34 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, May 30, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
These morning classes provided by the Tai Chi Chuan Center are led by teachers and students who train ...
more >> at CK Chu Tai Chi under the direction of Master Hyland Harris. All ages and levels are welcome. Classes are rain or shine.
7:30 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.
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.
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.
Perfect your downward dog under the trees at this 14th season of outdoor yoga classes presented by Manduka ...
more >> with instructors curated by Yoga Journal. A colorful selection of mats is provided by Manduka, no need to bring your own.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
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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.
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt. A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los ...
more >> Angeles. 128 min.
12:00 pm
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
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome ...
more >> to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Welcome Tadashi Suzuki on his perhaps last visit to the United States. Suzuki (born 1939 in Shimizu) ...
more >> is a theatre director, writer, and philosopher working out of Toga, Toyama, Japan. He is the founder and director of the Suzuki Company of Toga (SCOT), organizer of Japan’s first international theatre festival (Toga Festival). With director Anne Bogart he co-founded the Saratoga International Theatre Institute in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is the creator of the Suzuki Method of Actor Training. In conversation with Kameron Steele (editor and translator of Tadashi Suzuki’s Culture Is the Body) and Frank Hentschker.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Jazz pianist, composer and educator Larry Ham has toured and recorded with many of today’s top jazz ...
more >> artists, and has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and in Japan, Russia, Brazil and West Africa. David Dupont of Cadence Jazz Magazine writes, “He glides over the keys, with every note articulated cleanly…his playing is masterful.”
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
An in-depth look at the unique architecture and exquisite beauty of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom ...
more >> House. Designed by famed architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1907, the Custom House is a National Historic Landmark. The building’s interior splendor includes an elliptical rotunda with a 140-ton dome skylight designed by Valencia-born engineer Raphael Gustavino and murals by New York painter Reginald Marsh, as well as monumental marble arches and columns. Tours include a visit to the Collectors Office, not normally accessible to the public. Takes place daily.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
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
Need help getting started with eBooks? Bring your laptop, eReader, tablet or smart phone to eBook Help ...
more >> Hour. Get assistance loading electronic library books on your Kindle, create your free Adobe ID, learn about 3M Cloud Library, and so much more. Make sure you bring your library card and any necessary access passwords for your devices so they can help you as quickly as possible.
Stars: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray. A man tries to rise in his company by letting its ...
more >> executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. 125 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central ...
more >> 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.
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Program: Jeffrey Ames Tshotsholoza (Go Forward) Matthew Culloton Famine Song Kevin Memley Ave Maria Clouse ...
more >> Prayer of the Children Vienna Teng Hymn of Axciom Anders Edenroth Nordic Polska
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome ...
more >> to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
The distinctive rhythms of the Spanish Baroque animate Earth, Air, Fire, and Water in Antoni Literes’ ...
more >> captivating allegorical drama.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Sheila Jacobs, CFP of the Financial Women's Association discusses timeless strategies for financial success ...
more >> from vision through implementation and beyond. Topics covered include Goal Setting, Creating Actionable Steps, and the Importance of Having a Long Term Care plan (with or without insurance).
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Rediscover some of your favorite childhood games and learn fun twists on the classics. Play favorites ...
more >> like Jenga, Connect 4, Looping Louie, Gin Rummy, Scrabble, Rock em Sock em Robots, and more. Participants who win a game can enter a raffle to win a valuable Park Prize pack at the end of the Game Social season.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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 (connection), 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 .
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Grab a team and join this weekly al fresco battle of the wits. Fun prizes go to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. ...
more >> Teams must be 4 people or fewer.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
6:15 pm
free, no reservation required
This lecture paints an intimate portrait of a private man who was larger than life and remains the embodiment ...
more >> of the national pastime.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Veteran Donald Calliste leads a series of exercises with varied tempos that send your body into fat-burning ...
more >> overdrive and continue fat burning after you’ve completed your workout. This event repeats every Tuesday until September 26, 2017. Terrace at 108th Street in Riverside Park Manhattan Directions to this location Cost Free Event Organizer Summer on the Hudson Contact Number 311 Contact Email Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park West 89th Street and Riverside Drive Manhattan Directions to this location Cost Free Event Organizer Summer on the Hudson Contact Number 311
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
A presentation by 2017's Architizer A+ Award and Emerging Firm of the Year Winner, Koray Duman. Koray ...
more >> Duman is originally from Turkey where he earned his Bachelor's of Architecture from Middle Eastern Technical University. Koray furthered his studies at UCLA's Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design with a Master’s Degree in Architecture. Prior to establishing his own firm, he was lead architect for several museum and institutional projects around the USA. He is a professor at Parson’s New School and is a registered architect in New York State and Turkey.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
This introductory meditation class was featured as a New York Magazine top pick. Room is set up with ...
more >> both meditation floor mats and traditional western chairs with back support. No special clothing or equipment is necessary.
7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A renaissance is taking place on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Since the terrorist attacks of ...
more >> 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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Program DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" FOSTER "My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!" LACALLE ...
more >> "Amapola" HARLINE "When You Wish Upon a Star" TÁRREGA Recuerdos de la Alhambra LOEWE "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady TRADITIONAL "Oh Happy Day" (arr. Edwin Hawkins) ROBLES "El Cóndor Pasa" Performers: Zenkyu Ocarina Group (pictured) Zenkyu, Conductor Mayumi Motohashi, Piano Tokyo Tenri Gagaku Ensemble N.F. Ladies' Singers
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Rome’s leader, Julius Caesar, is a force unlike any the city has seen. Magnetic, populist, irreverent, ...
more >> he seems bent on absolute power. A small band of patriots, devoted to the country’s democratic traditions, must decide how to oppose him. Shakespeare’s political masterpiece has never felt more contemporary. Runs May 23-28, May 30-June 3, June 6-13 and June 15-18.
8:00 pm
Free tickets required