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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, September 14, 2014
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Park Walk | Nature Walk in the Park
The Park brings attention to its vital role in creating one of the scarcest resources in all of Manhattan — wildlife habitat. Learn about the Park’s wildlife by joining experienced naturalists on guided nature walks along the Park’s esplanade.
Please wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Loud noises and barking tend to startle wildlife and reduce viewing opportunities - please be considerate and leave your dog at home.
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9:00 am
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free, no reservation required
Tour | Baylander Tour
Join a public tour of this historic U.S. Navy vessel that was originally deployed during Vietnam and later used to train U.S. helicopter pilots.
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10:00 am
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour
New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick.
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour - Lower Section
Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Kayaking on the Hudson
Join the Manhattan Community Boathouse for a paddle on the Hudson! Their free walk-up kayaking program operates on a first-come, first-served basis and is suitable for people of all ages and athletic abilities. Kayaks, paddles, lifejackets and basic instructions are provided. All participants must sign a liability waiver and know how to swim.
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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy & Chinatown Tour
You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central 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.
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour
You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central 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.
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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10:00 am
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free, no reservation required
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
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Tour | Flatiron District Walking Tour
Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building.
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11:00 am
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Tour | Historic Orchard Street Tour
Take a historical three-hour journey through the Lower East Side and explore some of the rich history tracing the arrival of immigrants to modern times.
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11:00 am
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free, no reservation required
Tour | Riverside Drive Walk
Walk about 3 miles at a slow pace, stopping to see the memorials to great people, three graves, and the inside of the Riverside Church. Bring lunch and beverage.
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11:00 am
$3
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Fair | Street Fair
Manhattan’s favorite artisan market is back for a fifth season of amazing vintage finds, artisan creations and delicious local food.
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair
Music, games, demonstrations, info tables, and much more for both adults and kids.
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11:00 am
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Tour | Experience Fort Jay: An Island Star
About 30 minutes. Fortify your mind! Tour one of the best examples of classic star-shaped fort design anywhere in the country, including the oldest structure on the island.
Tours on the half hour.
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11:30 am
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Tour | Explore Castle Williams Tour
Explore Castle Williams and get some history in the round at the best-preserved circular fortification in the nation.
Tours on the half hour. About 30 minutes long.
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11:30 am
Free tickets required
Free tickets required
Tour | The Brooklyn Waterfront Tour
Join docents on a tour to learn about the history of the Brooklyn waterfront, sustainable design, and how the park came to life.
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12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Fishing in the Hudson River
Fishing in New York City? You bet! Each summer, the Park offers Big City Fishing to those eager to learn how to fish and learn more about the Hudson River environment. Beyond learning how to fish, the program also provides participants with a first-hand opportunity to learn about river ecology and the many fish species that can be found in the river.
Participants can drop in a line and relax, or engage with environmental educators on such topics such as water quality, fish biology and more. Rods, reels, bait and instruction are provided.
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1:00 pm
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free, no reservation required
Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Material Histories: Artists in Residence 2013–14
Enjoy an interactive and informative tour led by a knowledgeable museum educator. Material Histories is the most recent in a series of exhibitions featuring work of Kevin Beasley (b. 1985), Bethany Collins (b. 1984) and Abigail DeVille (b. 1981), three emerging artists who have been awarded eleven-month residencies at the museum.
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1:00 pm
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Film | Alfred E. Green's Oscar Winner Dangerous (1935): Broadway Jinx
Starring: Bette Davis, Franchot Tone and Margaret Lindsay.
An alcoholic actress considered a dangerous jinx is rehabilitated but shows she's as dangerous as ever.
79 min.
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2:00 pm
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free, no reservation required
Tour | Harlem Tour
Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, 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.
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | Heart of the Park Tour
On this east-west walk you will see some of the Park's most well-known landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Bethesda Terrace, the Lake, and Strawberry Fields. Route involves a few stairs. 90 minutes.
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Tour
Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Six Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites
Featuring: Dale Henderson, cello
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2:00 pm
$20 suggested donation
$20 suggested donation
Theater | Street Theater: Emergency!!! or The World Takes a Selfie
Emergency!!! or The World Takes A Selfie is a rip-roaring outdoor musical comedy about a New York EMT worker on a workingman's grand tour of the world, who decides to tackle global problems the way he does emergencies on his NYC beat.
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | The High Line Tour
The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, 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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2:00 pm
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Hike | Hike through History
About 90 minutes. See the whole history of the island in one go. The most comprehensive program takes you to nearly every highlight in the historic district. Visitors should be prepared to stand for a full 90 minutes and walk a distance of about 1.5 miles.
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Sunday Afternoon Organ Meditation
The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
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4:00 pm
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Concert | The 4x4 Baroque Festival: Works by Bach
Program:
Bach: Nimm von uns Herr du treuer Gott (Take away from us, Lord, faithful God), BWV 101
Bach: Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal, (We must pass through great tribulation), BWV 146
With:
Mireille Asselin – soprano
Kirsten Sollek – alto
Steven Caldicott Wilson – tenor
Jesse Blumberg – baritone
Robert Mealy, Cynthia Roberts, Johanna Novom, Amelia Roosevelt, Beth Wenstrom – violin
Jessica Troy, Kyle Miller – viola
Katie Rietman, Allen Whear, Hannah Collins – cello
Motomi Igarashi – bass
Nate Helgeson – bassoon
Gonzalo Ruiz, Kathryn Montoya, Kristen Olson – oboe
Avi Stein – director and organ
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4:00 pm
$20 suggested donation
$20 suggested donation
Concert | Organ Recital: David Soar
David Soar is from Cardiff, UK.
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5:15 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour
Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Screening and Discussion: Mareike Bernien and Kerstin Schroedinger's Rainbow's Gravity
Rainbow's Gravity is a cinematic study on the Agfacolor-Neu film stock made in Nazi Germany. Along its three layers of emulsion, the film digs deep into the escapist colorized landscape of the period and questions the material requirements, retentions, and ideological continuities of the Agfacolor palette.
The film sequences, projected in the former production line, dismantle not only themselves, but also our view accustomed to historicize. Those scenes aim to visualize what the color does not show. The film tries to realize, not only how it was - in the darkrooms of the Agfa film factory - but also how it can be possible at all to face this reality today within film, in images and movements without a final or even conciliatory view of the past.
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7:00 pm
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Tour | 9/11 Memorial and Brooklyn Bridge Night Tour
A renaissance is taking place on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, a concerted effort has been undertaken to redevelop this part of the city, with the redevelopment of the World Trade Center and the construction of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum. And from twilight into the night is the right time to pay a visit to this part of New York City. From the Memorial to the Woolworth Building, City Hall to the Brooklyn Bridge, some of the your most memorable experiences in the city await you.
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7:30 pm
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Workshop | Journey to the Stars
The Amateur Astronomers Association of NY will guide your eyes across the sky as you discover the wonders of the universe.
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7:30 pm
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Park Walk | The Dark Side of the High Line Tour
The skeletal remains of the High Line’s elevated tracks set the perfect scene for a spooky evening. Join a journey to the creepier side of New York City’s most unique park. On this tour you’ll hear tales of the strange eccentric who lived below the tracks and saved them from demise, the curse of a West Side Cowboy who fell to his death from the elevated track, and the children who haunt the street formerly known as Death Avenue. If the moon hangs right perhaps you’ll witness the spectacle of a ghostly ship floating down the Hudson River; is it the long forgotten crew of Henry Hudson’s Half-Moon warning sailors not to go to sea? Or is it Captain Kidd protecting the treasure he buried on Liberty Island? Venture at your own risk through the dark side of High Line.
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