water polo, and kayaking and a whole lot of fun. They've ...
more >> got the equipment (kayaks, vests, helmets, paddles), you bring the body, enthusiasm, and sportsmanship (shorts/sandals, too). Your level of experience doesn’t matter. They are limited to 15 participants per game, so reserve your spot for the game at 11 am. They’ll put you in a team and give you a vest number on a first-come first-served basis. Dedicated players and volunteers, though, will end up being teachers to others. They focus on individual attention and kayak mentoring, and offer the best free kayak learning experience you can get in NYC. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before game time to be donned with vest, helmet, paddle, and kayak. Sundays, June 4 - September 24, 2017
Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow moving martial art with health benefits for ...
more >> all fitness levels. This event repeats every Sunday until August 13, 2017. Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park West 89th Street and Riverside Drive Manhattan Directions to this location Cost Free Event Organizer Summer on the Hudson Contact Number 311
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Discover some of the Central Park secret sites that West Siders know and love: a lost village, a poetic ...
more >> garden, and a bridge with a spectacular view. Join Central Park Conservancy guides on this tour through Central Park's historic and picturesque west side. Highlights of this tour include Winterdale Arch, Delacorte Theater, Shakespeare Garden, the Swedish Cottage, and Ladies' Pavilion. Tour ends near 72nd Street and Central Park West.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
For Tejal Yoga, the practice, traditions, and teachings stem from a greater source within, a source that ...
more >> taps into her culture, heritage, and roots. Tejal Yoga began in 2013, after Tejal completed her first vinyasa yoga teacher training at The Yoga Room in Astoria, NY. Her love of teaching and passion for the practice led her to India for a traditional hatha yoga training in 2014. Tejal Yoga offers radiant yoga in a warm environment with a clear voice, helping you to feel acknowledged and aligned.
11:30 am
$10 suggested donation...
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This unique two-day site-specific dance festival encourages residents and audiences to discover their ...
more >> neighborhood and strengthen the relationship to their community. Twenty-five dance companies will present original dance work created in response to a specific site, setting up a chain of performances that lead the audience up and down the Long Island City waterfront.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Explore community, self-determination and the complexities of black life through a selection of photographic ...
more >> images during this one hour gallery tour. View work spanning twenty-five years by the Brooklyn-born street photographer Jamel Shabazz. This gallery tour will have something for everyone.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The Jeffrey's Hook Lighthouse, erected in 1880 and moved to its current site in 1921, has become widely ...
more >> known as the children's literary landmark "The Little Red Lighthouse." Rediscover the history of this unique landmark. First-come, first-served.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
For all creatives! When was the last time you picked up a pair of scissors, grabbed some fabrics & zippers ...
more >> and just made something for fun? You might already have shiny buttons, lace ribbons or other design materials that you've saved up and want to make something with it. So come out and make something cool! All are welcome! Get inspired by each other! Feel free to bring your own excess materials, old clothing & craft tools. Sharing is encouraged. Led by Bunny Yan, founder of Squirrelz (thesquirrelz.com).
1:00 pm
free, RSVP required
This ensemble of international dancers, singers, and musicians perform a mix of Afro-Caribbean traditional ...
more >> and dance music with a blend of poetry, storytelling, and theater.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of ...
more >> America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists ...
more >> 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. Tour takes place Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Stars: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Van Johnson. An industrialist is urged to run for President, ...
more >> but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels. 124 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
Explore the southwest of Central Park with Central Park Conservancy tour guides, and see it like never ...
more >> before. From a planned military parade ground to the site commemorating a famous activist for peace, one of the most-visited areas of the Park has some secrets to share with even the most seasoned Park-goer. Highlights of this tour include: Maine Monument, the Children’s District, Sheep Meadow, Tavern on the Green, and Strawberry Fields.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Circular Economy is a movement that poses to re-think and re-design the traditional economic model into ...
more >> one where resources are repurposed, reused and recycled in closed loops. During the workshop, participants will learn about the Circular Economy principles, strategies and best practices, to then work in groups on specific cases to identify and brainstorm ideas to apply a Circular Economy approach. Led by Agustina Besada (Sure We Can).
3:00 pm
free, RSVP required
Jamel Shabazz, Harlem-based photographer, Burroughs Lamar, and exhibition curator Eric Booker have a ...
more >> conversation about capturing the energy, vibrancies and complexities of Harlem through photography. After the discussion, Shabazz will lead a walkthrough of Crossing 125th with several of his subjects, as well as participants of the Expanding the Walls teen photography program. The evening will conclude with a photo walk along 125th Street retracing the path along which Shabazz captured the images on view in the exhibition.
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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"Revolution Food" not only comments on the downfalls of our modern food system, but it also illustrates ...
more >> the ways in which farmers and consumers alike can make positive changes to reverse the negative impacts of industrial farming. After watching the documentary, a panel of leaders in the sustainable food movement, including Executive Chef of a farm to table restaurant, Adam Maciejewski, urban farming pioneer, Nabeela Lakhani, Local Roots NYC founder, Wen-Jay Ying, and other industry experts, will lead a discussion surrounding the importance of sustainable farming and locally sourced produce.
