39 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, November 6, 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.
It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled ...
more >> and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
A multi-neighborhood tour of the Lower Manhattan area. The tour begins on Wall Street, where you will ...
more >> see the New York Stock Exchange and Trinity Church before moving on the the World Trade Center and City Hall. We then move on by subway to visit the largest Chinatown in the United States. Following Chinatown, the tour will continue on through Little Italy and on to SoHo.
Exercise your mind with the New York Times crossword puzzle. Start with the easiest of the week (Monday) ...
more >> or try your luck with the most difficult (Sunday). Collaborate with fellow participants or work on your own.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Urban public spaces, from the streets and squares of Buenos Aires to Zuccotti Park in New York City, ...
more >> have become the emblematic sites of contentious politics in the twenty-first century. This resurgent politics of the square is itself part of a broader shift in the primary locations and targets of popular protest from the workplace to the city. This shift is due to an array of intersecting developments: the concentration of people, profit, and social inequality in growing urban areas; the attacks on and precarity faced by unions and workers’ movements; and the sense of possibility and actual leverage afforded by local politics and the tactical use of urban space. Thus, “the city”—from the town square to the banlieu—is becoming like the factory of old: a site of production and profit-making as well as new forms of solidarity, resistance, and social reimagining. Panelists: Miriam Greenberg, University of California, Santa Cruz Penny Lewis, Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies, City University of New York Daniel Aldana Cohen, University of Pennsylvania Els de Graauw, Baruch College, City University of New York
Wa Lehulere discusses his sculptural sound work, "I cut my skin to liberate the splinter," with Evan ...
more >> Moffitt, Assistant Editor of Frieze magazine.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt. While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist ...
more >> and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future. 128 min.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Described by the New York Times as an “able and persuasive advocate” of new music, pianist Nicholas ...
more >> Phillips’ playing has been praised for its “bejeweled accuracy” (Fanfare) and as “razor-sharp yet wonderfully spirited” (American Records Guide). He is active as a soloist and collaborative artist; recent performances include solo recitals in Lithuania, Korea, and Argentina, as well as dozens of states across the U.S., and an invited performance at the Croatian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
Stars: Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach. A steamy tale of two Southern rivals and a sensuous nineteen-year-old ...
more >> virgin. 114 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, ...
more >> however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
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.
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.
Artist Jimmy Robert reflects on his work at Philip Johnson’s Glass House, Imitation of Lives, with ...
more >> architect and Associate Professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Mario Gooden.
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A discussion on Argentina's digital economy. This program will bring together CEOs, experts from Argentine ...
more >> companies, and key government officials to address the outlook of the country's digital transformation. Speakers will share their experiences, challenges, and opportunities in light of Argentina's new business environment.
An event to honor the women who won the right to vote in NYS in 1917 and people fighting for justice ...
more >> today. With: speeches * drama * poetry * stories * suffragist’s recipes multi-media installations * a live site-specific performance open mic * sing-along and birthday cake
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Daryl Roth will be in conversation Linda Winer, as part of the League of Professional Theatre Women’s ...
more >> ongoing series which chronicles and documents the contributions of significant women in theatre.
The Kabbalistic idea of creation, as expressed through light, space and geometry, has left its unmistakable ...
more >> mark on our civilization. Drawing upon a wide array of historical materials and images of contemporary art, sculpture and architecture, architect Alexander Gorlin explores the influence, whether actually acknowledged or not, of the Kabbalah on modern design.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, ...
more >> 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.
Speaker Jennifer Hyndman is Director of the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University in Toronto, ...
more >> where she is also Professor in the Department of Social Science. As a geographer, her research focuses on the geopolitics of forced migration, the biopolitics of refugee camps, humanitarian responses to war and displacement, and refugee resettlement in North America.
Editor's Pick
A new documentary that goes beyond the rhetoric of the “war on coal.” Presented by National Geographic, ...
more >> the film takes a compelling and often heartbreaking look at what’s at stake for the U.S. economy, health, and climate.
