34 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, July 16, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
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.
8:00 am
free, no reservation required
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.
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.
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
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
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...
Led by expert Peter Leonard, this workshop is a chance for you to learn more about the special craft ...
more >> of propagation, or the growing of plants from a variety of sources, such as seeds, cuttings, bulbs and other plant parts. Leave with a wealth of gardening knowledge, and experience. Make sure to dress for comfort and don’t be shy to roll up your sleeves.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Walk to Prospect Park via Bedford Avenue. Stop for a break at the Pratt Institute campus to look at the ...
more >> sculpture and take a short rest and continue down Vanderbilt Avenue to Prospect Park. This is a moderately paced walk of about 4 miles.
Celebrate the spirit of community at the annual Block Party. Come make some noise with thousands of other ...
more >> New Yorkers with art and activities for all ages inspired by the exhibition The World is Sound. Hands-on activities and participatory events for children and adults Museum tours and meditation spaces Himalayan snacks from Café Serai and food trucks (including Van Leeuwen Ice Cream) Community tables featuring neighbors and Himalayan community groups Rain or shine.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Explore the interaction between figures, symbols and gesture as you examine visual rhythms and abstract ...
more >> motifs within the work of artist Rico Gatson. This gallery tour will have something for everyone.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
For the first time, Fela Kuti collaborator Roy Ayers will join with Fela’s son in an homage to the ...
more >> iconic musician.
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.
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Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Ethel Barrymore, Peter Lawford. Shortly after the end of World War II, British ...
more >> Colonel Michael 'Hooky' Nicobar is assigned to a unit in the British Zone of Vienna. His duty is to aid the Soviet authorities to repatriate citizens of the Soviet Union, many of whom prefer not to return to their home country. 119 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Sumbaswing is a Latin Jazz sextet, led by saxophonist Elliot Pineiro. Active in the tri-state area for ...
more >> more than 20 years, Sumbaswing will have you grooving and dancing to its Afro-Cuban rhythms and jazz harmonies.
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.
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Program: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Prelude and Fugue in E Major, BWV 566 Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) ...
more >> Scherzo, Op. 2 Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) from Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 41, No. 1 With: Joseph Russell
3:15 pm
free, no reservation required
4:30 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
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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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Innov Gnawa is a young musical collective dedicated to exploring Morocco’s venerable gnawa music tradition ...
more >> in the heart of New York City. Formed in the summer of 2014 by Moroccan expat Samir LanGus, the group draws on the considerable talents and expertise of Hassan Ben Jaafer, a Maâlem, or master gnawa musician, originally from Fes, Morocco. Under the guidance of Ben Jaafer, Innov has delved deep into the roots and rituals of gnawa music, and made a big splash in NYC, playing some of the city’s most prestigious rooms.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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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
Reine Sophie is a jazz singer and a songwriter from the French Island of Reunion based in New York. Her ...
more >> repertoire ranges from American Jazz standards to French, Italian and Brazilian classics as well as her original songs.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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