38 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, October 31, 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
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.
Learn how to find apps, review apps and discover some of the most popular apps around for iOS and Android ...
more >> devices.
Don't have enough time to take all of the tours? Prefer to experience Manhattan with a smaller group, ...
more >> but a private booking is out of reach? Then consider our All-in-One New York Tour. This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, the World Trade Center, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown, Little Italy, Chelsea Market and the Highline Park.
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
11:30 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: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran. Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween ...
more >> night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield to kill again. 91 min.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A conversation with 2017 Human Rights Advocate Johanna Asaravicius of the Tzedaka Foundation in Uruguay, ...
more >> who has worked on human rights education initiatives at various foundations and NGOs. She previously served as the Director of International and Social Justice at Hillel Uruguay. In Israel, she worked in the media and culture department of the Peres Center for Peace.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Jan Dalhuisen will discuss the complex role of international arbitrators in international commercial ...
more >> and investor-state dispute settlement. Jan Dalhuisen is a well-known international commercial arbitrator, former member of the ICSID Panel of arbitrators and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is Emeritus Professor (recalled) at King’s College London, Dickson Poon School of Law, and is a regular Visiting Professor at UC Berkeley. Pizza will be served.
12:10 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
12:30 pm
$6 suggested donation
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
On this tour you not only learn about some of the most significant acts of heroism and the people who ...
more >> sacrificed their lives to save others, but we also discover the history of the World Trade Center, starting with the strategies in the 1950s that were put in place to build it, how it was designed, constructed, how it came down, and the new buildings that are redefining the center today.
Here’s your chance to experience the ballerina in each of us. Learn basic ballet steps and experience ...
more >> the joy of dancing in a class that combines ballet and exercise specifically for older adults. You’ll have fun as you dance and see for yourself the benefits of ballet for good balance, agility and grace. Wear comfortable clothes and be ready to have fun. Come for the whole month or just drop in. No experience necessary.
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.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph. Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, ...
more >> his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. 89 min.
3:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Featuring guest artist Xiao Ping Dai, this vocal masterclass provides music lovers with a rare opportunity ...
more >> to witness the interaction between gifted Mannes students and a great artist as they examine and explore the craft of performance at the highest level.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Nick Damici, Kim Blair, Ron Brice. A deadly infection breaks out in Manhattan, causing humans ...
more >> to devolve into blood-thirsty rat creatures. Six recently evicted tenants must survive the night and protect their downtown apartment building as the city quickly spirals out of control. 84 min.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Farm animal welfare is a complex societal topic with policy reform origins dating back to the mid-1900s. ...
more >> While it has been almost 50 years since the original Animal Welfare Act, topics in farm policy with regard to livestock and the consumption of meat remain relevant today at the state, federal, and international levels. This debate-style panel will examine the ethics of eating meat through a dissection of issues in policy, the supply chain, and alternative approaches to animal rearing. Speakers include: Chris Green, Executive Director of the Animal Law and Policy Program at Harvard Law School Samantha Garwin, Butcher and CEO of Fleishers Craft Butchery Fiona Harrar, Livestock Manager at Stone Barns Aylon Steinhart, Business Innovation Specialist at the Good Food Institute (GFI) Rockwell Schwartz, Animal Rescuer and Community Organizer Panel debate will be moderated by Michelle Hughes and Brooke Robinson. Wine and cheese reception begins at 5:30pm. Panel debate is from 6:00-7:30pm.
Editor's Pick
2017 is the quincentennial of the publication of Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses. Intended as an ...
more >> invitation to a theological debate, the Theses and their aftermath sparked a period of unprecedented cultural upheaval, dividing Europe and giving rise unexpectedly and unintentionally to many features of the modern, secular West. Panelists will reflect on Luther and the Reformation’s significance from a variety of historical and contemporary perspectives. Speakers: Euan Cameron, Henry Luce III Professor of Reformation Church History, Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University / David Gill, Consul General, Federal Republic of Germany / Brigitte Kahl, Professor of New Testament, Union Theological Seminary /Serene Jones, President and Johnston Family Professor for Religion and Democracy, Union Theological Seminary / Heidi Neumark, Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Are your tangled finances getting in the way of achieving your life goals? Do you feel overwhelmed when ...
more >> you think about trying to get your financial life in order? James Buro discusses how to focus on what's most important and specific strategies to set you on the path to financial security and greater peace of mind. James Buro has been an investment professional for over 30 years.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
What makes America great? Jazz, the American artform that revolutionized the world. Focusing on our ...
more >> shared heritage, Marjorie Eliot and her band of worldly performers will showcase the music that forged American ingenuity and shaped the worldview of this young nation. Eliot will be performing with musicians Sedric Choukroun, Rudel Drears, Nicholas Mauro and Gaku Takanashi.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
6:15 pm
free, no reservation required
Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky. Weekly guided 75-minute walking tours led by knowledgeable ...
more >> volunteer guides will offer you an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape. Takes place Tuesdays May 2 -October 31 2017.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Visiting his former home in New York from his present home in Morocco, acclaimed poet Victor Hernández ...
more >> Cruz will take you on his unique poet’s journey with readings from his new book.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
This is one of New York City's best and most unique parades with scores of decked-out New Yorkers strutting ...
more >> their usually outrageous costumes along Sixth Avenue from Spring Street to 16th Street.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Starting with a light moving meditation (stretching), these weekly sessions includes sitting meditation ...
more >> — some guidance as needed — and a discussion on various Buddhist and mindfulness-related topics.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
No Name Comedy/Variety producer Eric Vetter brings some of NYC's best established and emerging comics, ...
more >> storytellers and writers.
7:00 pm
Free, donations welcome
Animator and illustrator Maya Edelman will talk about reaching beyond animation to other disciplines ...
more >> for inspiration and collaboration in her own work, as well as examples of jumping between fields throughout animation history.
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: DanceAction Gwendolyn Knapp and Liv Schwenk Veronica Santiago Moniello
7:00 pm
$3 suggested donation
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required