40 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, September 10, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
The past decade has seen a rise of openly racist, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, homophobic, and misogynistic ...
more >> groups both in the United States and around the world. The goal of this conference is to map various domestic and foreign iterations of the current far-right, racist, and/or antisemitic ethos, to explore the ideologies and ideas of these groups, to consider their commonalities, as well as their divergencies and tensions.
Learn about the park’s wildlife by joining knowledgeable naturalists on guided nature walks along the ...
more >> park’s esplanade. Sundays, June 4 to September 24, 2017.
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.
Join a three hour journey through some of New York City's most historic areas. Begin in Greenwich Village, ...
more >> one of the cultural centers of America. From there, make your way through the Gansevoort Market and the Meatpacking Historic Districts and then onto the extraordinary High Line. Then relive the bygone days of a thriving cruise ship and industrial waterfront along the Hudson; we'll see where trains ran along "death avenue", where the New York harbor along the Hudson was perhaps the most significant waterfront in the world at one time.
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.
Kick off the fall season with fishing, art & nature activities, plus a live performance by Grammy award-winning ...
more >> musician Dan Zanes & Friends. Dan will play many of his classic hits, along with tunes from his latest album Ha-Ha This Way, which celebrates the music of Lead Belly.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
For over 100 years, the Beaux-Arts beauty known as Grand Central Terminal (a.k.a Station) has been a ...
more >> testament to the ingenuity and ambition of a great city, impressing both travelers and visitors with its wonderful architecture and pulsating vibe. Its history is a story of immense wealth, great engineering, a few accidents, a planned sabotage and one terrific ceiling, but most importantly a story of survival and rebirth.
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
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Staged in one of the most pretty and peaceful waterside parks in New York City, the Art Show attracts ...
more >> over 100 regionally and nationally celebrated artists. Buy one-of-a-kind paintings, photographs, and sculptures for your home and office Bring the whole family for a day of inspiring activities including: MoMA’s Picasso Jr. in the Playground. MoMA educators lead kids through hands-on art projects, teaching the basics of drawing and painting and expanding creative horizons. Participants receive family passes to MoMA.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Adults and kids aged 5+ learn how to fish while engaging with trained environmental educators about river ...
more >> science topics. Sundays from June 4 to October 15 (no program on June 25th and September 17th).
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
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
Children and their families have the opportunity to hear, hold, and play over 14 different instruments ...
more >> with the guidance of the school's faculty and staff in this open-house event. It includes early childhood demonstrations, as well as performances of voice, guitar, and piano.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
What is kayak polo? It’s a mix of basketball, water polo, and kayaking and a whole lot of fun. They've ...
more >> got the equipment (kayaks, vests, helmets, paddles), you bring the body, enthusiasm, and sportsmanship (shorts/sandals, too). Your level of experience doesn’t matter. They are limited to 15 participants per game, so reserve your spot for the game at 11 am. They’ll put you in a team and give you a vest number on a first-come first-served basis. Dedicated players and volunteers, though, will end up being teachers to others. They focus on individual attention and kayak mentoring, and offer the best free kayak learning experience you can get in NYC. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before game time to be donned with vest, helmet, paddle, and kayak. Sundays, June 4 - September 24, 2017
5 miles, moderate pace, mostly focused on architecture and history, includes most of one of the largest ...
more >> historic districts in New York City. Call to confirm.
Come out for an enchanting day of music, film, and dance as African Film Festival Inc.’s Family Day ...
more >> Celebration returns. Fun-seeking individuals of all ages are invited to a day of activities including story-telling, double-dutch, dance and drum, needlepoint and short films — all celebrating Africa and the diaspora.
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
Join a group of educators engaged in inquiry of critical texts for a meetup and collaborative discussion ...
more >> of pedagogical values and practices.
12:30 pm
free, donations welcome
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The Trinity Movement Choir performs Reconciliation, an experience dance piece commemorating the loss ...
more >> and heroism of 9/11, and the return to life and love.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
An interactive tour highlighting works on view in honor of the centennial of the birth of Jacob Lawrence ...
more >> (1917–2000). Explore how aspects of urban life serve as inspiration for artists across generations in Their Own Harlems. This gallery tour will have something for everyone: adults, families and kids of all ages are welcome.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
An interactive tour highlighting works on view in honor of the centennial of the birth of Jacob Lawrence ...
more >> (1917–2000). Explore how aspects of urban life serve as inspiration for artists across generations in Their Own Harlems. This gallery tour will have something for everyone: adults, families and kids of all ages are welcome.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
About 4.5 miles, level, moderate pace. A quick walk down from Brooklyn Heights through its charming Willowtown ...
more >> area, then a bit of Brooklyn Bridge Park, after which they begin a leisurely walk to and through the distinctive cityscape of Red Hook, enjoying its watery vistas, industrial relics, art spaces and other attractions. Steady rain cancels. Bring water and snacks.
Enjoy a big day of county fair magic in Manhattan with carnival rides and games, awesome bands, sideshow ...
more >> performers, aerialists, local food and merchandise vendors, cotton candy, and more.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Brave New World Repertory Theatre presents The Plantation, set in 1870 Virginia after emancipation, but ...
more >> before the onset of Jim Crow. The Plantation re-imagines The Cherry Orchard to tell a post-Civil War story about tectonic shifts in social status of black and white Americans during the period after the war when Southern aristocracy was brought to its knees. Chekhov’s Russian serfs become American freed men and women in this immersive and emotionally charged production.
