28 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, November 6, 2018
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
One hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises. For a breath of fresh air, take your workouts ...
more >> outdoors. Parks are becoming a logical alternative environment for those who want to add variety to their workouts, or who just don't like the gym. And, it's an affordable way to increase physical activity opportunities, because there's nothing special to build. Exercise with a view, in natural sunlight, with green scenery all around bestows health benefits that can’t be found indoors. Scientific studies have shown that the pleasure of being outdoors for example gives your brain, psyche, and immune system an extra boost. Led by trained professionals, and suitable for all levels. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water. Tuesdays and Thursdays through December 28, 2018.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 am
free, no reservation required
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. Everybody is welcome, no previous knowledge of Yoga is necessary. Please bring a Yoga mat and possibly a blanket and a shawl.
New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 am
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations ...
more >> for as many tours as your schedule allows.
SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO
3 Hour Lower Manhattan
Harlem
Chelsea and the High Line
6 Hour Downtown Combined
Greenwich Village
Central Park
Lower Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Grand Central Terminal
Graffiti and Street Art Tours
World Trade Center
New York City, NY; NYC
Strategy board game for two players. Learning, interacting and having fun with Chinese chess.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:30 am
free, no reservation required
A fitness dance party with upbeat Latin music of Salsa, Merengue, Hip Hop and more! Enthusiastic Instruction ...
more >> creates a fun community of dancers who learn new dance steps each week. Bring your friends! Tuesdays, October 2 through December 18, 2018
New York City, NY; NYC
10:30 am
free, no reservation required
Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, 'Hotel Artemis' follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only ...
more >> emergency room for criminals. Director: Drew Pearce. Starring Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella, Jeff Goldblum. 94 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
From 1565 to 1790, Africans surpassed Europeans among the roughly one million newcomers to what would ...
more >> become the United States. A majority of these nearly 360,000 men and women crossed in bondage. Centuries of local and federal laws related to the livelihood of black Americans have created a complex paper trail of genealogical resources. This class aims to provide introductory historical context and recommend basic research methods in the pursuit of African-American family history.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
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. Doors open at 11:45 am.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Bach at Noon concerts take ...
more >> place every Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 11, 2018 to May 22, 2019.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:20 pm
free, no reservation required
Edna Acosta-Belén and Carlos Santiago trace the trajectory of the Puerto Rican experience from the early ...
more >> colonial period to now.
New York City, NY; NYC
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
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Jermaine Toney of Cornell University talks about growing research that links household financial decisions ...
more >> and health status within the nuclear family. However, the focus on the nuclear family underestimates the health-wealth effect. Wealth can decline by as much as $14,000 when a sibling with low income experiences stroke, cancer, lung disease, or a heart attack. Panel data shows mental health status of siblings affects a households’ portfolio choice decisions.
New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
An exhibition of Confederate monuments rendered as 19th century tintypes. In the wake of the events in ...
more >> Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017, documentary photographer Robert Kalman wanted to uncover a story that would help further his own understanding of how objects of stone and metal could elicit an emotional response so passionate as to result in violence, injury and death. He sought to understand the diverse points of view about the monuments as expressed by proponents desiring to preserve them, and by those who demanded their removal.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Is the 24 hour news cycle driving you nuts? Need to vent about what’s going on in our country? A moderator ...
more >> will come prepared with two or more topics that have been in the news recently. Participants will vote on which topic they’d like to discuss the most, or bring their own topics for the group to vote on. The discussion will last about an hour. Refreshments will be served.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Join George Peck and Hugo Perez, creators of Bookburn, to discuss what it means to witness and to be ...
more >> a witness. The multimedia artists will discuss the genesis of their art in their own experiences of witnessing, and the feelings and moral message they are hoping to impart to viewers.
