37 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, June 26, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
7:30 am
free, no reservation required
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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.
Start your morning with a peaceful mind. Primordial Sound Meditation can lower blood pressure, reduce ...
more >> stress, and strengthen the immune system.
9:30 am
free, no reservation required
It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled ...
more >> 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.
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.
Brooklyn resident James Martinelli’s Cardio Dance and Range of Movement workout offers improved strength ...
more >> and increased flexibility. Set to swinging show tunes, this class is appropriate for anyone who wants a safe, effective and fun workout. Sneakers are a must. A few notes: - Registration begins at 9:30 am before each class. - Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. - All participants must sign a waiver each morning before participating. Mondays at 10 am, May 8 - August 14
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Strengthen the whole body through instructor-lead rhythmic movement and aerobic, balance and coordination ...
more >> exercises, as well as strength training. Join this fun and vigorous workout to great music.
10:30 am
free, no reservation required
Stars: Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw. A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation ...
more >> to meet with God at a place called "The Shack." 132 min.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Learn a new language in these standalone beginner classes. Classes are not cumulative, so you may attend ...
more >> any class throughout the season without needing to play catch up.
Dona Carter hails from Hartford, Connecticut. She’s performed all over the east coast and in Europe ...
more >> as well. Thanks to the internet, her music has been heard in places as far away as Japan and Siberia, where DC Jazz was on the play list of a local station.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Jennifer Brown is a diversity and inclusion expert. Hosted by Suzy White, Chief Risk Officer, Commercial ...
more >> and Mortgage Banking and Global Banking and Markets, HSBC.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
An in-depth look at the unique architecture and exquisite beauty of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom ...
more >> House. Designed by famed architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1907, the Custom House is a National Historic Landmark. The building’s interior splendor includes an elliptical rotunda with a 140-ton dome skylight designed by Valencia-born engineer Raphael Gustavino and murals by New York painter Reginald Marsh, as well as monumental marble arches and columns. Tours include a visit to the Collectors Office, not normally accessible to the public. Takes place daily.
1:00 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.
Join this tour to learn more about the history, architecture, and sculpture of Columbia and the Morningside ...
more >> Heights campus. Whether you're an amateur New York City historian or visiting campus for the first time, you will leave the tour knowing more about our storied past. Given that the tour route is outdoors, please be aware that tours are occasionally suspended due to inclement weather.
Access over 3,000 courses in web design, web development, IT, education/instruction, media production, ...
more >> and business for free. Track your course progress, create playlists of potential coursework, and keep course notes. You will need your Library card and PIN to sign into Lynda.com during class.
1:15 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Lana Turner, John Forsythe, Ricardo Montalban. Holly Anderson is blackmailed by her evil mother-in-law ...
more >> into leaving her politician husband and their baby. Twenty years later, she finds herself on trial for murder-- where she is defended by her own son. 100 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
A guided tour through the permanent exhibition. This exhibition presents works of art from throughout ...
more >> Native North, Central, and South America, with more than 700 works on display. The rich exposition of focal objects, including a magnificent Apsáalooke (Crow) warrior’s exploit robe, demonstrates the degree to which Native America was interconnected before European peoples arrived and how cultural exchange has profoundly shaped our shared histories.
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Childhood friends Elena and Tanok come from different worlds, but they share one dream: to become matadors ...
more >> in Mexico's bullfighting circuit. Though class and gender divide them, they are determined to ascend to the top of this cutthroat sport. Who will rise, and who will fall? Written by Monet Hurst-Mendoza.
All ages are welcome. Play a game of chess. Chess boards are given out at the front desk.
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3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Jonathan Groff, Denis O'Hare, Corey Stoll. A cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple ...
more >> farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path. 92 min.
3:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett. Three sailors on a day of shore leave in New York City ...
more >> look for fun and romance before their twenty-four hours are up. 98 min. Bring a blanket and sit on the lawn to enjoy great food, friends, and a classic Warner Brothers cartoon before the start of each film. Lawn opens 5pm, film begins at sunset.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Tai chi is a system of exercises practiced at a steady meditative pace. Gentle movements coordinated ...
more >> with deep breathing invigorate and heal the body, clear the mind and create inner peace and harmony. Tai chi fosters the ability to face the world with openness and fearlessness and find the sacred dimension of everyday life.This workshop will be facilitated by Dino Blanche, who has been a teacher of tai chi, jujitsu and self defense for over 40 years.
Pair a beverage with a new creative skill at weekly craft classes. Supplement your cocktail with a new ...
more >> skill! Join us for free adult craft classes to learn the basics of painting, embroidery, origami, and more! Hosted by CraftJam and Paint and Sip Studio New York. Please arrive by 6pm to receive full instruction. Accommodation of late arrivals (after 6:05pm) is at the discretion of the instructor. Supplies are limited. Alcoholic beverages are for purchase by those 21+.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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With 9 Drama Desk Awards, a Special Tony, an Obie, a Lucille Lortel, and a Drama League Award, Gerard ...
more >> Alessandrini’s spoof revue has been lovingly mocking Broadway hits for over thirty years. Have some laughs, a few of Forbidden Broadway’s best lampooning songs, and a fascinating conversation with Broadway’s beloved parodist, Gerard Alessandrini.
The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, ...
more >> 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.
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Korea Gayoje (‘music festival’) blending traditional Korean sounds with glam rock, contemporary world ...
more >> music and hip-hop. The Year of the Ox is a rap duo with Korean roots. Comprised of two hip-hop performers from Virginia, “Lyricks” and “JL,” they embody the traits of the Ox, according to the Zodiac. What do you get when you mix authentic, traditional Korean vocals with rock band flare, then add in some extravagant visuals and a transfixing stage presence? You get SsingSsing, Korea’s top rock/folk fusion act. There are few band across the world that so expertly meld classic, traditional instruments and vocalization with entirely modern ones as Coreyah. Indeed, their new breed of music breaks the barrier between the traditional and the contemporary.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Keir Dullea, Carol Lynley, Laurence Olivier. A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, ...
more >> but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed. 107 min.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2010. Topics include entering data ...
more >> and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting and print previewing worksheets.
Photojournalism is no longer about being just a good photographer, but entails being a “Swiss Army ...
more >> Knife’ in the field. This means taking video, knowing geography, writing a good story and caption, taking notes, recording interviews and being active in social media including Twitter, Facebook and other mediums. By becoming proficient at various skills, the photographer becomes more essential to the newsroom and an indispensable force in providing content. As aggregation becomes more common-place for some newsrooms, editors realize more than ever that providing original quality content retains readers and makes the individual more necessary in a more competitive environment. Todd Maisel, Senior Staff Photographer, New York Daily News, will give some secrets to his success in the face of reductions in staff and cuts to photographic budgets in a challenging media.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
While the work produced by Gauguin in Tahiti has been extensively catalogued and analyzed over the past ...
more >> century, his last years in Atuona on the island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas have received only glancing attention. Focusing on the painter’s art and writing from this period, Caroline Boyle-Turner and Maia Nuku will discuss Gauguin’s deep engagement with questions of traditional Marquesan beliefs, colonial and church authority and changing definitions of “exotic.”
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Childhood friends Elena and Tanok come from different worlds, but they share one dream: to become matadors ...
more >> in Mexico's bullfighting circuit. Though class and gender divide them, they are determined to ascend to the top of this cutthroat sport. Who will rise, and who will fall? Written by Monet Hurst-Mendoza.
Use the pier for your workout. Based on ballet techniques and movements, this class will engage muscles ...
more >> in focused exercises for a complete body workout. Mondays at 7 pm, June 5 – August 7
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the ...
more >> sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline. NOTE** THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. Please note they do utilize the subway on this tour so you will need $5 for subway.
Learn how to enhance photos using the number 1 photo editing software in the world; Adobe Photoshop. ...
more >> In this class you learn the features of Photoshop and learn about layers and use them to manipulate images to your desire. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.