1:30 pm
free, no reservation required
The Hungarian Heritage Festival returns for the second time with 23 Hungarian artists to create a festive ...
more >> traditional market atmosphere at the Hungarian House of New York. The 3-day-long festival (Sep. 8-10) introduces the Hungarian traditional craftsmanship, folk music and folk dance, however there will also be exhibits of folk art-inspired works by some outstanding contemporary artists.
2:00 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. Tour takes place Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The musical pits a Catholic school girl and a subway conductor against a Monster Puppet as they fight ...
more >> for the health and safety of all New Yorkers, the civil rights of America and finally, the future of our planet. This is the story of the awakening of America's true Patriots to do battle with the Monster of Apple Pie fascism and the Pumpkin Head of state, whose mission lies in golf courses and hotels, Russian dances, corporate princes and the power of money.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Highlights: The Woolworth Building, St. Paul's Chapel, The First Dept Store in NYC, The Tweed Courthouse, ...
more >> The Prison Window Memorial, City Hall , The Municipal Building , The Statue of Nathan Hale.
The hypnagogic light experience with Lucia N°03 is a modern form of temple sleep that invites one to ...
more >> linger in the carefree perfection of the eternal Now. When we exhaust ourselves through busy lifestyles, sometimes the best solution is to live in the moment and let go. Lucia N°03, is a neuro-stimulator which combines a stroboscope (flickering light) with a constant light operating in different frequencies and programs. As a traveler sits with closed eyes white light activates different areas of the brain and allows for immersion into an alternate state of consciousness. Research has shown Lucia No. 3 stimulates harmonic EEG brain wave patterns (these brain patterns usually only emerge after decades of meditation practice and allows for a transcendental experiences). This experiential workshop includes a demo and Q+A with Dr. Dirk Proeckl, co-Inventor of Lucia N°03 revolutionary light technology, with Dr. Marina Masic (Founder of Lumina NY) and features Hypnagogic Light demonstrations and special Sound Healing collaboration by Basia. Note: Due to stroboscopic nature, Lucia No.3 is not recommended for those with light-sensitive epilepsy For demos, there will be very limited slots to try light therapy machine.
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This two-and-a-half-hour long tour of Williamsburg highlights two main themes: Gentrification and Environmental ...
more >> Justice. Williamsburg offers an extreme example of both of these broader themes, and thus makes a very interesting case-study neighborhood in which to delve into these issues. The roots of gentrification and the detailed history of the cause of such rapid change will be covered in depth. This tour gives participants detailed information that will enable them to understand the topic of gentrification, why it is happening, its history, who benefits, and what is driving it. The same is true of the backstory of the environmental justice movement in the area.
2:00 pm
$10 suggested donation...
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.
Its once abandoned waterfront is now is now filled with newly constructed condo towers and magnificent ...
more >> parks and stunning views of Manhattan. Known today as the hipster capital of the United States, Williamsburg is so much more than that, containing enclaves of Puerto Ricans, Polish, Italians, Dominicans and Hasidic Jews. In a city with an unmatched ethnic diversity, Williamsburg is a standout.
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
One night in the San Fernando Valley three stories emerge, connected but separate, as events unfold which ...
more >> will change lives forever. By Tony Sportiello.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Fashion during the 2000s could be described as a period of hybrid subcultural styles remixing former ...
more >> selves, championing the principle of individual expression. The decade also saw the industry of fast-fashion massively expand its market, proliferating the presence of smart-casual wear. As such, fashion during this time embodied the conflicting roles of both globalization and homogeneity alongside pastiche and pluralism. However, what makes fashion from the aughts so debatable to define is its proximity to the present. It is only through the machine of history that fashion finds its protagonists. How to define a recent history of fashion? In an effort to obstruct our tendency to assign a specific style to a decade, The Overworked Body: An Anthology of 2000s Dress surveys the iconoclastic to the underground, the everyday to the critical, and presents a period in fashion that is overloaded and overworked.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Since arriving in NYC, trumpeter Alex Nguyen has been establishing himself for his distinctive lyrical ...
more >> and melodic style. The Savannah, GA native has garnered praise for his independent projects, including the Jazz Conceptions Orchestra, for which he arranges much of the material. Alex has appeared with such groups as the Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band, the Curtis Fuller Quintet, and Celebration of Lionel Hampton; and one of his compositions “The First Year” was featured on NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron’s album The Traveler.
Richard Frank’s 50-year career reaches back to Broadway’s 1960s golden age, tours and recordings ...
more >> with Patti LaBelle, Peter Allen, Janis Ian, Paul Anka , Neil Diamond, Bette Midler and Barry Manilow, plus the entire Archies cartoon TV series. Although you hear his guitar licks on hundreds of TV and radio commercials, you can truly appreciate his seasoned musicianship and mastery of the Great American Songbook in an intimate setting.
The skeletal remains of the High Line’s elevated tracks set the perfect scene for a spooky evening. ...
more >> Join Free Tours by Foot for a journey to the creepier side of New York City’s most unique park. On this tour you’ll hear tales of the strange eccentric who lived below the tracks and saved them from demise, the curse of a West Side Cowboy who fell to his death from the elevated track, and the children who haunt the street formerly known as Death Avenue. If the moon hangs right perhaps you’ll witness the spectacle of a ghostly ship floating down the Hudson River; is it the long forgotten crew of Henry Hudson’s Half-Moon warning sailors not to go to sea? Or is it Captain Kidd protecting the treasure he buried on Liberty Island? Venture at your own risk through the dark side of High Line.