New York City, NY; NYC
Sahaja Meditation is a holistic approach to living in balance. The simple technique gives the experience ...
more >> of inner silence, calm, and contentment. Sahaja Meditation is an inner yoga, meaning no mental or physical effort is required. Whatever the issue facing us—frustration, anger, anxiety, bad habits, loneliness—Sahaja Meditation awakens a vibrant energy within each of us that empowers us to achieve our genuine self-expression and fulfillment.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
One World in Relation follows the Martinican thinker Édouard Glissant on a transatlantic journey as ...
more >> he discusses his philosophies of creollization, relation, and history. Director: Manthia Diawara 48 min. Following the screening will be a discussion with the director and artist Asad Raza.
New York City, NY; NYC
Catherine Rottenberg discusses her new book which offers a new framework for understanding the kind of ...
more >> cultural work neoliberal feminism carries out. Rottenberg argues that neoliberalism needs this new variant of feminism to colonize more domains, and examines the high-powered women and celebrities who are embracing this new variant of feminism.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
David Gore becomes rather concerned that his son of twelve, Matthew, is a bit old to have an imaginary ...
more >> friend. His concerns deepen as his son becomes increasingly distressed and blames it on arguments with this unseen companion, which he calls "Chocky". As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the friend is far from imaginary, but is an alien consciousness communicating with Matthew's mind—a fact that is of intense interest to shadowy government forces.. John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (1903-1969) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works written using the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes. Some of his works were set in post-apocalyptic landscapes. His best known works include The Day of the Triffids (1951) and The Midwich Cuckoos (1957), the latter filmed twice as Village of the Damned. Please read the book before arriving at the book discussion.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
A talk with Dr. Alpesh Kantilal Patel, who will discuss the biases of Western art history and share snippets ...
more >> from his first book.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Tonight: How a Tone Poem Means: Ottorino Respighi (1879 – 1936) What Makes It Italian? Discovering ...
more >> National Character in Music is a music listening and discussion group that is open to everyone. The group is led by Gina Crusco, who guides listening at Bard LLI and Riverdale Y, and who has been music instructor at The New School and director of Underworld Productions.
New York City, NY; NYC
Editor's Pick
This fall, a classic New York City block party becomes the enchanted setting where fairies work their ...
more >> mischief in Shakespeare’s beloved play. Acclaimed director Jenny Koons takes you to the royal wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta, where a celebratory play is being rehearsed. But the real drama is unfolding in the concrete jungle of fairy King Oberon. There, four young New Yorkers discover the course of true love runs anything but smooth, as supernatural sprites and the lovable Puck conspire to reveal what fools we mortals be, and draw us all into the collective dream of romance and merriment.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free tickets required...
Former chief CNN India correspondent and award-wining journalist Ravi Agrawal takes readers on a journey ...
more >> across the Subcontinent, through its remote rural villages and its massive metropolises, seeking out the nexuses of change created by smartphones, and with them connection to the internet.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Patrick Kyle will discuss how “Working Without a Predetermined End” -- a working philosophy coined ...
more >> by Chicago Imagist Barbara Rossi -- has helped him maintain and develop his practice as an Illustrator, cartoonist and fine artist and informed the process of his most recent book Roaming Foliage.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
This is an introductory meditation classes were featured in New York Magazine’s top picks (4 stars). ...
more >> Each session is intended to stand alone, attendence at previous sessions is not required. Room is set up with both meditation floor mats and traditional western chairs with back support. No special clothing or equipment is necessary.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
When Dabney Hutchin’s mother offers to send him to a course of homosexual conversion therapy, he goes ...
more >> along for the ride hoping to get his mother and her Catholic friends off his back. In an abandoned mall in the Poconos, in the old “House of Piñatas,” newly minted therapist Dr. Margaret Fullerton leads her clients through an identity bleaching process as her mentor, Dr. Charles Harbison, watches behind a two-way mirror. But Dabney fails to get it, so the therapists pull out all the stops in a ritualistic Aztec ceremony designed to purge the urge vis-à-vis some carefully orchestrated whacks of the piñata stick. Written by Kathryn Grant.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required