Pop-culture historian, producer, documentarian and promoter Steven Jay Rubin in a discussion of his new ...
more >> book. Restrictions may apply. Call store for details.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Tom Grace was a student at Kent State in 1970 when Ohio National Guard opened fire on students protesting ...
more >> the Vietnam War. Four students were killed and Grace was one of nine students wounded. Grace places the Kent State shootings in the tradition of activism extending back to labor battles and the civil rights struggles of the 1950s. He argues that it was not a tragic anomaly as often portrayed, but the culmination of a conflict between the forces of radicalism and repression throughout the decade of the 1960s.
Distinguished Professor Cathy Davidson's book (“an engaging…wide-ranging look at educational innovation”—Kirkus ...
more >> Review). Speaking with Anya Kamenetz (NPR), Davidson demonstrates how our current system, developed in the age of the telegraph but inadequate to today’s economy, can be remade by emphasizing creativity, collaboration, and adaptability.
Italian singer-songwriter Francesco De Gregori is as esteemed in his homeland as his American contemporary ...
more >> Bob Dylan. After an award-winning career spanning nearly 50 years, De Gregori will finally make his US debut in November in Boston and New York. De Gregori will draw from the breadth of his entire repertoire in these long-awaited American appearances.
With stunning performances of five unique dance pieces, Designers of the Dance takes you a step further, ...
more >> into the studio with legendary dancers and choreographers to learn about the works and process that go into making these five ballets great.
Death Cafe is a place to wonder together about the mystery and meaning of life and to discuss death comfortably ...
more >> and openly, a free-wheeling, self-facilitated conversation around death and dying, inevitably touching upon life and living. Death Cafe is not a bereavement group. Snacks will be provided and as a thank you to participants. Depending on the number of people that participate, you will meet in groups of 3-4 and talk about whatever compels you about death and dying. It is asked that people participate with an open mind and spirit, respect all points of view, and speak and listen with no agenda, objective, or themes.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A story of valor and the making of a hero--Florent Groberg, who grew up in France, emigrated to the US, ...
more >> and was the first immigrant in 40 years to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor after he saved many lives by tackling a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. 8 Seconds of Courage is a story of heroism, sacrifice, and camaraderie in wartime.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Tadeusz Dabrowski's second American collection of poems has just been published by Zephyr Press. His ...
more >> poetry explores the constant struggle with uncertainty, the contrasts between religion and love, and between the deadly serious and the humorous by playing with form. Nominated for the NIKE prize in 2010, translated into approximately twenty languages, Dabrowski is one of the most celebrated contemporary Polish poets. With Scarlett Sabet.
For some performers, the show must go on… even after death! The Ghosts on Broadway Tour, led by a veteran ...
more >> New York City talent agent, will introduce you to these notorious theater legends who appear after the lights go dim. You’ll hear about the Broadway impresario who haunts the theater that bears his name. His apparition shows up on opening nights to congratulate the cast or “pinch” the leading ladies’ bottom. Jazz age parties are heard almost nightly from his long abandoned apartment over his theater.
New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the ...
more >> sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline. NOTE** THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. Please note they do utilize the subway on this tour so you will need $5 for subway.
Described by the New York Times as an “able and persuasive advocate” of new music, pianist Nicholas ...
more >> Phillips’ playing has been praised for its “bejeweled accuracy” (Fanfare) and as “razor-sharp yet wonderfully spirited” (American Records Guide). He is active as a soloist and collaborative artist; recent performances include solo recitals in Lithuania, Korea, and Argentina, as well as dozens of states across the U.S., and an invited performance at the Croatian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Hosted by D'Ambrose Boyd with David Pearl at the piano. Where New York's finest professional and aspiring ...
more >> singers come to sing their favorites and hear their peers perform before an intimate audience.