16 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, January 21, 2018
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Sharyn Hahn lead you through some warm-up poses and a vinyasa flow as well as several short meditations, ...
more >> creative visualization, and intention-setting writing or sketching activities. You will leave feeling more flexible, relaxed, energized, with a mantra that you can carry with you throughout the week. Please bring a yoga mat if you have one, and they do have some if you need to borrow one for the class. Also bring a journal and something to write with. You will be writing a few times during the class, and if you prefer to sketch or want to do both, that is fine. Wear comfortable clothing, and feel free to bring a warm or cool drink to keep you hydrated (with a secure lid). All levels are welcome. If you have never done yoga you will be able to participate as well.
9:00 am
free, no reservation required
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.
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Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the ...
more >> city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building. This tour repeats every Sunday.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Between 1880-1924, over 4 million Italians immigrated to the United States. Many settled in the neighborhood ...
more >> in downtown Manhattan, where Italian-Americans began to establish a unique culture that mixed the traditions of the old country with the ebbs and flows of their new home. This two hour walking tour visits the churches, restaurants, and infamous locales that have made Little Italy one of America's most enduring and celebrated neighborhoods.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Laura del Sol Jimenez, flute 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Claudia, Ng, clarinet 2:30 PM ...
more >> - 4:00 PM Jeremy Laureta, viola 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Maho Irie, violin 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Melanie Spector, soprano
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
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Split Rock has been a Pelham landmark, some say, for as long as there has been a Pelham. As its name ...
more >> implies, the gigantic boulder seems to have been split in half. It has a colorful history and has been associated with a variety of local legends and traditions. The Urban Park Rangers specialize in interpreting historic turning points, both natural and man-made, in our city's long history, and will tell you about this historic rock and its surroundings.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of ...
more >> 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.
New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists ...
more >> 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.
Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded ...
more >> 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.
Tour the Beautiful Beaux Art 1907 Customs House, where the government got their money from duty on goods ...
more >> coming in by ship. Highlights: the 1937 murals by Reginald Marsh, The Four Continents sculpture group by Daniel Chester French. Admire the various marbles used and Bronze Chandeliers.
Explore the southwest of Central Park with Central Park Conservancy tour guides, and see it like never ...
more >> before. From a planned military parade ground to the site commemorating a famous activist for peace, one of the most-visited areas of the Park has some secrets to share with even the most seasoned Park-goer. Highlights of this tour include: Maine Monument, the Children’s District, Sheep Meadow, Tavern on the Green, and Strawberry Fields.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Heroes and villains are the springboard for the next ten-minute play reading series. Eight playwrights ...
more >> were selected to write a play for a specific pool of actors incorporating a quote in the body of their work from selected heroes and villains chosen from historical, fictional and comic book figures, from the Man of Steel to the Fuhrer; from Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison to Pocahontas. An additional challenge was to reference another hero or villain in the script … or have one of these figures appear in the play.
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A dynamic discussion of the timeless qualities of photography as a tool to link community, foster change ...
more >> and celebrate art-making from the 1960s to the present.
The program features the great repertoire of the organ on the 101-rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker ...
more >> and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor and Boody Organ Builders. The Organ Meditation takes place every Sunday from Sept. 10, 2017 to May 27, 2018..
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Eunbi Kim is a virtuosic pianist with wide-ranging artistic sensibilities. She has commissioned new work ...
more >> from Daniel Bernard Roumain, created a music-theatre performance inspired by the novels of Haruki Murakami, and most recently released an album called A House of Many Rooms: New Concert Music by Fred Hersch on Albany Records. Her recital and recording projects are frequently sparked by a fresh artistic obsession, and often present the audience with intimate and challenging subject matter.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required