51 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, May 14, 2018
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Morning Pilates, presented by the Pilates Initiative and Return to Life Center. Mats are provided by ...
more >> Balanced Body and are available to the first 30 attendees at each class.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 am
free, no reservation required
Discover the surprising diversity of birds that call the park home during migratory season with guided ...
more >> tours. Located in the heart of midtown, the park is a hot spot for avian visitors and birders alike. Past sightings include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, and even a Chuck-will’s-widow.
New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 am
free, no reservation required
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
Balance mind, body, and spirit in this Primordial Sound Meditation led by an instructor. Work with a ...
more >> personal mantra, a specific sound or vibration. Take part in a regular meditation practice that lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system.
New York City, NY; NYC
9:45 am
free, no reservation required
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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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 and 11am.
New York City, NY; NYC
Starring Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg. The film follows the kidnapping of ...
more >> 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother Gail to convince his billionaire grandfather to pay the ransom. 132 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
The park speaks Brazilian Portuguese with instruction by inlingua. Learn a new language in these standalone ...
more >> beginner classes. Classes are not cumulative, so you may attend any class throughout the season without needing to play catch up.
New York City, NY; NYC
Test your coordination and dexterity with juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome ...
more >> to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Take a break for your soul. Organist: Mark Miller, Minister of Music, Christ Church, Summit, NJ and ...
more >> Associate Professor, Drew Theological School.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy... so swing on by for toe-tappin’ performances by New York’s ...
more >> finest, playing ragtime, stride, and jazz to your heart’s delight. An eclectic musician of Armenian origin, Armen Donelian has appeared internationally as a pianist, composer and bandleader since 1975. His piano playing reveals a masterful command rooted in classical and jazz studies, clean articulation, a deft swinging touch, access to a broad dynamic spectrum, a virtuosic harmonic vocabulary, and a boundless source of creative ideas. Armen is also a Fulbright Scholar, educator, author and producer of 13 acclaimed recordings.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Starring Tippi Hedren, Martin Gabel, Sean Connery. Mark marries Marnie, although she is a habitual ...
more >> thief and has serious psychological problems, and tries to help her confront and resolve them. 130 mins.
New York City, NY; NYC
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
Cathedral organists provide a break for mind, body and spirit on Mondays at 1 pm with an entertaining ...
more >> and informative demonstration of the Cathedral’s unparalleled Great Organ.
New York City, NY; NYC
Youngsoo Jang, violin. Program Czerny (1791-1857) Sonatina in F for four hands, Op. 156 Beethoven (1770-1827) ...
more >> Sonata in D for four hands, Op. 6 Schumann (1810-1856) Bilder aus Osten, Op. 85 Liszt (1811-1886) Sonetto Del Petrarch for four hands, No. 104 Dvorak (1841-1904) Slavonic Dance, Op. 46 No. 1 Respighi (1879-1936) 6 Piccoli Pezzi, No. 1 and 2 Debussy (1862-1918) Petite Suite, No. 1 and 4 Poulenc (1899-1963) Sonata for 4 hands Vrankovic Duo
New York City, NY; NYC
1:30 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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ann Blyth, William Talman. During the early days of the Korean War, U.S. Army ...
more >> colonel Steve Janowski is one of the military advisers training the South Korean army and he's tasked with evacuating American civilians from the war zone. 105 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
People have been practicing meditation for centuries and today we see a surge in its popularity as new ...
more >> benefits continue to be discovered. Incorporating meditation into one’s life has many positive effects. Now more than ever in today’s modern world with all the stresses, meditation is needed more than ever. Learn a simple meditation technique that can help you in all aspects of your life. Jim Rose is a longtime meditator and has been speaking on the topic over 30 years.
New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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 and 11am.
New York City, NY; NYC
Program: Helmut Lachenmann (b. 1935) Allegro Sostenuto (1986-88) In an encore appearance, Ensemble Signal ...
more >> delivers their second program of the spring. The evening features a singular piece – a 30-minute trio for clarinet, cello, and piano by Helmut Lachenmann, with whom they worked closely. Performers Adrian Sandí clarinet/bass clarinet Lauren Radnofsky cello Oliver Hagen piano
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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A film for all the young lovers of the wide, wide world – in song and spectacular color. It won three ...
more >> awards at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, including its top prize, the Palme D'or and was nominated for several Academy Awards, including for Best Foreign Film, Best Song, Best Soundtrack, and Best Original Screenplay The music was written by Michel Legrand -- a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist who has written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many memorable songs. Legrand won his first Oscar for the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). In French with English subtitles. 91 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Mah Jongg Socials, led by Linda Fisher, throughout the summer. Basic instruction included.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Hailed by the Australian Daily Telegraph as a “viola prodigy,” Lisa Sung has frequently performed ...
more >> solo at the Sydney Opera House and in chamber music recitals at Alice Tully Hall in New York, as well as in Europe and Asia. She has performed for Australia’s Prime Minister John Howard, live on Sydney radio broadcasts, and is currently a substitute violist with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Culminating an intense semester of research and creative experimentation, New School University students, ...
more >> led by acclaimed saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom, present new music and theater works inspired by and incorporating the Library’s archives.
New York City, NY; NYC
Editor's Pick
Historian Howard Blum chronicles a recently declassified counterintelligence mission and the FBI agents ...
more >> behind "the greatest secret of the Cold War."
