17 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, September 4, 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.
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.
Who built the famous wall for which Wall Street is named? Who built the fort, laid the roads, cleared ...
more >> the land, tended flock and field, and loaded ships in the burgeoning port town? Labor Day, created by the labor movement in the late 19th century, honors the achievements of American workers. But what about the contributions of enslaved Africans to the northern center of mercantilism? The National Park Service hosts this special Labor Day presentation as we honor the unsung men and women who literally built the town and city and laid the foundation of the world’s greatest metropolis. Topics include: identifying where enslaved Africans came from? What types of work they performed and the physical evidence from the African Burial Ground on the effects of enslaved labor on the human body.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
The exhibit consists of oils, pastels, watercolors, mixed media, graphics, photography, sculpture, and ...
more >> crafts including fabric, jewelry, glass, wood, and ceramics. This event takes place September 2, 3, and 4, and Sept. 9 and 10, 2017.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Cathedral organists provide a 30-minute break for mind, body and spirit on Mondays at 1 pm with an entertaining ...
more >> and informative demonstration of the Cathedral’s unparalleled Great Organ.
1:00 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.
Who built the famous wall for which Wall Street is named? Who built the fort, laid the roads, cleared ...
more >> the land, tended flock and field, and loaded ships in the burgeoning port town? Labor Day, created by the labor movement in the late 19th century, honors the achievements of American workers. But what about the contributions of enslaved Africans to the northern center of mercantilism? The National Park Service hosts this special Labor Day presentation as we honor the unsung men and women who literally built the town and city and laid the foundation of the world’s greatest metropolis. Topics include: identifying where enslaved Africans came from? What types of work they performed and the physical evidence from the African Burial Ground on the effects of enslaved labor on the human body.
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.
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.
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.
Editor's Pick
It's Shakespeare in a ravishing new musical adaptation by Laurie Woolery and Shaina Taub, featuring music ...
more >> and lyrics by Taub, the acclaimed singer/songwriter behind last season’s adaptation of Twelfth Night, and choreography by Emmy nominee Sonya Tayeh. Two hundred community members and professional actors perform together in this immersive dream-like tale of faithful friends, feuding families and lovers in disguise. Forced from their homes, Orlando, Duke Senior, his daughter Rosalind, and niece Celia, escape to the Forest of Arden, a fantastical place of transformation, where all are welcomed and embraced. Lost amidst the trees, the refugees find community and acceptance under the stars in this magical story of chance encounters and self-discovery.
8:00 pm
Free tickets required
Drunken Shakespeare invites you to get rowdy with rogues and strut your Stratfordian swagger! Got an ...
more >> audition piece you've been dying to show off? Want to give that soliloquy from your high school English class a try? This is the time! There'll be prizes, surprises, drink specials and much more!
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
Editor's Pick
Verdi’s timeless tragedy stars Sonya Yoncheva as the conflicted courtesan who hopes that pure love ...
more >> can save her from self-destruction. Michael Fabiano is her beloved Alfredo and Thomas Hampson is the imperious father standing in the way of their happiness. Original transmission: March 11, 2017 Approximate running time: 2 hours 20 minutes
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required