3:00 pm
free, RSVP required
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Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) from Exsultate Jubilate, K. 165 Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) ...
more >> from The Seasons Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) from Poèmes pour Mi Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Ständchen, Op. 17, No. 2; Breit’ über mein Haupt, Op. 19, No. 2; Zueignung, Op. 10, No. 1 With: Michael Hey & Katherine Peck
3:15 pm
free, no reservation required
Dodge YMCA fitness instructor Alma Bonilla’s Zumba classes are so much fun you’ll forget that you’re ...
more >> burning calories. Sundays at 4:30 pm, June 4 - August 13
4:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Adults and kids aged 5+ learn how to fish while engaging with trained environmental educators about river ...
more >> science topics. Mondays from July 3 to August 21.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Workshops and artist talks: Yasmeen Abdallah is an artist and educator who takes discarded remains and ...
more >> transforms them into works that speak of their past histories while fulfilling new destinies. She sees these remnants as artifacts of human activity, and creates works from these findings. Zoey Hart will weave most-loved tee-shirts into her sculptural costume installation: Empathy Channels. Participants will learn how to make cotton rope from worn-out tee-shirts, and have the opportunity to mingle and meditate within/around the handwoven piece. Bring an old shirt, leave with a new experience. Veronika Szkudlarek will discuss her hybrid painting practice which combines digital technology and traditional oil paint. She will explore themes of sustainability and growth through that practice and discuss its challenges, successes and opportunities.
5:00 pm
free, RSVP required
First Nation singer, songwriter, social activist and folk pioneer joined by electronic powwow DJs. Buffy ...
more >> Sainte-Marie looks at things differently. Since her very first release in 1964, It’s My Way, this luminous singer-songwriter, a member of the Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada, has viewed music as not just a means of personal expression, but as a way to effectively disseminate messages of peace to the global community. A prominent activist, pacifist, educator and visual artist, she split time in the ‘60s between NYC’s Greenwich Village, and Toronto’s equivalent, Yorkville. Oh, Canada! For those unfamiliar with “pow wow,” a chanting and drumming performed by North American Native people, Ottawa-based A Tribe Called Red will whole-heartedly introduce you to it – mixed with electronic rhythms, hip-hop, moombahton, reggae and dubstep, naturally. Their gloriously inimitable sound (which some refer to as ‘powwow-step’) has been transforming urban club culture in Ontario and beyond, helping electronic music fans to significantly broaden their horizons. Hailing from Winnipeg in central Canada, the wonderfully diverse Iskwé is of Irish and Cree/Dene lineage. Her full name, in Cree, translates to “Blue Sky Women”; Iskwé alone means “women,” and she chose this solitary moniker to represent both her culture and passion for shedding light on female causes and struggles. Strongly attached to her origins and spirituality, the skilled singer/songwriter instills her work with powerful elements of her heritage. Her voice is potent and luminous, her style a jazzy medley of trip hop and R&B.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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The Hudson Warehouse presents this play written by Susane Lee and adapted from the novel by Alexandre ...
more >> Dumas. June 29 – July 23, Thursday through Sunday nights.
6:30 pm
Pay-what-you-can admission policy
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The band also includes a Cuban percussionist, a blues guitarist, and a rock 'n' roll bassist. New York ...
more >> City-based Lyla Canté makes music that is sensuous, passionate and infectious. “We’re exploring the intersection of Sefardi, Flamenco and Ashkenazi music," says vocalist and band leader Alty Weinreb, "and having a lot of fun along the way."
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Sheridan's 1775 comedy of manners comes to life in a panormic outdoor professional production.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Vicki Burns is a jazz vocalist equally at home in New York City or San Francisco, consistently delighting ...
more >> audiences on both Coasts. When in California, she sang in the Bay Area extensively at such venues as Enrico's, Pearl's and Anna's Jazz Island. She recorded two critically acclaimed CDs, Siren Song and Live At Anna's Jazz Island, recorded with Blues great Taj Mahal in the audience. Since moving to New York, she has performed at such venues at Birdland, The Iridium, Jazz at Kitano, Zinc Bar and The Metropolitan Room.
A renaissance is taking place on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Since the terrorist attacks of ...
more >> September 11th 2001, a concerted effort has been undertaken to redevelop this part of the city, with the redevelopment of the World Trade Center and the construction of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum. And from twilight into the night is the right time to pay a visit to this part of New York City. From the Memorial to the Woolworth Building, City Hall to the Brooklyn Bridge, some of the your most memorable experiences in the city await you.
The skeletal remains of the High Line’s elevated tracks set the perfect scene for a spooky evening. ...
more >> Join Free Tours by Foot for a journey to the creepier side of New York City’s most unique park. On this tour you’ll hear tales of the strange eccentric who lived below the tracks and saved them from demise, the curse of a West Side Cowboy who fell to his death from the elevated track, and the children who haunt the street formerly known as Death Avenue. If the moon hangs right perhaps you’ll witness the spectacle of a ghostly ship floating down the Hudson River; is it the long forgotten crew of Henry Hudson’s Half-Moon warning sailors not to go to sea? Or is it Captain Kidd protecting the treasure he buried on Liberty Island? Venture at your own risk through the dark side of High Line.
It's all for one and one for all as D'Artagnan and the Musketeers fight to protect the ones they love ...
more >> from the revolting exploits of Cardinal Richelieu. A story of double crossings, kidnappings, and carefully-guarded secrets, complete with lavish fights and sweeping romance, The Three Musketeers reminds us that through strength, courage and unity, you can always defend what you believe in. Directed by Jenny Bennett, Choreographed by Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Fight Director: Manny Brown. July 7-30, 2017, Tuesdays through Sundays.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required