New York City, NY; NYC
Editor's Pick
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble Program Mozart (1756-1791) Divertimento in D Major, K. 136 (1772) Mendelssohn ...
more >> (1809-1847) Concerto for Violin in D Minor (1822) Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Serenade for Strings, Op. 48 (1880) About the Performers Orchestra of St. Luke's grew out of a chamber ensemble that gathered in the Church of St. Luke in the Fields in Greenwich Village in 1974. Now St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble consists of 22 virtuoso artists with a diverse repertoire spanning Baroque to contemporary. The Ensemble forms the artistic core of the Orchestra of St. Luke's, one of America's foremost ensembles.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, RSVP required
A discussion witrh a panel of 5 theater pioneers: Voza Rivers, Vy Higginsen, Woodie King, Jr., Sade Lythcott, ...
more >> and Georhe Faison.
New York City, NY; NYC
Editor's Pick
Whistling is an art. Being able to merge this unusual sound with that of other instruments, as if it ...
more >> were sung, requires special technique and control. Listening to Elena Somaré, these seem like the most natural things in the world. Like a magical song, this sound awakes the curiosity of those who associated whistling with the male gender, relegated to lowbrow entertainment. It is a difficult task to center such a simple and rarefied sound that uses the human body as a sound box even more than the human voice does. History and tradition made it difficult of this art form to flourish, since whistling was identified with the devil's voice. Women were forbidden to whistle, as it was considered vulgar and rude. With her artistry, Elena Somaré aims to dispel these preconceptions and show how whistling can be delicate, spiritual and sentimental, a magnificent instrument demonstrating yet unexplored expressive possibilities. Elena Somaré, whistler Gianluca Massetti, pianist
New York City, NY; NYC
Editor's Pick
What has happen to New York since the Bloomberg era? What lessons can we draw lessons from a city that ...
more >> was home to both Jane Jacobs and Donald Trump? The city is no longer the place it once was. As the skyline becomes a selection of glittering luxury towers by international start architects, life on the street is becoming increasingly divided. In the aftermath of 9/11, Ground Zero has been handed over to the developers. The West Village has gentrified and become a playground for the rich. What, Michael Sorkin asks, is a radical architect and urban thinker with a vision of a fair and diverse city supposed to do? In a series of brilliant portraits, essays and pieces author Michael Sorkin explores the ideas and the realities of urban living. This includes a searing attack on the corporate take over of Ground Zero, turning a place of memory into a shopping mall designed by staritects. What the 'poor door' shows us about the growing divisions within the city. The importance of architects learning to draw. How the city survived hurricane Sandy and what it might face in the future.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Liz Deschenes in conversation with artist and writer Steel Stillman, discussing the development of Deschenes’ ...
more >> camera-less photograms and installation works and her upcoming show at Miguel Abreu Gallery in New York.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Sheyenne Semaan is writing her own songs in the style of pop/funk. Her songs are exuberant and full of ...
more >> life with little intricate details that are simple but are what makes her songs unpredictable and different from mainstream pop.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
7:00 pm
Free, RSVP required
7:00 pm
Free, RSVP required
7:00 pm
Free, RSVP required
The Diamond Eater begins in 1980 when an old man walks into a proctologist’s office. No, it’s not ...
more >> the set-up for a bad joke. The old man’s complaints date back 35 years, and the proctologist is amazed by the story he reveals: a harrowing tale of three men in a German concentration camp – a surgeon, a jeweler, and a Nazi squad leader who fancies himself a medical innovator. This story of two Jews who outfox the Nazis is a breathtaking tale of desperation, determination, and survival. Based on true events. Refreshments served.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Program: Beethoven (1770-1827) String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6 Beethoven (1770-1827) ...
more >> String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, "Serioso," op. 95 Beethoven (1770-1827) String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130 with Grosse Fuge, op. 133 The members of the Orion String Quartet—violinists Daniel Phillips and Todd Phillips (brothers who share the first violin chair equally), violist Steven Tenenbom and cellist Timothy Eddy—have worked closely with such legendary figures as Pablo Casals, Sir András Schiff, Rudolf Serkin, Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman, Peter Serkin, members of TASHI and the Beaux Arts Trio. The Orions serve as Artist Members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
New York City, NY; NYC
For some performers, the show must go on… even after death! The Ghosts on Broadway Tour, led by a veteran ...
more >> New York City talent agent, will introduce you to these notorious theater legends who appear after the lights go dim. You’ll hear about the Broadway impresario who haunts the theater that bears his name. His apparition shows up on opening nights to congratulate the cast or “pinch” the leading ladies’ bottom. Jazz age parties are heard almost nightly from his long abandoned apartment over his theater.
New York City, NY; NYC
Featuring Juilliard Dance's Class of 2018 in a diverse program of solos and duets choreographed by these ...
more >> graduating dancers, as well as alumni and faculty, plus selections from the major repertory.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
free, reservation required
Editor's Pick
The premiere of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes on ...
more >> May 29, 1913, is perhaps the most famous onstage scandal in the history of the performing arts. Was the riot spontaneous or a planned anti-Russian protest? Were people arrested? Was someone actually challenged to a duel? Discover the true story behind the mythical performance with New Yorker writer and host Adam Gopnik and special guests, including dancer and the Founder/Director of The Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU Jennifer Homans.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
A free, high visibility low-tech forum for experimentation, emerging ideas and works-in-progress held ...
more >> in the Fall and Spring seasons. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists, and join each season in performing at the historic church. Featuring: J. Bouey mayfield brooks Courtney Krantz Kate Watson-Wallace
New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
New York's finest professional and aspiring singers come to sing their favorites and hear their peers ...
more >> perform before an intimate audience. There's no cover and no minimum.
New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Comedy from: Host: Katie Boyle Women in comedy festival, Cape Fear Ariel Elias Somecards Molly Reuben-Long ...
more >> JFL Pedro Gonzalez Finalist of the Boston Comedy Festival Leclerc Andre Mtv
New York City, NY; NYC