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15 free events take place on Monday, January 25 in New York City.
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15 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, January 25, 2016

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for 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. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   Civic Center,
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10:00 am
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international 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.
   Lower Manhattan,
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1:00 pm
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Author Reading | Human Rights in Development: Books Launch


This event celebrates the publication of 3 books on the theories and practices of human rights and development. It will be an occasion to debate: why human rights framing of health and food security matter, but why they are not being mainstreamed into development policy. The publications are: Alicia Ely Yamin. Power, Suffering and the Struggle for Dignity – Human Rights Frameworks for Health and Why They Matter. University of Pennsylvania Press Sakiko Fukuda-Parr and Viviene Taylor (eds). Food Security in South Africa: Human Rights and Entitlement Perspectives. University of Cape Town Press/Juta Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Terra Lawson-Remer, and Susan Randolph. Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights. Oxford University Press
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Digital Media Basics


Learn all about downloading music, videos, images and more, including streaming and sharing.
   Midtown,
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5:30 pm
Free

Concert | Student Recitals


5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Ahra Cho, violin and Guolong Wang, violin 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Eunbit Cho, violin
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:30 pm
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Lecture | Oligarchy and the Politics of Wealth Defense


Professor Jeffrey Winters kicks off a new semester with his talk, the latest installment in our “Money in Politics” series. Winters is Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | Songbook: Broadway’s Future


A concert of new music by Broadway composers and lyricists sung by Broadway vocalists, Presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul and directed by John Znidarsic.
   Lincoln Square,
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | The Takeover Winter Festival


The Takeover is a winter festival to celebrate female writers and challenge accepted perceptions of the literary canon - and maybe read a few good books!
   Flatiron District, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Slide Lecture | Gerard Koeppel discusses his book City on a Grid: How New York Became New York


The author of Bond of Union: Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire tells the grid's story: What prompted it? how did the commissioners and their surveyor develop the plans? and how has the lengthening life of the city been shaped by it? are some of the questions that are explored.
   Midtown,
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Alafair Burke discusses her book The Ex


Olivia Randall is one of NYC's best criminal defense lawyers. When she hears that her ex-fiancé, Jack Harris, has been arrested for a triple homicide, she is sure of his innocence. For Olivia, representing Jack is a way to make up for past regrets. But the evidence against him mounts. The man she knew could not have done this. But what if she never really knew him?
   Upper West Side,
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | John Donvan discusses his book In a Different Key: The Story of Autism


Award-winning journalists Caren Zucker and John Donovan report on the history of autism, taking both a personal approach - interviewing the first person diagnosed, who is now a 77-year-old man living in Mississippi - and a more overarching view of treatments, attitudes and the change from institutionalization and shame to inclusion and the acceptance of neuro-differences.
   Upper East Side,
7:00 pm
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Reading | NYFA Presents: Three Decades of Writing Fellows


New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Board member and three-time fellowship recipient Saïd Sayrafiezadeh will be returning to host the third event in this reading series featuring NYFA writing fellows. Kathryn Harrison (Fellow ‘94), Phillip Lopate (Fellow ‘91), Catherine Lacey (Fellow ‘12), and Rajesh Parameswaran (Fellow ‘15) will be reading.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
7:00 pm
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Concert | Milton Babbitt’s World: A Centennial Celebration


Program: BABBITT Three Compositions for Piano (1947); Mika Sasaki, piano BERLIN tbd SONDHEIM tbd BABBITT Three Theatrical Songs (1946); Amanda Lynn Bottoms, mezzo-soprano; Joseph Yungen, piano BABBITT The Widow’s Lament in Springtime (1951); Poem, William Carlos Williams; Caitlin Redding, mezzo-soprano; Joseph Yungen, piano WUORINEN Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano (1983); Isabel Ong, violin; Yu-Yu Liu, cello; Michael Lenahan, piano CARTER Bariolage (1972); Emily Levin, harp POWELL Setting (1988); Julia Han and Dror Baitel, pianos BABBITT My Ends are my Beginnings (1978); Brian Conger, clarinet BABBITT Sonnets (1955); Two poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins; Christopher Herbert, baritone Jesse Brault, conductor Milton Babbitt's World takes place Jan. 22 and Jan. 25-29.
   Lincoln Square, New York, NY
7:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress


A high visibility, low-tech forum on Monday nights. Movement Research at the Judson Church supports experiments in performance rather than finished products. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists. With: Sofie Burgoyne, Liz McAuliffe, Angie Pittman, Shua Group, Angélica Angulo Soledad.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Singers Space


Hosted by D'Ambrose Boyd with David Pearl at the piano. Where New York's finest professional and aspiring singers come to sing their favorites and hear their peers perform before an intimate audience. This events takes place Jan. 4, 18, and 25.
   Upper West Side, New York, NY
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9:00 pm
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