30 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, November 21, 2017
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.
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.
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.
9:30 am
free, no reservation required
A multi-neighborhood tour of the Lower Manhattan area. The tour begins on Wall Street, where you will ...
more >> see the New York Stock Exchange and Trinity Church before moving on the the World Trade Center and City Hall. We then move on by subway to visit the largest Chinatown in the United States. Following Chinatown, the tour will continue on through Little Italy and on to SoHo.
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 every Tuesday at 10am, 11am, 2pm, and 3pm until Dec. 12, 2017.
A fitness dance party with upbeat Latin music of Salsa, Merengue, Hip Hop and more. Enthusiastic instruction ...
more >> creates fun community of dancers who learn new dance steps each week. Bring your friends.
10:30 am
free, no reservation required
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
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning. The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier ...
more >> at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal. 93 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
These readings draw on a community of elected affinities responding to the exhibition Maria Thereza Alves, ...
more >> Seeds of Change: New York--A Botany of Colonization, as they look to the future it promises in the spring of 2018 when the plants are re-sited in ballast flora gardens around New York, including the forthcoming installation at The High Line.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Public speaking is an essential skill in today's workplace and a valuable ability to have to further ...
more >> your endeavors in whatever you're doing. This program is led by experienced public speakers in a supportive environment. All materials for this workshop are provided.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn. The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who ...
more >> successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. 216 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
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.
This talk is about the consequence of recent policy changes on minority and particularly Latino voters. ...
more >> Featuring Juan Cartagena, one of the nation's leading voices on equality and nondiscrimination who has successfully used the law to effectuate systems change for the benefit of marginalized communities.
Stars: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman. An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during ...
more >> the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents. 115 min.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
In today’s constantly connected world, bringing some calm to a crowded mind can be difficult. Meditating ...
more >> for just a few minutes a day can make you happier, healthier, and reduce the stress of daily life. Our simple, convenient approach is rooted in history, based in science and comes with some serious benefits. Experience the many benefits of meditation firsthand.
Editor's Pick
The Brooklyn-based Brazilian choro band Regional de NY dedicates themselves to keeping the choro tradition ...
more >> alive, a music that is virtuosic, full of joy, and deeply grooving. Miller audiences first experienced the band with Anat Cohen in 2015, and they return to the stage for an energetic program sure to delight. Performers Hadar Noiberg flute Vitor Gonçalves accordion Kahil Nayton cavaquinho Cesar Garabini 7-string guitar Ranjan Ramchandani percussion
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
When facing life’s questions, who do you turn to for advice? We all need mentors, particularly when ...
more >> the odds seem stacked against us. To find his own, four-time #1 best-selling author Tim Ferriss tracked down more than 100 eclectic experts to help him, and you, navigate life. Through short, action-packed profiles, he shares their secrets for success, happiness, meaning, and more. No matter the challenge or opportunity, something in these pages can help.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Celebrating the release of the new film Call Me By Your Name, a melancholic tale of first love and youthful ...
more >> exploration, director Luca Guadagnino and novelist André Aciman take to the NYPL stage. The two will discuss the making of the story, first in the form of the original acclaimed novel by Aciman, and now as a major feature film by Guadagnino. Vulture's associate editor Hunter Harris moderates the discussion.
Since 2008, Gangway e.V. - Social Work in Berlin conducts a transatlantic youth exchange program, BronxBerlinConnection. ...
more >> Over the course of 9 years, what once was just a trip to New York with a group of young people from Berlin has grown into a transatlantic network for youth from disadvantaged social, economic and racial backgrounds that provides context for annual exchanges in Berlin and the Bronx. While the hip-hop culture served as the original platform for these exchagnes, today the program includes young people who participate through projects in visual arts, music, creative writing, poetry and political advocacy. This year BronxBerlinConnection brings to New York a group of young talented dancers and MCs, who will present a survey of various dance styles with rap elements.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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: Kelley Donovan Burr Johnson Anna Witenberg
7:00 pm
$3 suggested donation
Editor's Pick
A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist takes us inside the world revealed by the Panama Papers, ...
more >> a landscape of illicit money, political corruption, and fraud on a global scale.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
This talk celebrates young design talents and creative minds in architecture, design and urbanism, and ...
more >> fosters an international design community by curating a series of diverse and stimulating cultural events.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The Transformations Suite by composer, pianist, and director Samora Pinderhughes is centered in the belief ...
more >> that there is a soundtrack to every revolution. The expansive work, which was released as an album in 2016 and has been performed at venues across the Americas, brings together music, theater, and slam poetry to examine the radical history of resistance within communities of the African diaspora. Continuing in the tradition of artists like Bob Marley, Duke Ellington, Marvin Gaye, Billie Holiday, and Tupac Shakur, the Suite connects contemporary issues, such as the prison industrial complex and the Black Lives Matter movement, with the history of revolutionary movements of color. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Samora has performed at the White House, MoMA, the Sundance Film Festival, Carnegie Hall, the Public Theater, and (le) poisson rouge, among other venues. He has toured internationally with artists including Branford Marsalis, Christian Scott, and Emily King.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Program: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano Op.11 No.4 Sonata for Viola and Piano Op.25 No.4 ...
more >> Sonata for Viola and Piano 1939 Alumni Jesus Rodolfo, viola, and Mariko Furukawa, piano, perform Hindemith Sonatas for Viola and Piano, which they recently recorded for Skillman Music.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required